On Oct 9, 2010, at 1:55 AM, graeme bird wrote:
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> I need a jig to allow me to rotate the fuselage for smoothing/
> painting. Before I order an engine stand which I will have to modify
> and store to ever and ever, I wondered if anyone had brought or made
> one that I could beg/steal/buy? Don Kesterton has made a smart one
> with a Clarke engine stand and a propshaft universal coupling.
Graeme,
Alex Bowman made a quite simple jig cut from two sheets of 1/2"
plywood, suitably reinforced. With a cutout for the fuselage, taken at
the firewall, the plywood was cut to become a large wheel, perhaps 6
or 7 feet diameter, which rotated on rollers or castor wheels attached
to a plank resting on the floor of his workshop. The tail was raised
to level and supported by a cushioned trestle. I have no details, but
I believe there was a picture of it in a story published in Sport
Aviation several years ago. Alex found it was particularly useful
since he was making his own cowl w/ a rather elaborate monowheel
fairing...he's told me it worked quite well, as the fuselage could be
rotated like a chicken on a rotisserie.
Fred
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