(03-08-2012) The needle files...

I spent some time with some "jumbo needle files" and the dome this evening. Everywhere a panel was cut on the outer dome created a small lip on the inside of the outer dome. I used the needle files to file down the inner edge of all of the panels at a 45 degree angle. The result is a very nice fit of the outer dome to the inner dome, especially at the top pie panel area. The bottom of the outer dome seems a bit stretched, but maybe it's fixable by slightly bending the bottom frame of the outer dome, or if that doesn't work the old "duct tape" trick may need to be employed. I'm very happy with the fit now. Marking and cutting the inner dome are next. I'm very nervous about cutting it up.