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Title: Home-built wing alignment jig
Post by: compressor man on September 29, 2014, 09:02:41 AM

When it came time to attach the top wing on this Encore Se5a I had a lot (an infinite amount would be a better word) of trouble holding everything together to glue the struts straight. I went out to the shop and put this thing together in no time at all. It was a dramatic improvement on the 'by hand' method and I think that once you use it you may consider it almost a must have.

Either that or have a trained octopus around.

Chris

Title: Re: Home-built wing alignment jig
Post by: compressor man on September 29, 2014, 09:09:23 AM

A couple more

Title: Re: Home-built wing alignment jig
Post by: Des on September 29, 2014, 09:25:21 AM

Sometimes the most simple of ideas work the best, and this is certainly simplicity at its best, great idea.

Des.

Title: Re: Home-built wing alignment jig
Post by: Chris Johnson on September 30, 2014, 12:24:53 AM

Have you encountered any 'slippage' with the clothes pegs?

Cheers,

Chris

Title: Re: Home-built wing alignment jig
Post by: compressor man on September 30, 2014, 03:53:38 AM

Quote from: Chris Johnson on September 30, 2014, 12:24:53 AM

Have you encountered any 'slippage' with the clothes pegs?

Cheers,

Chris

No, there is virtually no 'load' on the jig so the clothespins hold just fine.

Chris

Title: Re: Home-built wing alignment jig
Post by: radio on September 30, 2014, 07:29:58 AM

Here is my jig.
Martin

Title: Re: Home-built wing alignment jig
Post by: Chris Johnson on October 01, 2014, 12:44:42 AM

What did you use there Martin, Mechano perhaps?

Cheers,

Chris

Title: Re: Home-built wing alignment jig
Post by: radio on October 01, 2014, 01:18:38 AM

Chris I use metal parts from Metallus.de.
Martin