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Old 07-11-2014, 07:37 AM
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After a couple of these incidents on a built you learn to disregard the drawings almost entirely and build from common sense and experience. Don`t do anything to a part that affects it`s fit to another part if you don`t have them both on the bench or in a jig!
You have now made the transition from being an airplane assembler to an aircraft builder.
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Old 07-12-2014, 03:46 AM
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You have now made the transition from being an airplane assembler to an aircraft builder.
If only Vans had sold us all a box of parts to build an RV7 instead of an RV7 kit
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Old 07-12-2014, 08:51 AM
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That little hole in the side of the rod end is a witness hole. Use it to verify that the male threads are screwed in at least that far. If it's assembled that far it's acceptable. Of course deeper is acceptable too.

Easy to inspect with a piece of safety wire as a probe.

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