Re: Re: Wing Tube Mounting

From: William Gowen <wdgowen_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:24:57 -0500

Nice Rey!

On 3/6/2013 11:26 PM, aprivpilot wrote:
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>
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> 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
> <mailto:Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>, William Gowen 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 wrote:
> >
> > > **
> > >
> > >
> > > **
> > > 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
> > > *To:* Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.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
> <mailto:Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>, "LeRoy Cordes" wrote:
> > > Does anyone have a trick or two to make the operation easy and
> consistent?
> > > LeRoy Cordes
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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>
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