If this is your first build, and you don't really know what you are doing, I would go ahead and use wire. The holes are really not very noticeable or obtrusive when you are finished.

Also, unless you are exceedingly meticulous, using tape is likely to lead to more visible issues in the final product than using wire, since as a first timer, you are unlikely to get the panels aligned exactly correct with tape the first time, and you are unlikely to notice all of the minor shifts that will occur between initial taping and epoxying the seams. Wire allows easier adjustment, and holds better alignment.

If you are an expert builder, or someone who is absolutely meticulous then my advice might be different.

Mike

: Has anyone used duct tape rather than wire to hold panels together for
: filleting? I am working on a CLC kit and wondering if it is worth it to
: avoid the holes. It is an Arctic Hawk. First build and it's going rather
: slow since I don't have much of an idea what I am doing. The manual is 400
: pages but it is still my first effort.

: The design calls for a strip of wood to be added to the bottom of the cockpit
: area, lots of thickened epoxy, seems almost like and end pour on the
: bottom. Would it be just as strong or stronger if it were glassed on both
: sides, forming a triangular brace. Just wondering