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No Evan, I did not. Small world. I've only been dealing with two guys there and our correspondence is not frequent. I don't think Daniel has posted here in years and hope he is well.Great job Andy. Did you know Daniel (109 Roaming) is part of the Ferrymead restoration group?
You do that. Bet he will be suprised about the vibe now.Haven't been in contact with him much myself for a while, must drop him a line. He left the forum when we had some shitstirrers about.
Just a thought Andy - maybe the wiper was on the flat central panel on the nose glazing ?
Andy, just curious. Those round details scattered around? For mounting? Reinforcement disks for exterior components? Seem really random and I see a grab bar attached to a pair.The last session saw Junction Box A dismantled after documenting the wiring terminals and carefully removing the old labels. Here are the guts:
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Dismantled and bead-blasted, ready for paint:
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Here are Junction Boxes A and B test fitted in place. The holes for A lined up perfectly with the available ferrule locations.
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We continue to move ahead, slowly.
They are called ferrules and, yes, they are for fixing things to the wooden shell. The fuselage is only about 9/16 inches thick and mostly balsa so there's a need for a more solid base where attachments need to be made. A 3/4 inch hole is drilled thru the inner plywood skin and balsa, stopping at the inside of the outer skin. The ferrule, which consists of a 3/4 inch diameter bakelite cylinder with a threaded brass insert all glued to a thin birch ply disc, is then glued into the hole. The back of the disc receives glue as well and is then nailed to the inner fuselage skin with 1/2 inch long brass nails. The threaded brass inserts are designed to receive British 2BA or 4BA bolts.Andy, just curious. Those round details scattered around? For mounting? Reinforcement disks for exterior components? Seem really random and I see a grab bar attached to a pair.