I too tried the reamer trick, using exactly the procedure described below by
Cliff, but in my case I had to go more oversize than I felt was wise.
A hand reamer allows better control than one driven with a motor and the
material is soft enough that it takes very little time to ream the holes.
That was quite a surprise because I expected the bushings to be hardened
steel but found that they are anodized aluminum. I used a high speed steel,
adjustable reamer, 1/2 inch nominal diameter.
Best regards,
Rob Housman
A070
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Behalf Of Cliff Shaw
Subject: Re: Wing angle of incidence
Pops, and All
(Or, another scheme would be to assemble the wings, substituting a 1/2" OD
tube for
the pip pin, brute force into into place, and insert a heating element
inside to
soften the Redux in the stbd. wing bushes, allowing some time to relieve
stresses,
i.e. to have the Redux flow or creep slightly. This seems like it might
work.
What do you think?
Thanks for any suggestions!)
Pops
A036
We had a problem like that too. The easiest fix was sent to us from "Europa
Bob" .
It was to get a 1/2 " reammer.Rig the wings with one 1/2 pin in place, and
run the reamer through the other hole. Then insert a pin it that hole and
ream the first hole. Absolutely genius. It gives you a exactly tight
fitting hole that the pins slide into using one hand.
Too easy.
I did have to fix the shank of the reamer so it would fit in my 3/8"drill
chuck. I now have a new 1/2" geared slow drill, ideal for the job.
Cliff Shaw
1041 Euclid ave.
Edmonds WA 98020
(425) 776-5555
N229WC "Wile E Coyote"
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