---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 10/18/14: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:22 PM - Fiberglass droop tips? (Nick Cassara) 2. 02:42 PM - Re: Fiberglass droop tips? (Richard Pike) 3. 05:03 PM - Re: Fiberglass droop tips? (william sullivan) 4. 06:59 PM - Re: Fiberglass droop tips? (Sky Biker) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:22:14 PM PST US From: "Nick Cassara" Subject: Kolb-List: Fiberglass droop tips? Hello Kolb builders, Thank you all for the great help with my questions! Here is the next one. I was fitting my fiberglass droop tip on to my right wing end. The inside of the fiberglass tip is not the same shape as the steel end rib. When I slide the tip on the end rib, it will not slide back and make contact with the leading edge tube, and there is a =BE inch gap. It is not possible to spread the tip at all, and the trailing edge does not line up with the trailing edge of the aileron. I have never worked with fiberglass, and all I can think is to try and grind the inside to try to gain more forward fit=85.an recommendations for grinding glass? I honestly don=92t know if I can remove enough glass to get the fit. Thanks again, Nick Cassara Palmer, Alaska 607AK ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 02:42:29 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Fiberglass droop tips? From: "Richard Pike" Any possibility of pictures showing the specifics of the problem? That would help a lot. -------- Richard Pike Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) Kingsport, TN 3TN0 My soul shall be joyful in the LORD; It shall rejoice in His salvation. Psalm 35:9 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=432014#432014 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 05:03:30 PM PST US From: william sullivan Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Fiberglass droop tips? Nick- One trick is to take some lipstick and coat the outer end of the wi ng. press on the droop tip, remove, and look for the marks inside the fibe rglass. The soft wax of the lipstick makes for a good transfer. There are the usual cautions of explaining to the wife just where her lipstick went. ..=0A=0A Bill Sullivan=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0A From: Nick Cassara =0ATo: kolb-list@matronics.com =0ASent: Satur day, October 18, 2014 3:21 PM=0ASubject: Kolb-List: Fiberglass droop tips? =0A =0A=0A=0AHello Kolb builders,=0A =0AThank you all for the great help wi th my questions! Here is the next one. I was fitting my fiberglass droop ti p on to my right wing end. The inside of the fiberglass tip is not the same shape as the steel end rib. When I slide the tip on the end rib, it will n ot slide back and make contact with the leading edge tube, and there is a =C2=BE inch gap. It is not possible to spread the tip at all, and the trail ing edge does not line up with the trailing edge of the aileron.=0A =0AI ha ve never worked with fiberglass, and all I can think is to try and grind th e inside to try to gain more forward fit.an recommendations for gr inding glass? I honestly don=99t know if I can remove enough glass to get the fit.=0A =0AThanks again,=0A =0ANick Cassara =0APalmer, Alaska=0A ================= ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 06:59:22 PM PST US From: Sky Biker Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Fiberglass droop tips? I have been think of putting the drooped wing tip on my MK111. I had put th em on my Challenge 11 clip wing special and it made a big difference in bot h speed=2C stall and handling is why I am think of installing them. From: williamtsullivan@att.net Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Fiberglass droop tips? Nick- One trick is to take some lipstick and coat the outer end of the wi ng. press on the droop tip=2C remove=2C and look for the marks inside the fiberglass. The soft wax of the lipstick makes for a good transfer. There are the usual cautions of explaining to the wife just where her lipstick w ent... Bill Sullivan From: Nick Cassara To: kolb-list@matronics.com =0A Sent: Saturday=2C October 18=2C 2014 3:21 PM Subject: Kolb-List: Fiberglass droop tips? Hello Kolb builders=2C Thank you all for the great help with my questions! Here is the next one. I was fitting my fiberglass droop tip on to my right wing end. The inside of the fiberglass tip is not the same shape as the st eel end rib. When I slide the tip on the end rib=2C it will not slide back and make contact with the leading edge tube=2C and there is a =BE inch gap. It is not possible to spread the tip at all=2C and the trailing edge does not line up with the trailing edge of the aileron. I have never worked wit h fiberglass=2C and all I can think is to try and grind the inside to try t o gain more forward fit=85.an recommendations for grinding glass? I honestl y don=92t know if I can remove=0A enough glass to get the fit. 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