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Mitch Hodges
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Location: Powder Springs, GA
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 Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:36 pm Post subject: Adding Duct Tape to the Toolbox (601HDS Ribs to Spar) |
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Isn't always amazing how the second of two subsystems never takes as long as the first? With experience come knowledge, and a little luck.
One thing I have to share, since I haven't seen this "method" in the archives, is the method I used to attach and hold the nose and rear ribs yesterday while I drilled the pilot holes through the spar.
On the right wing, I used the system outlined in the builder sequence manual with the clamps, etc. It worked but took me a long full day to do by myself.
As I was looking at the next wing yesterday, it occurred to me, why not just tape them on! I grabbed my handy-dandy roll of bright yellow duct tape, lined each rib up along their rivet lines, checked with a square and taped them down by running a piece of tape along the rib flange to the spar.
I taped all the nose ribs first, drilled the holes, removed them, taped the rear ribs in place, drilled them, and finished the whole process in well less than an hour! Duct tape held like a champ, and came right off with no residue (although I cleaned it just to be sure).
You do have to watch and make sure they don't slip off their lines, but none of mine moved as long as I used a backup block held behind while drilling and I made sure the tape was securely attached.
I think I've found a new builder's friend!
Mitch Hodges
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planecrazydld(at)yahoo.co
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 1:02 pm Post subject: Adding Duct Tape to the Toolbox (601HDS Ribs to Spar) |
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Hi Mitch;
Any chance that you have a couple of photos to demonstrate the specifics of what you did?
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Mitch Hodges <n601mh(at)HODGES.INFO> wrote:
[quote]--> Zenith-List message posted by: "Mitch Hodges"
Isn't always amazing how the second of two subsystems never takes as long as the first? With experience come knowledge, and a little luck.
One thing I have to share, since I haven't seen this "method" in the archives, is the method I used to attach and hold the nose and rear ribs yesterday while I drilled the pilot holes through the spar.
On the right wing, I used the system outlined in the builder sequence manual with the clamps, etc. It worked but took me a long full day to do by myself.
As I was looking at the next wing yesterday, it occurred to me, why not just tape them on! I grabbed my handy-dandy roll of bright yellow duct tape, lined each rib up along their rivet lines, checked with a square and taped them down by running a piece of tape along the rib flange to the spar.
I taped all the nose ribs first, drilled the holes, removed them, taped the rear ribs in place, drilled them, and finished the whole process in well less than an hour! Duct tape held like a champ, and came right off with no residue (although I cleaned it just to be sure).
You do have to watch and make sure they don't slip off their lines, but none of mine moved as long as I used a backup block held behind while drilling and I made sure the tape was securely attached.
I think I've found a new builder's friend!
Mitch Hodges
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N601MH (Zenith 601HDS)
Wings Under Construction
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mitch(at)HODGES.INFO
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:36 am Post subject: Adding Duct Tape to the Toolbox (601HDS Ribs to Spar) |
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"Any chance that you have a couple of photos to demonstrate the specifics of what you did?"
Yep. I'll try to post them to the group later after I have an opportunity to down-rev them.
Mitch
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:37 pm Post subject: Adding Duct Tape to the Toolbox (601HDS Ribs to Spar) |
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As requested, here are photos and an explanation of how I used a roll of
duct tape to drill the nose and rear ribs for the HDS:
1. Mark the rivet lines on the spar using a Sharpie, being sure to go over
the extrusion on both top and bottom.
2. Mark the center line of the nose and rear ribs on the outer flanges.
3. On the inside portion of the flange, using the marks in Step two as a
reference, make a tick mark on the rear flange where the rib will join the
spar. This will be used to line up the rib with the marks made in Step 1.
4. Tear off a piece of duct tape about the same length as the rear flange
of the rib. Place this within reach of each rib station. (I simply stuck
it by a corner to the edge of the workbench)
5. Using a speed-square against the spar, line the rib up with the rivet
line on the spar, using the marks made in 1 and 3 above.
6. With your finger or a small screwdriver, make sure the tape has stuck
and is tight along the edges where the rib meets the spar.
7. Take a small board (I used a scrap piece of wood) hold this against the
rib flange and drill out the pilot holes.
It takes longer to describe that to do it.
As explained in the manual, do this first for the nose ribs (using a #40),
through the web. Then remove the nose ribs, attach the rear ribs, and
repeat using a #20.
Photos attached. I thought I had used yellow duct tape, but it appears it
was your standard gray.
RR-Duct1 shows the speed square and alignment of the rear rib with tape
applied.
RR-Duct2 shows a close-up after the holes are drilled. Note the small tick
marks on the flange that aligns with the spar line. It looks off in the
photo, but that is because of the angle.
NR-Duct1 shows a Nose rib duct-taped and ready to go.
Mitch
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| Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:42 am Post subject: Adding Duct Tape to the Toolbox (601HDS Ribs to Spar) |
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Thanks Mitch!
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"Hodges, Mitch" <mitch(at)HODGES.INFO> wrote: | Quote: | As requested, here are photos and an explanation of how I used a roll of
duct tape to drill the nose and rear ribs for the HDS:
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