Alfred Buess
Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 67
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 Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:09 am Post subject: AW: The trials of fitting |
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Fred,
Just a small hint before you run into the next trouble with your doors: Bond
the shoot bolt guides into the fuselage structure only AFTER painting the
doors inside! I had to learn the hard way, that painting can make the door
fitting too tight. Implication: The guides had to be taken out,
repositioned and bonded in again. Good luck and lots of patience!
Regards,
Alfred
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Alfred Buess, CH-3052 Zollikofen, Switzerland
E-Mail: ykibuess(at)bluewin.ch
Europa XS #097, Monowheel, Foam wing, Rotax 912ULS, Airmaster 332 CS
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[mailto:owner-europa-list-server(at)matronics.com] Im Auftrag von Fred Klein
Gesendet: Samstag, 15. März 2008 21:16
An: europa-list(at)matronics.com
Betreff: Re: The trials of fitting
On Saturday, Mar 15, 2008, at 09:00 US/Pacific, ALAN YERLY wrote:
| Quote: | Trials of fitting, in a word is craftsmanship.
Unless you have built cabinets with curved doors for a living, fitting
the Europa doors or an any aircraft canopy is not an intuitive task.
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Yerlysan...you are indeed a master and I such a novice...this is said with
total respect.
It's reassuring to know that a pro plans for 40 hours/door set, I think I've
been hard at it for about 3 weeks, just this morning succeeding in locking
the shoot bolts within the fuselage after being satisfied w/ the hinge
operation. I wish I had had the benefit of your process before beginning
rather than accepting the build manual as gospel (until I hit some dead
ends).
Thank you for your comments on gapping, as how to properly allow for filler
and paint has been something I've been scratching my head about; the goal
being to have all gaps looking good AND functional after getting them back
from the painter. I've been really surprised to find significant variations
in the thickness of the filler/primer on the fuselage top in the vicinity of
the tang recesses as delivered.
I have one suggestion which may be helpful to others regarding the location
of the hinges and their alignment. I happened to have a 6'
length of 3/32" precision ground SS rod (from McMaster-Carr) which I
temporarily substituted for the hinge pins while locating the hinge leaves
on the tang. Used in conjunction w/ a straightedge, it really simplified
alignment.
Fred
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