My main reason for stating that you should not drill through the glue
joint was because it is very hard to keep a drill bit going straight
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Good point - could ruin an expensive spar if the drill bit goes walkies.
>>>.
If I build anoth
At 09:58 AM 6/10/2004, you wrote:
>Thanks - that gives me more confidence. Still bothers me that Don Reid
>did not like the idea - I was expecting a boffin (like him) to step up
>and declare this to be as good as (or better).
>
>My instinct is to stagger the WAF bolt holes so as to void having th
In a message dated 6/10/2004 9:59:54 AM Eastern Standard Time,
ask...@microlink.zm writes:
What size bolt holes are required for mounting the Diehl type u/c? (I
have old KR plans with retracts).
I presume that the Grove rendition has bolts all the way through the
spar from the bottom up?
Steve,
I was expecting a boffin (like him) to step up and
declare this to be as good as (or better).
You should notice that in my original answer, I said
"should not go through the glue line". I did not say
"must not".
..
And then gods came down from the heavens and the gods
spoke.
His take on it is exactly that, it doesn't matter either way, but don't
put a bolt through the glue line.
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This would otherwise be my reaction as well - but I am forced to give
the matter more thought. My centre section spar caps comprise 6mm
(1/4") laminations to allo
Steve Jacobs wrote:
> My second reaction was to re-read all my material on glue joints. Every
> indication is that a properly done glue joint is as at least as strong
> as the host material. A scarf joint is allowed in a wing spar (cap)
> according to AC43 - at an angle similar to the minimum sp
...@mylist.net]On
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Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 7:20 AM
To: KRnet
Subject: Re: KR>Spar lamination direction - Oops
Steve Jacobs wrote:
> My second reaction was to re-read all my material on glue joints. Every
> indication is that a properly done glue joint is as at
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