Fergus, Duncan and all,
Although I am a long way from finished UK kit 327, I have followed this
story with interest and believe that the parts made at the factory have not
been precisely drilled across the centre line of the tube. This means that
if you do not keep all the various component parts in exactly the same
locations and orientation, then you must elongate holes circumferntially to
some extent. So it then depends on luck in reassembly whether they are
elonged around the circumference a little of a lot.
Thus I can imagine that although Bob redrilled larger holes, he could have
still missed cutting out to some of the edges; but I would have expected
that the amount of play should have been reduced. And so he has advised - at
first!
Why play should then increase again I cannot imagine. Unless the tailplanes
are hammering away against the pins when it would no doubt be obvious
through the control stick!
JR (Bob) Gowing in Oz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fergus Kyle" <VE3LVO@rac.ca>
Subject: Splashes in rear fuselage....
> attn: I guess, Graham S:
>
> This topic was fascinating and productive reading. But I ran into a mental
> snag at one stage and beg clarification.
> The idea is to avoid that difficult bit about flanging the
pitch
> stop mechanism to the fuselage top without crawling into a dungoen back
> there. I followed the theme until the 'splash' is laid in the fuselage top
> and the result affixed to the stop before top is glued on.
> I found the top to be floppy and pliable UNTIL it is cleco-ed
> onto the canoe. That is when (I have read) that all assumes untwisted,
> levelled correctness.
> How then do you cut the pitchstop structure to proper length
> before the top goes on, and how do you ensure that the splash matches
proper
> top shape if the top is not attached?
> In the "Upper Elevator Stop" photo, the stop seems to be very
> accurately cut to length and shape of the top interior (accurate
apparently
> to the 1/16th inch). I apologize for seeming slow-witted by then it's hard
> to hide the obvious.
> Ferg
>
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