Original Posted By: Oscar Zuniga
Is it acceptable to elongate or oversize holes in order for some things to line up? I'm putting the hinges on the elevators and one of them isn't matching up quite right. I could either elongate /oversize the holes a bit or plug them and re-drill. This also came up when I attached the horiz. stab with the little metal brackets - didn't quite line up perfectly. Guess I'm not drilling straight or something.Tom B.________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: elongating holes
Re: Pietenpol-List: elongating holes
Original Posted By: TOM MICHELLE BRANT
I would plug and re-drillChrisSacramento, CAWestCoastPiet.com ----- Original Message -----
I would plug and re-drillChrisSacramento, CAWestCoastPiet.com ----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: elongating holes
Original Posted By: helspersew(at)aol.com
I stuffed up a couple of holes and filled them with T88 and re drilled.I think it will be ok the rest of the Piet is held together with it.CarsonRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: elongating holesDate: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:58:56 -0400
I stuffed up a couple of holes and filled them with T88 and re drilled.I think it will be ok the rest of the Piet is held together with it.CarsonRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: elongating holesDate: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:58:56 -0400
Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: elongating holes
Original Posted By: Michael Perez
Re: Pietenpol-List: elongating holes
Original Posted By: Ameet Savant
That's exactly what I did. I used 3/16" hard piano wirefrom the hobby shop and a straight piece of 1 1/2" Liron clamped 1"above the hinge rod. Clamp one hingeto the stab then the other at the other end. Measurethe center rod as 1" down, clamp and start drilling.Once I'd established the hinges and drilled them Imarked around the bases with a knife and routed out the wood with a little hand router. Also, wood cabane struts, go to my message #40283from Jan 6 for strength and load calculations. Ash orany other hardwood is overkill. Especialy consideringthe weight penalty. Wing struts require a few morestrategicaly placed bolts.Clif Tom, I also had trouble with those plans-built hinges to line up. I had to do a lot of fudging like you propose. Somebody has to have figured out a way to line-up all those things. Maybe you could put a rod all the way through all three hinges before marking for the holes in the wood? Dan Helsper------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Checked by AVG - www.avg.com 03/30/09 17:56:00________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:45:53 -0700 (PDT)
That's exactly what I did. I used 3/16" hard piano wirefrom the hobby shop and a straight piece of 1 1/2" Liron clamped 1"above the hinge rod. Clamp one hingeto the stab then the other at the other end. Measurethe center rod as 1" down, clamp and start drilling.Once I'd established the hinges and drilled them Imarked around the bases with a knife and routed out the wood with a little hand router. Also, wood cabane struts, go to my message #40283from Jan 6 for strength and load calculations. Ash orany other hardwood is overkill. Especialy consideringthe weight penalty. Wing struts require a few morestrategicaly placed bolts.Clif Tom, I also had trouble with those plans-built hinges to line up. I had to do a lot of fudging like you propose. Somebody has to have figured out a way to line-up all those things. Maybe you could put a rod all the way through all three hinges before marking for the holes in the wood? Dan Helsper------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Checked by AVG - www.avg.com 03/30/09 17:56:00________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:45:53 -0700 (PDT)