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« Last post by Kamcoman77 on August 11, 2025, 05:10:40 PM »
I found the Superflite 104 tapes to be very good and a little cheaper than Ceconite. I've heard that peel ply does not adhere as well as regular Dacron so I stayed away from it.
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« Last post by DA Miller on August 11, 2025, 04:27:55 PM »
I'm working on figuring out how much and what kind of finishing tapes I need to buy. Here's my question: Do any of you out there have any experience or opinion on the reliability of the dacron/peel ply tapes shown on page 461 in the ASC catalog? The 1" tape is 1/3 the price of Poly-Fiber or Ceconite, and the other sizes are about half the price. So what do ya think? TKS Possum
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You are good, Shay. Welding on both sides isn't necessary. Nice work. 
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« Last post by Shay King on August 10, 2025, 01:05:02 PM »
Thanks for the reply Brock.
I’ve made up the shock struts with rod-ends like somebody on here did. I had to make my own inserts. I used the specified drill bit and taps but the fit is a little bit sloppy. I’ll bring them to the next home-builders meeting and get some engineering advice/opinion. The rod-ends should compensate for any misalignment.
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« Last post by Brock on August 09, 2025, 04:33:50 PM »
@Shay, no I welded min like you did. Nice welds btw. After welding, I realised two things. Once weld on one plate, both sides first. Two, don't tack the second plate until the suspension tubes are attached to the gear. By doing this you can make sure things are nice and lined up to the gear and adjust the plate for a nice straight alignment. I ended up putting a slight bend in one of my suspension tubes as it didn't line up so great.
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« Last post by Shay King on August 09, 2025, 12:57:25 PM »
Have you guys welded both sides of the reinforcement pads on the Vee of the Vee brace?
I can’t get all the way in there with the tig torch.
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« Last post by SmallCar on August 05, 2025, 02:09:13 PM »
Never mind! Excuse the ring. I think I've figured out a plan based on looking at several pictures posted by other builders. If I picked it wrong...I'll live with it.
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« Last post by Brock on August 04, 2025, 07:28:55 PM »
Torque tube .... Check
Control Stick .... Check
Feels good to have these done. BTW - there is a measurement error on my knapkin drawing. That 3"s is from the single hole (center) to the middle hole. Not the second hole on top as drawn. The 3" location was chosen as it would put the cable close to parallel to the torque tube (based on the pulley and it's location). Just for looks.
I chose 3.75" for the pivot point as I was trying (for no reason in particular) to get the fwd stick angle to equal the aft stick angle. In reality I doubt the stick will ever need to move very far, just a guess.
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« Last post by Tom H on August 04, 2025, 06:10:43 AM »
Thanks Tom. I did see an old thread someplace where those (or like them) were made at 10 degrees. So, as I understand it, differential ailerons is more about adjusting out adverse yaw. Did it eliminate the overbanking as well?
DE Stubby does not seem to overbank, but I don't know if the bellcrank mod had this effect - we never used the plan's version. Unless the air is completely still, these airplanes respond to air currents, turbulence, so flight corrections are often required.
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Thanks, Tom.. ahh, no thinking. My kind of job.
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