Author Topic: Make-it-yourself adjustable leadouts – step by step (Read 1901 times)

Bob Johnson · « **on:** December 18, 2006, 03:16:24 PM »

The following is Part 1 of a step by step process I use to make my own adjustable leadout guides. This has worked very well for me. It’s not too difficult, and if you have all the necessary parts can be done in an hour (a bit less if you’ve done one before). The last one I built weighs around 6 grams, less than a ¼ ounce. It will be used in the Ki-84. I hope this will also be helpful.
Part 2 will show with the installation in the wing tip.
Merry Christmas to All.

Bob

Bill Little · « **Reply #1 on:** December 18, 2006, 07:44:52 PM »

Hi Bob,

I love it. Great instruction tip!

I would make one suggestion from a personal problem I had once. I would use a longer through bolt with a nut epoxied on the back side, or the threads buggered so that the bolt will not accidentally come out of the slider. I lost the bolt one time during a flight, and it had been checked. Beats having to find another bolt during a flying session or at a contest!

Bill <><

Terry Bolin · « **Reply #2 on:** December 18, 2006, 09:53:25 PM »

Very nicely done! Good instructional photos too. Control line world could use that!
Terry B.

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #3 on:** December 18, 2006, 09:53:53 PM »

Awesome, clear and illustrative. Tnaks for all your efforts to put this together Bob,

Bob Johnson · « **Reply #4 on:** December 19, 2006, 07:09:55 AM »

Sorry, I was called away before I could finish uploading the files and then I hit the 1000k barrier. So here is the conclusion to the step by step post. It's available as a Pdf as well. Thanks again for the kind comments.
Bob

Bill Little · « **Reply #5 on:** December 19, 2006, 07:28:22 AM »

Quote from: Bob Johnson on December 19, 2006, 07:09:55 AM

Sorry, I was called away before I could finish uploading the files and then I hit the 1000k barrier. So here is the conclusion to the step by step post. It's available as a Pdf as well. Thanks again for the kind comments.
Bob

That is "pure genius", Bob.

Bill <><

Jim Thomerson · « **Reply #6 on:** December 19, 2006, 08:53:14 PM »

That is much nicer than what I do. I make the frame out of glued together 1/8 square hardwood, two long pieces, with two short pieces in between at the ends. I make the slide much as shown except that I use only the plastic tubes from (Goldenrod inner part?) from the Perfect leadout packages, a piece about 3/8 -1/2 long sticking through to the outside about 3/16 in. Glued in on the back with thick CA.

dave siegler · « **Reply #7 on:** December 26, 2006, 08:37:30 PM »

I do it mostly the same way except, I use brass eyelets for the leadout guides.
I use a longer bolt with a nylock nut to prevent losing the clamp.

Also I make 3 or 4 of them at a time, stack drill them and stack cut the slots. It takes about the same amount of time. Usually there is enough scrap plywood from a profile project to make a few.

Dave

Jerry Olson · « **Reply #8 on:** January 10, 2007, 07:04:50 AM »

A great tutorial. I will be printing it to save with my next project. You can bet it will be incorporated into the project.

Author Topic: Make-it-yourself adjustable leadouts – step by step (Read 1901 times)

Bob Johnson

Make-it-yourself adjustable leadouts – step by step

Bill Little

Re: Make-it-yourself adjustable leadouts – step by step

Terry Bolin

Re: Make-it-yourself adjustable leadouts – step by step

Mark Scarborough

Re: Make-it-yourself adjustable leadouts – step by step

Bob Johnson

and now...the rest of the story.

Bill Little

Re: and now...the rest of the story.

Jim Thomerson

Re: Make-it-yourself adjustable leadouts – step by step

dave siegler

Re: Make-it-yourself adjustable leadouts – step by step

Jerry Olson

Re: Make-it-yourself adjustable leadouts – step by step