Fred,
I understand completely. Cutting a slot in a slab of aluminum bar is no trivial
task unless one has access to a milling machine. It will be a lot easier if
you can find an unused FL24 as a starting point.
Good building and great flying,
Bob Borger
On Thursday, April 17, 2008, at 12:07AM, "Fred Klein" <fklein@orcasonline.com>
wrote:
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>On Wednesday, Apr 16, 2008, at 11:19 US/Pacific, Robert Borger wrote:
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>> I'm at work right now so I can't get to mine to measure, but I think
>> it's only 6061-T6 3/16" x 1 1/4" rectangular bar. Just order the
>> appropriate length from ACS (Part No. 03-46250) @ $2.70/ft + shipping.
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>Hi Bob,
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>With my limited tool inventory, the pre-cut slot in FL24 is a real
>advantage for me over making one up from stock; enlarging slot for the
>gates I can handle (at least on a second try!). Before I order one from
>the factory, I thought it worth the time to see if a trigear-converter
>had one lying around.
>
>Fred
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