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Old 12-20-2009 | 06:03 PM
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Default RE: Another Skymaster Viper

Guys,

I built the following tool to make the holes.... it work so so nice almost like cutting a cake! I call it the retractable cutting tool. I made it of brass tube and shape the cutter with my dremel. My good friend John Dento gave me some insight of how to do it!!! Thank you John!!!

First you use the first part with the cutter and cut the wall of the servo box. You attached the second tube extension via the 3mm screws and cut the next former. Now you attached the 3rd extension and cut the last former. Then you use the fishing method and you are ready to pass the servo wires as well as retract tubes and break line! super nice!!! The first former is the one that it takes some time.... the last former is very thin.... piece of cake. Nothing to worry structually as the former are quite big for the size of the holes. I would love for SM to put the holes as I did. I didn't like the idea of the retract lines, break line and servo wires to go so close to the retracts.... now, I am happy!... second wing coming up.

Enjoy the pictures,

Gonzalo

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