It is very difficult to move a hole...enlarging usually just results in a larger hole in the same place...you can do it...it involves clamping a large block with a predrilled hole to the part...use piloted reamers...then ream up 1/64th at a time. Probably easier to make new fittings in this case.
https://sites.google.com/site/mykr2stretch/ https://sites.google.com/site/mykr2stretch/parts-for-sale On Jan 23, 2015 9:47 PM, "Chris Prata via KRnet" <krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote: > To add a couple degrees would only move the upper or lower bracket's hole > a fraction of an inch. I would think that would be hard to do. Better to > make new attachment fittings for one side and replace them. > Perhaps an engineer might be able to say if you could enlarge for example, > the top attach hole by drilling the larger hole more inward. You would have > to go up by the amount you need to move the center, and make sure the edge > is at the edge of the original smaller hole. But you'd have less material > on the attach fitting. Only an engineer would be able to say if that is > safe and I am no engineer. Just my thoughts. > > > > Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 21:32:11 -0600 > > To: krnet at list.krnet.org > > Subject: Re: KR> Wing dihedral > > From: krnet at list.krnet.org > > > > I wonder if I can shim my wing attachments to create more dihedral? I > could use some help with my instrument approaches too. > > > > Joe > > > > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone > > > > <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: ppaulvsk via > KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org> </div><div>Date:01/23/2015 8:06 PM > (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: Mark Langford <ml at n56ml.com>,KRnet < > krnet at list.krnet.org> </div><div>Subject: Re: KR> Wing dihedral > </div><div> > > </div>Thanks Mark, I though it was you. I guess I had it backwards. I > guess increasing the dihedral will also help me shoot my ILS approaches. : ) > > > > Paul Visk > > Belleville Il > > 618-406-4705 > > > > > > Sent on the new Sprint Network from my Samsung Galaxy S?4. > > > > <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Mark Langford > via KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org> </div><div>Date:01/23/2015 7:53 PM > (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org> > </div><div>Subject: Re: KR> Wing dihedral </div><div> > > </div>Paul Visk wrote: > > > > >>I'll be drilling my wing attach brackets his weekend. If I remember > > right there was talk about decreasing the dilhedral a little. Does > > anyone remember the discussion and what was said.<< > > > > The only discussion I remember is when I said I'd INCREASE the dihedral > > on my next plane to improve roll stability. I'll probably increase it > > by a third for starters. Others may have other opinions, by every KR > > I've flown liked to wander off to the left or right by slowly dipping a > > wing and never come back again... > > > > > > Mark Langford > > ML at N56ML.com > > http://www.n56ml.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to > change options > > _______________________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to > change options > > _______________________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to > change options > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options >
