---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith701801-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 06/09/12: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:26 AM - Re: Re: Elevator Skin, Not as expected (Perry Delano) 2. 08:22 AM - Re: Re: Elevator Skin, Not as expected (Dan Hill) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:26:56 AM PST US From: "Perry Delano" Subject: RE: Zenith701801-List: Re: Elevator Skin, Not as expected Hi all, After getting a lot of good responses here and talking with Caleb at zenith, the solution to the miss measured skin (still not sure that is what it is as everthing seems right exept the top skin shy about 20 mm) is to cut the short skin back to the trailing edge of the spar and slide a new piece underneath it to the leading edge of the spar (maybe a little more in each case to ensure edge distance),thus both pieces will overlap each other. Prior to doing any cutting ensure the new piece is long enough, wide enough and alligned, I'll match drill the new piece through the old piece (already drilled) and that I will cut off. End result, one extra seam line, no extra rivets, no drilling out all the rivets in the bottom side of the skin and no need to start from scratch on the elevator, "pheuuuww". My challenge now is to find some .016 - .020 6061-T6 here on the west coast or North West (US). Does anybody have a recommendation? As an aside, I have gotten great support from Caleb at Zenith on too many queries. Regards, Perry ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:22:09 AM PST US From: "Dan Hill" Subject: RE: Zenith701801-List: Re: Elevator Skin, Not as expected Hi Perry: I think you will find it easiest (and in the long run cheapest) to order it from aircraft spruce. I have sourced a few other local sources for some raw materials, but for most part spruce has been the best supplier as the service has been very good, and they know what you want when you order. You can have the .016 rolled. Dan Hill 701 scratch builder. -----Original Message----- From: owner-zenith701801-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-zenith701801-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Perry Delano Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 7:26 AM Subject: RE: Zenith701801-List: Re: Elevator Skin, Not as expected --> Hi all, After getting a lot of good responses here and talking with Caleb at zenith, the solution to the miss measured skin (still not sure that is what it is as everthing seems right exept the top skin shy about 20 mm) is to cut the short skin back to the trailing edge of the spar and slide a new piece underneath it to the leading edge of the spar (maybe a little more in each case to ensure edge distance),thus both pieces will overlap each other. Prior to doing any cutting ensure the new piece is long enough, wide enough and alligned, I'll match drill the new piece through the old piece (already drilled) and that I will cut off. End result, one extra seam line, no extra rivets, no drilling out all the rivets in the bottom side of the skin and no need to start from scratch on the elevator, "pheuuuww". My challenge now is to find some .016 - .020 6061-T6 here on the west coast or North West (US). Does anybody have a recommendation? As an aside, I have gotten great support from Caleb at Zenith on too many queries. Regards, Perry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message zenith701801-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Zenith701801-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/zenith701801-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/zenith701801-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.