David Paule
Well Known Member
I bought a used Fry jig for my RV-3B fuselage. This one is nominally an RV-4 jig so I'll need to tweak it a bit to work for this plane. I'll document the jig itself here, and things particularly pertinent to my RV-3B in that blog there.
Here are the instructions for the use of the Fry Jig for an RV-4. Please remember that I'm building an RV-3 so I'll be tweaking the jig to suit. Thanks to David Howe for the instructions.
Here is the catalog for the Fry Jig product line.
The jig folds and is slightly under 8' long when folded. My pickup truck as a topper and I can fit the jig in folded and on its side. Here it is in the truck right after I got it home:
I slid it out of the truck put one end on the ground. With it half on the truck, I could rotate it upright. Incidentally, this was the reverse of loading it- I'd put it half on the tailgate, rotate it sideways and slide it into the truck. Here it is halfway out:
The feet have wheels and also threaded adjustable feet so that when it's opened up and leveled, it'll be straight and won't wander all over the shop. Now it's inside the shop.
There are a number of smaller pieces that came with it.
and
Have to say that the shop was much more convenient with the jig folded. Now it's open:
Missing from the photos is the wooden spar center piece, a nicely-made spacer for the spar bulkhead. Since it's the wrong size for the RV-3B, I left it back in the hangar.
The photos are also hosted
here,
here,
here,
here,
and here.
Dave
Here are the instructions for the use of the Fry Jig for an RV-4. Please remember that I'm building an RV-3 so I'll be tweaking the jig to suit. Thanks to David Howe for the instructions.
Here is the catalog for the Fry Jig product line.
The jig folds and is slightly under 8' long when folded. My pickup truck as a topper and I can fit the jig in folded and on its side. Here it is in the truck right after I got it home:
I slid it out of the truck put one end on the ground. With it half on the truck, I could rotate it upright. Incidentally, this was the reverse of loading it- I'd put it half on the tailgate, rotate it sideways and slide it into the truck. Here it is halfway out:
The feet have wheels and also threaded adjustable feet so that when it's opened up and leveled, it'll be straight and won't wander all over the shop. Now it's inside the shop.
There are a number of smaller pieces that came with it.
and
Have to say that the shop was much more convenient with the jig folded. Now it's open:
Missing from the photos is the wooden spar center piece, a nicely-made spacer for the spar bulkhead. Since it's the wrong size for the RV-3B, I left it back in the hangar.
The photos are also hosted
here,
here,
here,
here,
and here.
Dave
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