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Old 07-19-2004, 11:14 PM
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miamiflyer
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Default RE: pull -pull installation

very interesting,
I always wonder how you guys get the slack out of the cable prior to crimping?
I glued in the vertical stab for my Ustick60 yesterday and it refused to stay straight, so
i sanded the base of the stab until fit, grabbed the cable of my dubro 4-40 pull system package and wrapped it
around t-pins to keep the fin at 90, wasn't easy (no, i didn't have tape on hand) the cable didn't like to get wrapped around
the pin, forcing it tighter caused it to bend (more kink). so do you bend (kink) the cable once the desired
tension is ok or keep a loose loop and crimp it and get the slack out later with the adjustment screw?
I'm loosing my hair on this (my first) arf at mostly every stage of building when mods expand the choices.
good thing there is this forum, where people don't mind answering tons of Qs. from new arfbuilders.
cheers