Almost a step forward, I first attempted to tack the mounts of the control sticks onto the fuse, but could not get them to stabilize at all. With everything mounted on ball bearings it just could not be made to sit in place.
So I used a piece of 1 X 4, mounted on the milling machine and made a jig for locating the control stick mounts. Last night I set the mounts in place then walked away happy.
So this morning I went down, fired up the Tig and did the initial welds for the mounts, now I am happy again.
Cool, now I can mount the sticks for the first time, granted the fuselage is upside down and hanging from the rafters I can not sit and fiddle,
But now, and only now I find I made the mounts such the the torque tube is a half inch or so too low. The top of the tube was to be just a touch below the floor level which allows proper geometry of the aileron cables and clearance to other systems. Oh well, cut it apart and make things right.
So I used a piece of 1 X 4, mounted on the milling machine and made a jig for locating the control stick mounts. Last night I set the mounts in place then walked away happy.
So this morning I went down, fired up the Tig and did the initial welds for the mounts, now I am happy again.
Cool, now I can mount the sticks for the first time, granted the fuselage is upside down and hanging from the rafters I can not sit and fiddle,
But now, and only now I find I made the mounts such the the torque tube is a half inch or so too low. The top of the tube was to be just a touch below the floor level which allows proper geometry of the aileron cables and clearance to other systems. Oh well, cut it apart and make things right.