WHAT DO YOU DO TO NEW MONOKOTED WINGS TO MOUNT BALSA STRUTS???
02-08-2006, 11:42 PM
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WHAT DO YOU DO TO NEW MONOKOTED WINGS TO MOUNT BALSA STRUTS???
I HAVE COVERED THE TOP AND BOTTOM WING OF THE FOKKER V-7 I AM BUILDING. I NEED TO INSTALL THE BALSA STRUTS BETWEEN THE 2 WINGS. HOW DO I DO THIS WITHOUT MESSING UP MY MONOKOTE JOB[:-] CUT HOLES IN MONOKOTE? MELT HOLES ADD MORE MONOKOTE????/ PLEASE ADVISE THANKS DJCIII
02-09-2006, 02:05 PM
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RE: WHAT DO YOU DO TO NEW MONOKOTED WINGS TO MOUNT BALSA STRUTS???
SHOULD I MAKE MONOKOTE PATCHES TO GO OVER STRUT HOLES SO MONOKOTE DO WRINKE OR RIP?? DJCIII PLEASE HELP 
02-09-2006, 10:23 PM
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RE: WHAT DO YOU DO TO NEW MONOKOTED WINGS TO MOUNT BALSA STRUTS???
How are you mounting the struts? Do they screw to hard points within the wing, or are there brackets that screw to hard points, etc? Either way, you gotta put a hole in the covering over the hard point, which should be right against the cover at that spot. Make sure the covering is stuck to the hardpoint, and use a small drill bit to make a pilot hole for the screw. If you have a blind nut in the wing, just use the tip of a #11 blade to nick a place above it to insert the screw through. The tiny hole won't "run" if there's something under it for the struts to attach to.
02-09-2006, 11:03 PM
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RE: WHAT DO YOU DO TO NEW MONOKOTED WINGS TO MOUNT BALSA STRUTS???
For futue reference, mock up everything before covering. That way you have all the holes drilled and ready to go after you cover.
Doesn't help you now but something to file in the old memory bank.
Don
Doesn't help you now but something to file in the old memory bank.
Don
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RE: WHAT DO YOU DO TO NEW MONOKOTED WINGS TO MOUNT BALSA STRUTS???
THE STRUTS ARE 1/8 X 3/16 N SHAPE. THEY GO INTO PRE MADE SLOTS NEXT TO THE RIBS . UNFORTUNATLY THE STRUT SLOTS ARE NOT LEVEL WITH THE TOP OF THE RIB. VERY SLIGHT DIFFERENCE. I AM AFRAID TO MESS UP MY ALMOST PERFECT MONOKOTE JOB. I GUESS I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE HOLES IN THE MONOKOTE GETTING BIGGER AND THE COVERING WRINKLING ON THAT AREA. THANKS DJCIII
02-10-2006, 10:32 AM
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RE: WHAT DO YOU DO TO NEW MONOKOTED WINGS TO MOUNT BALSA STRUTS???
OK PROBLEM SOLVED!!!! WISH I WOUOLD HAVE MADE CORRECTIONS BEFORE COVERING!!
THE TOP WING WITH ONLY THE BOTTOM COVERED I SLID 3/4" X 3/16 PLYWOOD SLOTTED SQUARES UNDER RIBS AT THE SUPPORT SLOTS.LOOKS NICE UNDER MONOKOTE AND I CAN STAND ON WING- STRONG SUPPORT!! THE ORIGINAL MOUNTS WERE THE SOFTEST BALSA AND VERY THIN. I WILL FORWARD PICS SHORTLY! THANKS TO ALL DJCIII
THE TOP WING WITH ONLY THE BOTTOM COVERED I SLID 3/4" X 3/16 PLYWOOD SLOTTED SQUARES UNDER RIBS AT THE SUPPORT SLOTS.LOOKS NICE UNDER MONOKOTE AND I CAN STAND ON WING- STRONG SUPPORT!! THE ORIGINAL MOUNTS WERE THE SOFTEST BALSA AND VERY THIN. I WILL FORWARD PICS SHORTLY! THANKS TO ALL DJCIII
02-10-2006, 12:14 PM
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RE: WHAT DO YOU DO TO NEW MONOKOTED WINGS TO MOUNT BALSA STRUTS???
While you're in the fixing mode, you might also have a look at the caps lock button on your computer. I think it's stuck .
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02-10-2006, 04:58 PM
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RE: WHAT DO YOU DO TO NEW MONOKOTED WINGS TO MOUNT BALSA STRUTS???
Not stuck~~ never took typing in school and did not attend college. What you see is what you get [:-]. eyes are failing me and it is easier to read..... sorry DJCIII
