Thanks for posting this, Bill. Just what I needed to make a fiddly job (for me) a lot easier.
Rey
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Indoor_Construction/photos/album/1944973591/pic/1818506490/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, William Gowen <wdgowen@...> wrote:
>
> 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_...> 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!
> > jp
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > *From:* Bill <wdgowen_at_...>
> > *To:* Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> > *Sent:* Monday, March 04, 2013 12:24 PM
> > *Subject:* [Indoor_Construction] Re: Wing Tube Mounting
> >
> >
> >
> > I put a picture of my tube attachment jig in my photo album. Here's the
> > link:
> >
> >
> >
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Indoor_Construction/photos/album/1791606911/pic/2135511843/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > The whole jig takes about 10 minutes to build and has been in use for
> > several years.
> >
> > --- 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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