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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Peter in Fairfax, VA on June 07, 2022, 05:59:36 AM
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Mounting your stunter, or even your classic car, on a jig that allows it to be rotated for maintenance is increasingly possible. For stunters, typical is to use the engine mount as an attachment point.
Absent such a rig and the time to remove/replace the engine, what's a good way to hold a stunter "wingtip high?" Obviously, hanging by the leadouts is possible for one side. As I type, I realize that rope from the hanging bar to the fuse would also work.
Thoughts on best methods to support a stunter in various positions?
thanks,
Peter
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I have two, two inch dowels protruding from my work bench. They slide in or out as needed. Photos later. With these I can rest the fuselage on either side, letting me work on almost the entire model. H^^
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Disregard the back ground. LL~
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Ty, that's cool! I may add that to my bench. I think I'd keep some of those pipe insulation things handy, to avoid scuffing the model (I'm really bad at getting one side of a part nice and pretty, lifting it off my bench, and finding bits of junk embedded in the offside surface).
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Disregard the back ground. LL~
I’m stealing this idea Ty. Hope it’s ok. 🤣
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I like that rig, and imagine a similar rig which is essentially a U-shaped jig that clamps to a bench, perhaps with a slight angle so the plane slides toward the bench.
Spacing of the rods is somewhat obvious - must be greater than wing chord at root.
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Ty,
Your method worked great. My rendition is shown below. I was adding some glue to a fuse/wing joint and trying to avoid the look we all know too well of glue running down, away from where it is needed.
thanks,
Peter