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gotosteven
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 Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 11:47 am Post subject: rudder materials |
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well i cant afford to go out and buy all materials needed but would like to get started on my ch701
can someone give me a approx on materials need to build just rudder from scratch
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John Bolding
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| Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:18 pm Post subject: rudder materials |
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The EASY way to get this is to lay out the pieces on cardboard and cut them
out, move/ nest them to get min. dimension and measure.
LO&SLO John
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brothapig(at)hotmail.com
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| Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:50 pm Post subject: rudder materials |
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I hear you when you say you can't afford all of the material.
What I would suggest is to just buy a couple of sheets of metal C either 4' x 8' or 4' x 12'. They are cheap enough C and you will use the metal! I get my metal through aircraft spruce. I have never had a problem they didn't solve C and I get my metal at a decent price and also get fast shipping. The thinner pieces they will roll C if you order on the phone! If you order on the internet C I believe they will send a truck for a couple hundred $$!
You should need:
(1) 4' x 12' .016 (again C you won't use all of it on the rudder C but it is cheap enough)
(1) 4' x 12' .025 (verify that this is correct for the ribs - I'm at the office at the moment)
I don't think there are any .040 pieces on the rudder C but there is a thicker piece for the horn (.125? - please verify) You can get a 2' x 2' piece.
I wouldn't get too picky on getting just enough metal for the rudder. Besides C if you are like most scratch builders C you'll be redoing some parts anyway.
Oh C and don't forget the A4 & A5rivets. I get them through Zenith C so I don't have any other suggestions.
Good luck!
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To: zenith701801-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: Re: rudder materials
Date: Sat C 6 Dec 2008 14:17:53 -0600
--> Zenith701801-List message posted by: "John Bolding" <jnbolding1(at)teleshare.net>
The EASY way to get this is to lay out the pieces on cardboard and cut them
out C move/ nest them to get min. dimension and measure.
LO&SLO John
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kmccune
Joined: 22 Sep 2007
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Location: Wisconsin, USA
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| Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 1:55 pm Post subject: Re: rudder materials |
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John is correct, if you are tight on material for any reason you can lay it out first. 1ea 4x8 foot sheet of .016 and 1ea 1X4foot piece of of .032 and 1 ea 4x4foot sheet of .025 and ea 1x1foot of .090 should do it. you will have some left over too, as long as your careful and don't waste or ruin any. As long as you have other aluminum available use it to practice rib forming.
Be sure to use the correct rivets and drill size. The offer of the scratch building DVD is still out there. Let me know.
For a sheet metal brake its hard to beat the Daves Cheap Metal Bending Brake, more so if you have access to scrap angle iron! I had to buy mine and $70 US got me a 10 ft break that works well.
Kevin
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