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Originally Posted by Electictracer
... I am purposefully not buying more material so I'm not working in the garage when I should be studying for finals...
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Ha, good strategy. Keep the priorities in line. What field of study?
I don't think I would weld in the triangular gussets. If you rivet (and definitely if you end up bonding) the skin to the frame, you will be amazed at the stiffness it will have. Aircraft are riveted structures with their skin riveted to relatively thin sheet bulkheads. It's amazing how stiff this kind of construction is. I can take some pics of interior aircraft structure, if you're interested. Like Colin Chapman of Lotus Cars liked to say, "Simplify and add lightness".