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On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 17:33:17 -0500, "Morgans"
wrote: "Roger" wrote Just finished redoing the leading edge of the one elevator shell...again!. Looks pretty good this time. Now I need to figure out how to set up a small router to cut out the hinge access points so they look good. I would use a jig, and a router bit to follow the jig. Make a big letter "O", of whatever size and shape you need, tape it to the surface, and let the non cutting surface of the bit follow around the inside of the template, using rotation to force it to the template. I hope this is clear enough. That's pretty much what I've been thinking, but the leading edge curves down and I having come up with a form to follow the edge. My big router, which is way too big for this job has some bits that have ball bearings on the shanks for roll along the guide. I'd like to come up with something like that on a 1/4" bit and I have some aluminum channel that I could probably form to fit the shape of the elevator skin. I'd use 1" angle for the back of the cut and run the angle full length of the skin which would make the cuts uniform. OTOH it takes a steady hand even with a guide. :-)) It that bit, bites it can make it through the guides and half way across the shell in an instant. Then I'd be rebuilding more than the leading edge. No, I wouldn't. that'd be the point where I called New Glasair and ordered a new set of elevator skins. Thanks, Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com |
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Roger:
Just lay out the "U" shape with a fine point marker, the go to work with a 1/2" diameter sanding drum in a Dremil tool. Rough-out the opening, sand into each corner, free-hand to within 1/16 of the three straignt lines, then finish sanding by hand with a small sanding stick. The whole procedure can be completed in less time than it took me to describe it. BJC "Roger" wrote in message ... On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 17:33:17 -0500, "Morgans" wrote: "Roger" wrote Just finished redoing the leading edge of the one elevator shell...again!. Looks pretty good this time. Now I need to figure out how to set up a small router to cut out the hinge access points so they look good. I would use a jig, and a router bit to follow the jig. Make a big letter "O", of whatever size and shape you need, tape it to the surface, and let the non cutting surface of the bit follow around the inside of the template, using rotation to force it to the template. I hope this is clear enough. That's pretty much what I've been thinking, but the leading edge curves down and I having come up with a form to follow the edge. My big router, which is way too big for this job has some bits that have ball bearings on the shanks for roll along the guide. I'd like to come up with something like that on a 1/4" bit and I have some aluminum channel that I could probably form to fit the shape of the elevator skin. I'd use 1" angle for the back of the cut and run the angle full length of the skin which would make the cuts uniform. OTOH it takes a steady hand even with a guide. :-)) It that bit, bites it can make it through the guides and half way across the shell in an instant. Then I'd be rebuilding more than the leading edge. No, I wouldn't. that'd be the point where I called New Glasair and ordered a new set of elevator skins. Thanks, Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com |
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On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:34:58 GMT, "Byron Covey"
wrote: Roger: Just lay out the "U" shape with a fine point marker, the go to work with a 1/2" diameter sanding drum in a Dremil tool. Rough-out the opening, sand Actually they are rectangular notches about 1" deep and 3" wide. into each corner, free-hand to within 1/16 of the three straignt lines, then finish sanding by hand with a small sanding stick. But.. that takes skill. The whole procedure can be completed in less time than it took me to describe it. Actually I did the narrow ones very much like this. Rather than the sanding drum I used a cut off wheel. You let it run along the surface line (slightly undersize). It will create a grove which makes the following passes stay true until you eventually cut through. Narrow ones? Backing up a bit here. When the horizontal stab is upright, the elevators have slots on top about 3/8" wide cut to clear the hinge arms. The under side of the elevators have the hinge bolt access slots so you can remove the hinge bolts and then the elevators. The elevator travel is limited to about 30 degrees nose up and 18 degrees nose down. When at rest it is also at the nose down limit and the narrow (top) slots are barely visible. OTOH the access slots are always visible from the underside even when the elevator is full nose down. With the elevator full nose up the hinge bolts are fully exposed. My goal is to get the access slots straight, square, true, with radiused corners so they will look like who ever did them knew what he was doing. Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com BJC "Roger" wrote in message .. . On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 17:33:17 -0500, "Morgans" wrote: "Roger" wrote Just finished redoing the leading edge of the one elevator shell...again!. Looks pretty good this time. Now I need to figure out how to set up a small router to cut out the hinge access points so they look good. I would use a jig, and a router bit to follow the jig. Make a big letter "O", of whatever size and shape you need, tape it to the surface, and let the non cutting surface of the bit follow around the inside of the template, using rotation to force it to the template. I hope this is clear enough. That's pretty much what I've been thinking, but the leading edge curves down and I having come up with a form to follow the edge. My big router, which is way too big for this job has some bits that have ball bearings on the shanks for roll along the guide. I'd like to come up with something like that on a 1/4" bit and I have some aluminum channel that I could probably form to fit the shape of the elevator skin. I'd use 1" angle for the back of the cut and run the angle full length of the skin which would make the cuts uniform. OTOH it takes a steady hand even with a guide. :-)) It that bit, bites it can make it through the guides and half way across the shell in an instant. Then I'd be rebuilding more than the leading edge. No, I wouldn't. that'd be the point where I called New Glasair and ordered a new set of elevator skins. Thanks, Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com |
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![]() My goal is to get the access slots straight, square, true, with radiused corners so they will look like who ever did them knew what he was doing. Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) "Roger" wrote Oh you mean your trying to deceive! ;-) John |
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On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 02:06:36 GMT, UltraJohn
wrote: My goal is to get the access slots straight, square, true, with radiused corners so they will look like who ever did them knew what he was doing. Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) "Roger" wrote Oh you mean your trying to deceive! ;-) Certainly! :-)) If I have to resort to jigs, machine tools, and plain old technology to replace skill, I'll do so in a second...IF it's within my financial means to do so. Every one, or at least those who follow the directions just close the elevators, horizontal stab, ailerons, and flaps on a flat table and use weights. I weld up fixtures to hold things straight and then clamp them together. Of course if I get too enthusiastic with the clamps I could end up with very thin elevators. Clamps are at the bottom row on the page. http://www.rogerhalstead.com/G3_file.../glasair12.htm except something seems to have gone wrong with the page and I can see the photos for the bottom third. Looks like I'm going to have to call the ISP as I've not changed anything. I probably just need to reload some *stuff*. Oh, to heck with it. I think I'll go to the airport and play. Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com John |
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On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 16:33:05 -0500, Roger
wrote: On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 02:06:36 GMT, UltraJohn wrote: My goal is to get the access slots straight, square, true, with radiused corners so they will look like who ever did them knew what he was doing. Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) "Roger" wrote Oh you mean your trying to deceive! ;-) Certainly! :-)) If I have to resort to jigs, machine tools, and plain old technology to replace skill, I'll do so in a second...IF it's within my financial means to do so. Every one, or at least those who follow the directions just close the elevators, horizontal stab, ailerons, and flaps on a flat table and use weights. I weld up fixtures to hold things straight and then clamp them together. Of course if I get too enthusiastic with the clamps I could end up with very thin elevators. Clamps are at the bottom row on the page. http://www.rogerhalstead.com/G3_file.../glasair12.htm except something seems to have gone wrong with the page and I can see the photos for the bottom third. Looks like I'm going to have to call the ISP as I've not changed anything. I probably just need to reload some *stuff*. How about that! "The Problem" turned out to be NORTON's INTERNET WORM CHECKER giving a false positive on an image, P4269091T.jpg which is the image above the "Triangular rib setting in place" Caption. It not only was creating a warning and blocking the image it was preventing the page from loading any farther. sheesh Just when I was laughing about their competition's screwed up, up-date last week. Ah, well, I have at least three other operating worm and termite checkers and I can still leave the real time virus checking turned on. So, just as a warning to NAV 2006 users, it does give false positives, or at least in one instance Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com Oh, to heck with it. I think I'll go to the airport and play. Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com John |
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On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 21:00:33 -0500, Roger
wrote: So, just as a warning to NAV 2006 users, it does give false positives, or at least in one instance Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com That's not all Norton screws up! I won't even consider using Norton any more, - ever since Symantec took it over from Peter Norton, it's become a stinker - and it gets riper every year. Support is non -existant. I remember when , back in the early days of Norton Utilities, Norton DiskDoctor, etc, when you had a problem you called tech support, and you talked directly to Peter if his support guy didn't have the answer right at his fingertips. Talked to Peter quite a few times in the early years.He never failed to answer the question and solve the problem - at NO CHARGE. Now you pay the droids, and they STILL can't answer the questions and make the product work. Oh, to heck with it. I think I'll go to the airport and play. Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com John *** Free account sponsored by SecureIX.com *** *** Encrypt your Internet usage with a free VPN account from http://www.SecureIX.com *** |
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