Well JP a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while. (I just made
that up)
On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 8:16 PM, J P Kish <newton-56_at_charter.net> wrote:
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> Hey Bill, when you make things this simple, you take the "mystique" out of
> the "difficult challenge" of indoor. Thanks!
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> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Bill <wdgowen_at_gmail.com>
> *To:* Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> *Sent:* Monday, March 04, 2013 12:24 PM
> *Subject:* [Indoor_Construction] Re: Wing Tube Mounting
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> I put a picture of my tube attachment jig in my photo album. Here's the
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> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Indoor_Construction/photos/album/1791606911/pic/2135511843/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc
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> The posts are 1/16" brass tubes which is the size I use for paper tubes
> and wing and stab posts. The brass tube on the left is attached to the
> base. The one on the right is attached to a balsa slider. There are
> aluminum tubes at the bottom of the brass tubes that I use to push the
> paper tubes off after they are glued to the wing or stab.
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> I put the paper tubes on the brass tubes at the top of the brass tubes.
> Then I put the wing or stab between the brass tubes and adjust the slider
> to put a little bit of pressure on the wing or stab. For small parts this
> is usually enough to hols the part while I glue the tubes. For larger parts
> I will prop up the wing or stab to get it aligned.
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> When everything looks right I use a small amount of glue to tack the tubes
> to the wing or stab. When that is dry I add more glue. When the gluing is
> finished I use the aluminum tubes to push the paper tubes off of the brass
> posts.
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> The whole jig takes about 10 minutes to build and has been in use for
> several years.
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> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "LeRoy Cordes" wrote:
> Does anyone have a trick or two to make the operation easy and consistent?
> LeRoy Cordes
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Received on Mon Mar 04 2013 - 21:35:38 CET