X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 13:19:44 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d20.mx.aol.com ([205.188.139.136] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.3) with ESMTP id 1335333 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:26:37 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.139.136; envelope-from=MikeEasley@aol.com Received: from MikeEasley@aol.com by imo-d20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id q.556.562214f (29678) for ; Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:25:50 -0400 (EDT) From: MikeEasley@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <556.562214f.3215ba4e@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:25:50 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] LIV - Elevator Inspection Panels X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1155817550" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5330 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1155817550 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Nicholas, I centered the curve of the inspection plates around the elevator torque tubes and made the tops level. Marking, drilling, de-coring, layups, nutplates. I remember having pretty scratched up hands by the time I was done. One thing I really screwed up was I countersunk the holes in the plates. Not enough material left to hold the screw heads. I had to make new plates from sheet aluminum, matching all my holes. The second time I used a dimple die to create the countersinks in the plates. It shouldn't be a problem to locate the dimple dies, just find an RV builder. Getting the micro right isn't that bad except you can really trash the plates when you're sanding. I don't have any finished photos except my finished, painted airplane, sorry. Mike Easley -------------------------------1155817550 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Nicholas,

I centered the curve of the inspection plates around the elev= ator=20 torque tubes and made the tops level. Marking, drilling, de-coring,=20 layups, nutplates. I remember having pretty scratched up hands by the=20= time=20 I was done.

One thing I really screwed up was I countersunk the holes in the=20 plates. Not enough material left to hold the screw heads. I had=20= to=20 make new plates from sheet aluminum, matching all my holes. The=20 second time I used a dimple die to create the countersinks in the=20 plates. It shouldn't be a problem to locate the dimple dies, jus= t=20 find an RV builder.

Getting the micro right isn't that bad except you can really trash the=20 plates when you're sanding.

I don't have any finished photos except my finished, painted airplane,=20 sorry.

Mike Easley

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