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Title: Make-it-yourself adjustable leadouts – step by step
Post by: 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
Title: Re: Make-it-yourself adjustable leadouts – step by step
Post by: Bill Little 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 <><
Title: Re: Make-it-yourself adjustable leadouts – step by step
Post by: Terry Bolin on December 18, 2006, 09:53:25 PM: ::) #^
Very nicely done! Good instructional photos too. Control line world could use that!
Terry B.
Title: Re: Make-it-yourself adjustable leadouts – step by step
Post by: Mark Scarborough on December 18, 2006, 09:53:53 PM: Awesome, clear and illustrative. Tnaks for all your efforts to put this together Bob,
Title: and now...the rest of the story.
Post by: 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
Title: Re: and now...the rest of the story.
Post by: Bill Little 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. y1 ;D

Bill <><
Title: Re: Make-it-yourself adjustable leadouts – step by step
Post by: Jim Thomerson 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.
Title: Re: Make-it-yourself adjustable leadouts – step by step
Post by: dave siegler 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
Title: Re: Make-it-yourself adjustable leadouts – step by step
Post by: Jerry Olson 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.