Hi Everyone
I'm building a Trouper 12. Slow progress so far, because as a diversion I had to give priority to going into hospital 3 1/2 weeks ago to have some internal bits removed. That has all gone extremely well, and I am now only held back by rather low energy and stamina levels, a temporary state of affairs which is improving daily. All that by way of explaining why I am still at square one, cutting out the parts from the ply sheets. As several of you are galloping ahead, and doubtless several more have 'been there, done that" in the past, I thought I would take the liberty of benefitting if possible from your collective experience.
My instructions for cutting out include a sketch showing a saw, wielded in cuts right through the ply sheet, to cut short full-thickness 'securing tabs' at intervals to release the parts; minimal final trimming involved My ply sheets have the parts marked out differently, by a partial thickness routed groove right round each part, every inch of which has to be sawn. The grooves are 6 mm wide, and I haven't attempted precise and definitive cuts with the saw, especially round sharp corners. This means that all the parts will need careful (and laborious!) trimming away of remnants of partial thickness ply sheet, in order to achieve their precise shape (which I must say is extremely accurately and sharply marked out by the routing process).
Has anyone else had to do this? If so, any tips about the best tool(s) to use for the trimming? I thought I would try Surforms, either the small flat 'plane' or the trimmer with the orange handle and short rockered blade, or both. There might, I suppose, be a useful Microplane tool. Bright ideas, if possible based on practical experience, would be very much appreciated please.
(SP Cadenza, and Trouper-in-build)