MIRO 2

[Rod]

Here is how I do my servo lead holes. You should be able to see a T pin out near the servo hole thats my aiming marker. I just heat the tip of the wire and drop it through the hole hit the servo box hole first time and needed a 2nd go for the other servo box hole.

[Rod]

Sharpened the ends of the hooks cut a slot with a box cutter and glued them in with PU. Put skewers in this time for peace of mind.

[alec taylor]

rod , barrie. got my big southerner finished. will use it at the nats for vintage duration. barrie , i will send you a photo tonite. alex

[Rod]

Here is the carbon laminate out of the bag. 270mm x 430mm 206gm. A bit heavy for servo trays so I might stick to light ply. Would be good for firewalls and UC mounts though.

[Rod]

Got the elevators and ailerons lined. Used microballoons/epoxy this time instead of PU. I think PU is better as it is easier to apply and brobably lighter and a better glue. But microballoons is easier to sand and leaves a better finish.

[Rod]

Bit of a change this time around. Am just using 16mm dowel as hard points for the control horns glued in with PU. This is the the boring tool made from K&S brass tube. I have mounted the tube on a piece of ali as it is too big to fit in the drill chuck.

[Rod]

The 16mm dowel has to be reucd down to 15.8mm to fit the quant imperial K&S tube. Mark out the bevel in place the cut off and sand to final fit. The band saw and disc sander is invaluable here. Only had to do one again.

[Rod]

Same deal for the ailerons. I mark the horn position so the pushrod is in line with the airflow. Here is a view of the boring tool and resulting plug. You can see I have a hole in the ali tube holder so I can push the plug out.

[Rod]

Marking out the bevels on the control surfaces and cutting the hinge slots. The Dubro slotting tool is great. Only problem is that you cannot get close to inside corners. I am going to bevel both sides and now I wish I had done that to the rudder too.

[CSpaced]

Great job Rod.....its coming together!

[Rod]

Time to do the horizontel stabiliser retainers. I am going to use screws at the ends of the tail tube. Here I am marking out the position for the ply reinforcement and hole. The tube is 11mm so I am using an 11mm drill bit.

[Rod]

Cut out out a square of balsa for the ply reinforcement and then glue it in.