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txpilot
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Location: Houston, TX
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 Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:39 pm Post subject: Jury Struts |
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I'm currently working on my jury struts and wondering how important are the strut caps. Are these actual structural members, or could I just use Superfil on the tube ends?
How the heck do you get them on anyway? Is the intent to file them down until they barely squeeze in the tube end? I wish ZAC had some reference to this on the builder's page.
Thanks,
Dan Ginty
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graeme(at)coletoolcentre.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:11 pm Post subject: Jury Struts |
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If you are talking about the jury strut insert (rectangle of alloy) they are
important.
these allow the bolts to tighten onto jury strut without crushing.
the early model 701 was just crushed flat on the end then bolted up these
were very fragile and could break while they were off the plane if moved too
much.
Just mark your tube along length for oreintation the you can use a vice to
get a rough rectangular section on end, then
linish a lead in and gently drive spacer up tube if it won't go without
damaging tube linish slightly also radius corners.
try a couple of pieces of scrap first.
Graemecns
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secatur
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
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Location: New Zealand
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| Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:51 pm Post subject: Re: Jury Struts |
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Wouldn't it be better to use alloy rod turned to fit the id of the struts?
Harder to drill the holes dead centre (v block) but it sure sounds better to me than squashed tubes !
Steve (ZK-SCC in NZ)
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Tommy Walker
Joined: 12 Jan 2006
Posts: 442
Location: Anniston, AL 36207
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| Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:12 pm Post subject: Re: Jury Struts |
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Hi Dan,
Take a look at the method shown here for fitting the end pieces to the jury struts.
http://www.ch701.com/webmaster/Jon/jonfinishing.htm
Tommy Walker in Alabama
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| txpilot wrote: | I'm currently working on my jury struts and wondering how important are the strut caps. Are these actual structural members, or could I just use Superfil on the tube ends?
How the heck do you get them on anyway? Is the intent to file them down until they barely squeeze in the tube end? I wish ZAC had some reference to this on the builder's page.
Thanks,
Dan Ginty
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txpilot
Joined: 26 Feb 2007
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Location: Houston, TX
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| Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:27 pm Post subject: Re: Jury Struts |
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Thanks, but I already got them together. The filing wasn't as bad as I thought. I just added Superfil on the ends to pretty it up.
I saw an 801 on the field and the guy had his own welded steel tube assembly for jury struts. It was much neater than what ZAC has in mind, but I imagine it comes with a weight penalty. I was curious if anyone else out there designed a better wheel.
Dan
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