---------------------------------------------------------- RV7-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 05/24/08: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:30 PM - F-6111-L&R Stiffeners (Sully) 2. 05:55 PM - Re: F-6111-L&R Stiffeners (B Tomm) 3. 07:12 PM - Re: F-6111-L&R Stiffeners (Darrell Reiley) 4. 07:15 PM - Re: F-6111-L&R Stiffeners (Allen Fulmer) 5. 08:14 PM - Re: F-6111-L&R Stiffeners (Sully) 6. 08:21 PM - Re: F-6111-L&R Stiffeners (Carl Bell) 7. 08:36 PM - Re: F-6111-L&R Stiffeners (Carl Bell) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:30:47 PM PST US Subject: RV7-List: F-6111-L&R Stiffeners From: "Sully" Can anyone offer any good tips on fitting the stiffeners to the upper forward aft skin from the aft baggage bulkhead down to the longeron for a slider? I can't seem to get any kind of fit that seems acceptable and the drawing and plans on this are pretty worthless. Thanks -------- Sully RV-7 In-work Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=184683#184683 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:55:41 PM PST US From: "B Tomm" Subject: RE: RV7-List: F-6111-L&R Stiffeners Sully, I don't really have any great tips. Mine didn't turn out perfect. I will agree that the instructions are lacking here. I assume that the tooling holes are for trimming to. I trimmed a little off both ends, to approximately where the tooling holes are because I've never seen tooling holes in the finished product. Then I just used the portion of the stiffener that fit the curves the best. I ended up with them being a little shorter than some. Mine come about 3/16" short of the longeron and don't hit the very last hole at the upper rear side. I don't think it matters though. I seem to recall some RV6s don't even have them installed at all. One picture of mine is all I can find right now, included. Bevan RV7A -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Sully Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 5:25 PM Subject: RV7-List: F-6111-L&R Stiffeners Can anyone offer any good tips on fitting the stiffeners to the upper forward aft skin from the aft baggage bulkhead down to the longeron for a slider? I can't seem to get any kind of fit that seems acceptable and the drawing and plans on this are pretty worthless. Thanks -------- Sully RV-7 In-work Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=184683#184683 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:12:00 PM PST US From: Darrell Reiley Subject: RE: RV7-List: F-6111-L&R Stiffeners Sully, I did mine like Bevan. If you're going to have a baggage cover leave a 1/4" off the longeron. Start off cutting out flush with the tooling holes. I called Van's about the top tying in with the top at the bulkhead. They stated it was not necessary. Good Luck Darrell --- B Tomm wrote: > Sully, > > I don't really have any great tips. Mine didn't turn > out perfect. I will > agree that the instructions are lacking here. I > assume that the tooling > holes are for trimming to. I trimmed a little off > both ends, to > approximately where the tooling holes are because > I've never seen tooling > holes in the finished product. Then I just used the > portion of the > stiffener that fit the curves the best. I ended up > with them being a little > shorter than some. Mine come about 3/16" short of > the longeron and don't hit > the very last hole at the upper rear side. I don't > think it matters though. > I seem to recall some RV6s don't even have them > installed at all. > > One picture of mine is all I can find right now, > included. > > Bevan > RV7A > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com > [mailto:owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com] On > Behalf Of Sully > Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 5:25 PM > To: rv7-list@matronics.com > Subject: RV7-List: F-6111-L&R Stiffeners > > > > Can anyone offer any good tips on fitting the > stiffeners to the upper > forward aft skin from the aft baggage bulkhead down > to the longeron for a > slider? I can't seem to get any kind of fit that > seems acceptable and the > drawing and plans on this are pretty worthless. > Thanks > > -------- > Sully > RV-7 In-work > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=184683#184683 > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:15:09 PM PST US From: "Allen Fulmer" Subject: RE: RV7-List: F-6111-L&R Stiffeners I think I remember just having to fight it! At least knowing there is not an easier way might help you just go ahead and get through it. Allen Fulmer RV7 Slider Alexander City, AL >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com >>>[mailto:owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Sully >>>Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 7:25 PM >>>To: rv7-list@matronics.com >>>Subject: RV7-List: F-6111-L&R Stiffeners >>> >>> >>> >>>Can anyone offer any good tips on fitting the stiffeners to >>>the upper forward aft skin from the aft baggage bulkhead >>>down to the longeron for a slider? I can't seem to get any >>>kind of fit that seems acceptable and the drawing and plans >>>on this are pretty worthless. >>>Thanks >>> >>>-------- >>>Sully >>>RV-7 In-work >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>Read this topic online here: >>> >>>http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=184683#184683 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 08:14:23 PM PST US Subject: RV7-List: Re: F-6111-L&R Stiffeners From: "Sully" Guys, Thanks for the replies, Bevan yours look a lot better than mine, I was trying to make them pick up the uppermost hole common to the bulkhead flange, I think I'll pitch that idea and let them stop past the last skin hole. Sully -------- Sully RV-7 In-work Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=184706#184706 ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 08:21:31 PM PST US From: "Carl Bell" Subject: RE: RV7-List: F-6111-L&R Stiffeners Yep, twist the crap out of it and do not trim off much material, angle the bottom to fit snug on top of the longeron and don't obsess about it because it is just a stiffener. The rib also requires some serious fluting. Go slow a little at a time and yeah, I had to buy one extra to get it right. Good Luck CJ Here is a link to the picture: http://www.mykitlog.com/users/display_log.php?user=carlbell&project=423&cate gory=3017&log=43470&row=40 Carl W Bell (CJ) Building RV 7A - N947CB http://www.mykitlog.com/carlbell carlbell@gforcecable.com -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Sully Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 8:25 PM Subject: RV7-List: F-6111-L&R Stiffeners Can anyone offer any good tips on fitting the stiffeners to the upper forward aft skin from the aft baggage bulkhead down to the longeron for a slider? I can't seem to get any kind of fit that seems acceptable and the drawing and plans on this are pretty worthless. Thanks -------- Sully RV-7 In-work Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=184683#184683 ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 08:36:02 PM PST US From: "Carl Bell" Subject: RE: RV7-List: F-6111-L&R Stiffeners Opps try this link: http://www.mykitlog.com/users/display_log.php?user=carlbell&project=423&%20c ategory3017&log=43470&row=40 Carl W Bell (CJ) Building RV 7A - N947CB http://www.mykitlog.com/carlbell carlbell@gforcecable.com -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Carl Bell Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 11:20 PM Subject: RE: RV7-List: F-6111-L&R Stiffeners Yep, twist the crap out of it and do not trim off much material, angle the bottom to fit snug on top of the longeron and don't obsess about it because it is just a stiffener. The rib also requires some serious fluting. Go slow a little at a time and yeah, I had to buy one extra to get it right. Good Luck CJ Here is a link to the picture: http://www.mykitlog.com/users/display_log.php?user=carlbell&project=423&cate gory=3017&log=43470&row=40 Carl W Bell (CJ) Building RV 7A - N947CB http://www.mykitlog.com/carlbell carlbell@gforcecable.com -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Sully Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 8:25 PM Subject: RV7-List: F-6111-L&R Stiffeners Can anyone offer any good tips on fitting the stiffeners to the upper forward aft skin from the aft baggage bulkhead down to the longeron for a slider? I can't seem to get any kind of fit that seems acceptable and the drawing and plans on this are pretty worthless. 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