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Dsyvert(at)aol.com
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Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 2:27 pm Post subject: Clecoing nose of VS

Group,

  

     Does anyone have any tricks on clecoing the nose of  the VS? It seems a little tight to me. I've been able to do one entire side,  plus the rear ribs and both spars of the other side but the nose ribs of the one  side are tight. My thoughts are to take every thing apart and just do the other  sides ribs. However, that is just putting off the tightness to dimpling. I am  thinking about putting a 2x4 across the nose and the back side and then using a  "come-along" to take up the slack. I'm afraid this will just dent the sheet. Any  ideas or tricks?

  

 Dave Syvertson

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rene(at)felker.com
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Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:30 pm Post subject: Clecoing nose of VS

Here is a tip from Tim’s site.  

   

http://www.myrv10.com/tips/vstabtips.html  

   

I did not have this info when I started and I have a dented VS to prove it.  

     

Rene'  

801-721-6080  

  

   

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Dsyvert(at)aol.com
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Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:38 pm Post subject: Clecoing nose of VS

Thanks

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KiloPapa

Joined: 24 May 2006
Posts: 142
Location: Pearblossom, CA

Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 6:36 pm Post subject: Clecoing nose of VS

I think you will find that you need to do a little bending of the forward  flange edge on the leading edge ribs at the forward point otherwise you will  dent the skin trying to force it around the points.  See Tim Olson's tips  at http://www.myrv10.com/tips/gotchas.html for  a better explanation.

  

 Kevin

40494

tail/empennage

  

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Roadster

Joined: 19 Sep 2006
Posts: 4
Location: Chicagoland

Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:34 pm Post subject: Clecoing nose of VS

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		  > Does anyone have any tricks on clecoing the nose of the VS? It seems a 

> little tight to me. I've been able to do one entire side,  plus the rear

ribs
	


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		  > and both spars of the other side but the nose ribs of the one  side are

tight.
	




Grind those nose ribs back to the minimum edge distance, and then round the

corners. Here's my write-up and photos after the modification was

complete...



http://www.mykitlog.com/users/display_log.php?user=Roadster&project 10&cate

gory=1857&log 339&row 9



Sam Williams

#40619

Rudder Assembly

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Roadster

Joined: 19 Sep 2006
Posts: 4
Location: Chicagoland

Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:44 pm Post subject: Clecoing nose of VS

Sorry about the garbled link. Here's an  alternative route to the information...

  

 Click the "Empennage" link on my KitLogPro  website....

  

 http://www.mykitlog.com/Roadster

  

 And then go to the entry on 09-19-2006  entitled "Modify Ribs to Minimize Skin Buckling" for my write-up and photos.

  

 Sam  Williams

 #40619

 Rudder  Assembly

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glastar(at)gmx.net
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:51 am Post subject: Clecoing nose of VS

To all,



to avoid garbled links just embed them between < and >.



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Werner



Samuel M. Williams wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   Sorry about the garbled link. Here's an alternative route to the 

 information...

  

 Click the "Empennage" link on my KitLogPro website....

  

 http://www.mykitlog.com/Roadster

  

 And then go to the entry on 09-19-2006 entitled "Modify Ribs to 

 Minimize Skin Buckling" for my write-up and photos.

  

 Sam Williams

 #40619

 Rudder Assembly



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bsponcil(at)belinblank.or
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 6:05 am Post subject: Clecoing nose of VS

Tight nose ribs seems to be a common affliction in the Vans kits.  My  VS (along with many others) has a skin dent from my not knowing.  I have  since been a little more aggressive with the deburring wheel when it comes to  the nose ribs and it's worked out better.

  

  

 -Brian

  

 #40497

 N211BD

 Iowa City, IA

  

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jjessen

Joined: 22 Apr 2006
Posts: 285
Location: OR

Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:16 am Post subject: Clecoing nose of VS

That's a nice job.  I rounded the corners, as seen here.

<http://www.soundingsresearch.com/RV-10/Empennage/HS/HS07.htm> Worked okay,

but I dunno, may like your technique better.  



John Jessen

  #40328 (riveting tailcone)



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johngoodman

Joined: 18 Sep 2006
Posts: 530
Location: GA

Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:09 pm Post subject: Re: Clecoing nose of VS

Amen! You guys have to promise me you'll never notice by VS "bumps".

John



[quote="bsponcil(at)belinblank.or"]Tight nose ribs seems to be a common affliction in the Vans kits.  My  VS (along with many others) has a skin dent from my not knowing.  I have  since been a little more aggressive with the deburring wheel when it comes to  the nose ribs and it's worked out better.

  

  

 -Brian

  

 #40497

 N211BD

 Iowa City, IA

  

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Vern(at)teclabsinc.com
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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:08 am Post subject: Clecoing nose of VS

John,



If it makes you feel any better Van's factory planes have VS bumps.



Vern



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Deems Davis

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 925

Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:41 pm Post subject: Clecoing nose of VS

So did both of the '05 Colorado OSH award winners.



Deems Davis # 406

Panel/Finishing

http://deemsrv10.com/

Vern W. Smith wrote:



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John,



If it makes you feel any better Van's factory planes have VS bumps.



Vern



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rene(at)felker.com
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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:15 pm Post subject: Clecoing nose of VS

So, it looks like I did mine correctly......with dents.



Rene' Felker

40322

Panel/finish and a lot inbetween



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Vern(at)teclabsinc.com
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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:38 pm Post subject: Clecoing nose of VS

Their like dimples on a golf ball they make it fly better:) 



Sorry just couldn't resist,

Vern (#324)

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