---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith601-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 03/17/09: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:33 AM - horizontal stab question (Lee Steensland) 2. 09:50 AM - Re: horizontal stab question (Carlos Sa) 3. 10:16 AM - Re: horizontal stab question (Lee Steensland) 4. 10:37 AM - Re: horizontal stab question (jaybannist@cs.com) 5. 07:09 PM - Re: horizontal stab question (Ron Lendon) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:33:13 AM PST US From: Lee Steensland Subject: Zenith601-List: horizontal stab question Nutters, er Netters! I have been trying to get my horizontal stab skeleton put together so I can get it skinned. I noticed something on a few of my ribs and was curious to see if any other builders have seen this with their tails. Where the ribs (6T1-2) meet the rear spar (6T1-4) there should be a tangent transition from the rib to the spar. When I align the rib on the spar as best I can there is no way to make the top curve of the rib gracefully transition to the spar. There is something on the order of 6mm height difference between the rib and spar. Has anyone seen this? I have a picture that would better describe the issue but it's a little fuzzy. http://www.steensland.net/pics/far.png If so, how did you deal with it? -- Lee Steensland 601XL/Corvair (7637L reserved) Kit/Scratch builder 0.0% complete! ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:50:15 AM PST US Subject: Re: Zenith601-List: horizontal stab question From: Carlos Sa Lee, I'm afraid your picture is fuzzier than your words... If you are talking about a *horizontal* gap, that's not an issue (this seems to be the case, I see a ruler in the horizontal position). If it is vertical, then it is another story... Good luck Carlos CH601-HD, plans Montreal, Canada 2009/3/17 Lee Steensland > zenith-list@steensland.net> > > Nutters, er Netters! > > I have been trying to get my horizontal stab skeleton put together so I can > get it skinned. I noticed something on a few of my ribs and was curious to > see if any other builders have seen this with their tails. > > Where the ribs (6T1-2) meet the rear spar (6T1-4) there should be a tangent > transition from the rib to the spar. When I align the rib on the spar as > best I can there is no way to make the top curve of the rib gracefully > transition to the spar. There is something on the order of 6mm height > difference between the rib and spar. Has anyone seen this? I have a picture > that would better describe the issue but it's a little fuzzy. > http://www.steensland.net/pics/far.png > > If so, how did you deal with it? > > > -- > Lee Steensland > 601XL/Corvair (7637L reserved) Kit/Scratch builder 0.0% complete! > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:16:56 AM PST US From: Lee Steensland Subject: Re: Zenith601-List: horizontal stab question I just uploaded a better picture (I took it from the zenith construction guidelines). The huge black line shows that the top surface of the rib should be flush with the top of the spar. I get about a 6mm height difference on 3 of my ribs. www.steensland.net/pics/edge.jpg Carlos Sa wrote: > Lee, I'm afraid your picture is fuzzier than your words... > > If you are talking about a *horizontal* gap, that's not an issue (this > seems to be the case, I see a ruler in the horizontal position). If it > is vertical, then it is another story... > > Good luck > > Carlos > CH601-HD, plans > Montreal, Canada > > > 2009/3/17 Lee Steensland > > > > > > Nutters, er Netters! > > I have been trying to get my horizontal stab skeleton put together > so I can get it skinned. I noticed something on a few of my ribs > and was curious to see if any other builders have seen this with > their tails. > > Where the ribs (6T1-2) meet the rear spar (6T1-4) there should be > a tangent transition from the rib to the spar. When I align the > rib on the spar as best I can there is no way to make the top > curve of the rib gracefully transition to the spar. There is > something on the order of 6mm height difference between the rib > and spar. Has anyone seen this? I have a picture that would better > describe the issue but it's a little fuzzy. > http://www.steensland.net/pics/far.png > > If so, how did you deal with it? > > > -- > Lee Steensland > 601XL/Corvair (7637L reserved) Kit/Scratch builder 0.0% complete! > > > * > > > * -- Lee Steensland 601XL/Corvair (7637L reserved) Kit/Scratch builder 0.0% complete! ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 10:37:26 AM PST US Subject: Re: Zenith601-List: horizontal stab question From: jaybannist@cs.com Lee, Unless I am seeing things wrong, I see your problem. If this photo shows the top of the stabilizer, you have the rear spar upside down.? The upper flange of the rear spar should project rearward to provide a fastening for the elevator hinge.? The lower spar flange projects forward. Jay Bannister Do not archive -----Original Message----- From: Lee Steensland Sent: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:14 pm Subject: Re: Zenith601-List: horizontal stab question ? I just uploaded a better picture (I took it from the zenith construction guidelines). The huge black line shows that the top surface of the rib should be flush with the top of the spar. I get about a 6mm height difference on 3 of my ribs.? ? www.steensland.net/pics/edge.jpg? ? Carlos Sa wrote:? > Lee, I'm afraid your picture is fuzzier than your words...? >? > If you are talking about a *horizontal* gap, that's not an issue (this > seems to be the case, I see a ruler in the horizontal position). If it > is vertical, then it is another story...? >? > Good luck? >? > Carlos? > CH601-HD, plans? > Montreal, Canada? >? >? > 2009/3/17 Lee Steensland >? >? > >? >? > Nutters, er Netters!? >? > I have been trying to get my horizontal stab skeleton put together? > so I can get it skinned. I noticed something on a few of my ribs? > and was curious to see if any other builders have seen this with? > their tails.? >? > Where the ribs (6T1-2) meet the rear spar (6T1-4) there should be? > a tangent transition from the rib to the spar. When I align the? > rib on the spar as best I can there is no way to make the top? > curve of the rib gracefully transition to the spar. There is? > something on the order of 6mm height difference between the rib? > and spar. Has anyone seen this? I have a picture that would better? > describe the issue but it's a little fuzzy.? > http://www.steensland.net/pics/far.png? >? > If so, how did you deal with it?? >? >? >? > -- > Lee Steensland? > 601XL/Corvair (7637L reserved) Kit/Scratch builder 0.0% complete!? >? >? > *? >? >? > *? ? -- Lee Steensland? 601XL/Corvair (7637L reserved) Kit/Scratch builder 0.0% complete!? ? ? ? ________________________________________________________________________ Email message sent from CompuServe - visit us today at http://www.cs.com ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 07:09:18 PM PST US Subject: Zenith601-List: Re: horizontal stab question From: "Ron Lendon" As Jay said, 6-T-2 skin riveting drawing shows it quite clearly. -------- Ron Lendon, Clinton Township, MI WW Corvair with Roy's Garage 5th bearing Zodiac XL, ScrapBuilder ;-) http://www.mykitlog.com/rlendon Corvair Engine Prints: http://home.comcast.net/~rlendon/site/ Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=235053#235053 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message zenith601-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Zenith601-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/zenith601-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/zenith601-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.