Return-Path: Received: from [65.33.166.167] (account ) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro WebUser 4.0b8) with HTTP id 1770043 for ; Tue, 24 Sep 2002 03:40:10 -0400 From: "Marvin Kaye" Subject: Re: [LML] LNC2 elevator gaps To: lml X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro Web Mailer v.4.0b8 Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 03:40:10 -0400 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Posted for "Steve Karkula" : Angier, I too have agonized over elevator gaps that are too large and inconsistent; so I am very interested in your solution. However, I have a few questions. Is the first aluminum angle "held flat against the leading edge of the elevator" held in place by the second aluminum angle which is on the HS? If so how did you bond the two pieces together so that they were rigid and held at a constant angle? I assume that you determined the angle of the first aluminum piece by deflecting the elevator full up and laying the aluminum flat against the leading edge of the elevator - correct? I assume that the flox/micro mixture went under the first aluminum angle and you moved the elevator from down to up to get a smooth contour against the elevator. Do you have any pictures of this? If I'm wrong about my assumptions please clarify. Regards, Steve Karkula >>>Early on in my lnc2 building career I completed the horizontal stab and elevators. Many hours and many , many more beers later, I concluded the elevator gaps left a lot to be desired. They are now straight and .050 top and bottom. I took a length of 3/4x.050 aluminum angle, covered it with mold release, wet it with epoxy, covered that with peel ply and lay it flat against the leading edge of the elevator and with the forward edge of the aluminum tucked under the HS trailing edge. ..snip.... <<<