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armyret(at)one-eleven.net
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 8:12 am Post subject: Wing painting jig



Anyone designed a jig, stand, or whatever that can be used to hold the XL wing for painting? Should be able to rotate wing during painting process. Other attributes would be, easy to construct, cheap, etc. Am I asking the impossible?

Al Young

XL

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p.mulwitz(at)worldnet.att
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 8:51 am Post subject: Wing painting jig



Yes, I think you are asking the impossible.

Any jig you want that could remain in place while you rotate the wing

would cover some of the wing area you want to paint. I spent a lot

of mental energy trying to come up with convenient ways to turn a

wing over while building it and could not do it without having the

wing tip removed. That allowed using the lightening holes as points

to attach the handles.

That said, you might be able to build a stand that holds the wing

from underneath. Perhaps some kind of floating supports like the

kind you find on boat trailers would work well. You could lay the

wing on the stand to paint one side and turn it over after the paint

has dried to do the other side.

Good luck,

Paul

XL wings

At 08:13 AM 1/1/2006, you wrote:

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		  Anyone designed a jig, stand, or whatever that can be used to hold

the XL wing for painting? Should be able to rotate wing during

painting process. Other attributes would be, easy to construct,

cheap, etc. Am I asking the impossible?

Al Young

XL

	


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cgalley(at)qcbc.org
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 9:11 am Post subject: Wing painting jig



Quickest and cheapest is to get a cheap automotive engine stand from China

and attach the wing root to it. Might have to weight the engine stand or

fasten an outrigger to the wing tip.

Cy Galley - Chair,

AirVenture Emergency Aircraft Repair

A Service Project of Chapter 75

EAA Safety Programs Editor - TC

EAA Sport Pilot

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JAPhillipsGA(at)aol.com
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 4:23 pm Post subject: Wing painting jig



Al, I looked at the same question for a couple six pac's and could only see

one way if the fiberglass tip was removed. Course, with sufficient counter

weight it could be done. Course again, by the time I would have built it and

tweaked all the bugs out of it I could have painted a dozen wings top then bottom.

Sounds like your getting close to looking to lift off again ? Hope so, best

regards, Bill N505WP

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