Troy manor added tip tubes to his classic wings and made custom height adjus
table rolling stands that simply plug in for rigging and any wing work (i as
sume also for painting).
Work fantastic!
-peteZ
The only (poor) pic i have of them.
Button covered hole:
> On Aug 15, 2023, at 10:32 AM, n7188u <chmgarb@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hello Europa friends,
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> I am working on prepping my wings for painting. Progress is very slow beca
use of the record heats. To the point I am doing blocking and priming but wi
ll probably hold back on final top coat until October comes and temperatures
drop a little.
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> But I was curious how some of you have setup the winds for painting. I pri
med them two years ago by setting the wing on a sawhorse at the wing root at
the spar and another midway in the aileron well, leading edge up and traili
ng edge down with a wood block in the aileron well supporting the tip end of
the wing. this worked well but I was told it is better to spray the wing ho
rizontal, which I agree.
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> The problem with that idea is how to hold the tip of the wing up. I have a
wingtip mounted light so could drill a larger hole were the light mounting p
late is located and put a pin there. But I am concerned about the strength o
f the tip to be able to hold the wing.
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> Any experiences out there?
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> BTW, I am OK with spraying the parts with the surfaces vertical. I have pa
inted all control surfaces that way to practice and prepare for the wings an
d fuselage. Also, it forces you to be more efficient and spray thinner coats
hence less weight.
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> But curious about how people have dealt with this.
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> Chris
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> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=511272#511272
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