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Old 02-12-2005 | 01:48 AM
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Default RE: 8 ft of bones! Sr Telemaster

ORIGINAL: PortCityFlyer

Tail is on the work schedule for next week. I fly a CRJ all weekend and then come home and model all week! I would like to use nylon wing bolts instead of rubber bands. Anyone have any suggestions on how to engineer a proper front and rear attach point on the wing.
I'm a newbie, so I'm not real familiar with the Tele, but why not just steal the method other manufacturers use? Install a hardwood block in the fuse at the center of the leading edge. Drill a quarter inch hole for a dowel to slide into. Install a quarter inch dowel in the leading edge of the wing, making sure that it's anchored to something solid (a forward spar perhaps?). On the trailing edge, install a hardwood bolt plate in the fuse and plywood (3/16") on the top of the trailing edge. Place the wing on the fuse, making sure of proper alignment, and drill the bolt holes throough the wing and bolt plate using a 3/16" bit. Enlarge the holes in the wing ONLY to 1/4". Tap the holes in the bolt plate, apply several drops of CA to the holes and after it has cured fully, retap. (I wish there was a blindnut that could replace this method)