Woohoo. Thanks for the post. I miss Maine, some days. That's two in the whole country.I have one that is in maine if anyone needs one in the north east.
jigs, are nice, and a fast way to do things, pretty closely.....
but if you have good and properly trammed wings installed, you can just measure back to tail spring attach bolt and do BETTER than most jigs around..(much better than Piper did...)...
..Even more important than having the correct AOI is having the SAME AOI on both sides..
I installed a new Univair frame in my jig several years ago and it fit good, the rear wing attach fittings were a little higher than mine.My jig was built off a new Univar fuselage.
And it works very well, thank you.My jig was built off a new Univar fuselage.
1982 that was not wrecked.
Left rear wing attach.
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Right rear wing attach.
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Lower right firewall.
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I have lots of pictures of stuff we have found, these were just quick and easy to post.
Steve, that is the jig that my fuselage was built in and it came out very well. He has repaired and rebuilt quite a number of fuselages over the years. Can do J-3, 18 or 12. Milo, Maine.I installed a new Univair frame in my jig several years ago and it fit good, the rear wing attach fittings were a little higher than mine.
Where are you located? Are you repairing fuselages?
I'm looking for a SuperCub fuselage jig anywhere in the southeast. For a friend. 71H is just fine.
Sure would be nice to have an interactive map of jigs for those who want correct repairs. I'll settle for a current thread of all known jigs. Fire away.
Maybe. Depends on the cold stress. If in tension or neutral, yes, it will pull. If in compression, maybe just relax the joint.Something else to consider, every time you heat a cluster to red, the tubes shrink almost 1/16”. It is surprising how much that 1/16” change can do especially if the same cluster has been repaired a number of times.
Something else to consider, every time you heat a cluster to red, the tubes shrink almost 1/16”. It is surprising how much that 1/16” change can do especially if the same cluster has been repaired a number of times.
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