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todd(at)toddtown.com
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 Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:59 am Post subject: Quality of the 601XL horizontal stabilizer tips |
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I was looking today at the fiberglass tips for the horizontal stab
and test fitting them. The edges are way off from the factory, not
even close to straight. In fact, when I lay it on the table, there is
3/4" inch warp in them, meaning some rivets are not going to hit
anything. Are these bad from the factory, or do I have to somehow
trim them to be straight?
Todd Osborne
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gk(at)601hd.com
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| Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:29 pm Post subject: Quality of the 601XL horizontal stabilizer tips |
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Todd,
You're not the first to have this problem. I made a simple softwood form
that went inside the tip. Heated it up with a heat gun, and when it cooled
down I removed the form and and it matched the correct profile.
Graham Kirby
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I was looking today at the fiberglass tips for the horizontal stab
and test fitting them. The edges are way off from the factory, not
even close to straight. In fact, when I lay it on the table, there is
3/4" inch warp in them, meaning some rivets are not going to hit
anything. Are these bad from the factory, or do I have to somehow
trim them to be straight?
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Tim Juhl
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| Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:40 pm Post subject: Re: Quality of the 601XL horizontal stabilizer tips |
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I had the same issue and did what Graham recommended. Be careful with the heat gun.... when you start to smell fiberglass it is probably hot enough.
In general the fiberglass pieces from ZAC are a poor fit. They don't make them in house but it would be nice if they found another supplier.
Tim Juhl
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