A request to the am manufacturers

[jknaus]

Okay I dont know where to put this so I hope this is a good place. I cant quite drill a hole in the WNW kits control horns. Those pieces that the cable attaches to on the elevator, rudder and ailerons. So I had an idea. Maybe I could make a cable connector. Well thats too small for me to scratch as well. Then I thought, hey there are people here who work on miniscule pieces. I've also seen some of my favorite am guys here also. So here is my request. Could one or more of you consider making a cable connector in resin or metal that I can slip on the control horn and also glue ez line or something like it into the other end. Then I can rig my controls. It would look like this.



I'm sure a lot of other guys here would buy into it as well.

I hope this request is in the right place and is okay Des.
James

[Des]

No problems at all James, it is great to see requests for new products, and this is a particular item that I'm sure will be extremely popular with all our members, I hope there is someone out there who can manufacture this item. A clevis like this has many uses not only to connect cables to control horns but hooking up cables to the engine and the throttle quadrant.

Des.

[Mark]

Yeah, I'm at the point of rigging the various control horns on my D.VII F and I'm still not sure how I'm going to attach the line to the horns except wrapping it around and applying a drop of CA. Any suggestions?

Mark G.

[Ernie]

Hi James.  I think the idea of the connector is a good one and I think at some point
someone will produce it.  Until then, I think the control horns can be drilled to
accept the easy-line, or monofilament, etc.  I've done it with 0.3mm drills without
any problems and it will hold together if you don't put too much stress on it.
Food for thought.

Cheers,
Ernie

[jknaus]

Thanks Ernie. I have tried on one of my other builds, but I ended up wrecking more than I did successfully drilling out. After that I just glued the ez line onto the horn. It works, but doesnt look the best. Then I thought of the real deal and tried to make a cable connector. That didnt work. I'm fairly sure though that if I had one I could do the job.
James

[Mossie]

Is this the sort of item? http://www.radubstore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_68&products_id=328&zenid=357772387bf7f78523bfc372d946fcb8

While it is photo etched and you have to bend them up, it may be one solution.

They also have turnbuckles: http://www.radubstore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_68&products_id=403&zenid=357772387bf7f78523bfc372d946fcb8

[Nigel Jackson]

Hello all.

Ernie has shown us to splendid effect recently just what can be achieved by careful drilling, though I fear that I might not have  such skill and think that James is really on to something here.

Best wishes
Nigel

[Ernie]

Nigel, you're too kind.   I think James original idea would be splendid and a really
well received item for one of our after-market friends to produce.

Cheers,
Ernie

[Chris Johnson]

Until some enterprising soul does bring such a clevis onto the market, I've found that an Optivisor combined with the sharp carbide bits from Drill Bits Unlimited made all the difference for me when drilling those delicate spots.

Cheers,

Chris

[coyotemagic]

There are also these:
http://www.gaspatchmodels.com/products/metal-turnbuckles-32.html
Cheers,
Bud

[ALBATROS1234]

also you can replace the plastic kit control horns with a photetched control horn which has the holes already there. eduard and part make them.

http://www.scalehobbyist.com/manufacturers/Eduard/Objects/wire-stretchers-turnbuckles-and-control-horns/EDU00048406/product.php

[Ian from Doncaster]

Without rooting through my stash and old WNW instructions, are not some of the control horns pre-drilled?  I thought some are, and some are not.

Drilling through is OK, but can be tricky - one slip and the part is damaged, however repairs are possible.