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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Bootlegger on October 31, 2012, 09:22:22 AM

Title: wire joiner's
Post by: Bootlegger on October 31, 2012, 09:22:22 AM

  Guy's when you are bending your flap/elevator joiner wire what have you found to be the best way to gat accurate bends?

                     Thanks a lot,              :!

Title: Re: wire joiner's
Post by: Chuck_Smith on October 31, 2012, 10:24:32 AM

Honestly - I bend the joiners, mock everything up with the hinges temporarily installed and then trace were they need to be on the flaps or elevators with a felt-tip, then build my plywood "clips" and install them.

On a built-up flap I'll leave a 1/2 tip outboard, mock it up and then sand the ends of the flaps to even out any problems. With reasonable care you can get joiners pretty close ( say with .063") by just going slow and using your eyes.


Or lately, I buy horns and design the parts to fit. That's the easiest way to do it. :)


Chuck

Title: Re: wire joiner's
Post by: Derek Moran on October 31, 2012, 04:04:43 PM

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Derek

Title: Re: wire joiner's
Post by: MarcusCordeiro on October 31, 2012, 04:46:07 PM

That is some serious fabrication...

Marcus

Title: Re: wire joiner's
Post by: Allan Perret on October 31, 2012, 05:21:12 PM

Quote from: Bootlegger on October 31, 2012, 09:22:22 AM

  Guy's when you are bending your flap/elevator joiner wire what have you found to be the best way to gat accurate bend ?

Make a test bend with same wire, tool, and bend sequence to determine take-up. 
If for example test bend comes up 3/16" too narrow, add that amount to layout of next bend and you should be real close.

Title: Re: wire joiner's
Post by: Bootlegger on October 31, 2012, 05:32:36 PM

         H^^  Thanks guy's, sure do appreciate all the info... y1

Title: Re: wire joiner's
Post by: Chuck Feldman on November 02, 2012, 05:20:10 AM

I use a pair of vice grips that are modified per Charlie Reeves. The edge of the jaws are rounded so that you can get  a proper radius. Then measure and correct if needed.

Chuck

Title: Re: wire joiner's
Post by: john e. holliday on November 02, 2012, 08:47:39 AM

Quote from: Derek Moran on October 31, 2012, 04:04:43 PM

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Derek

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