JurgenRoeland
Well Known Member
I trimmed most of what needed to be trimmed and I feel like I'm ready to make "the big cut".
The rear bow fits really nicely using all he clamps, the center rear of the plexy needed only little encouragment to fit on the rear part of the center bar.
The rest of the center bar butts nicely in the plexi bubble without using any force.
On the front bow, I used a long bolt to pull the canopy latch tube in 5/8 hole in the canopy.
When I look from the front, there are some serious gaps when I clamp the side bows. The images illustrate my problem. On the right side in the picture, I can almost halfway put my index finger underneath.
I tried moving the frame around but couldn't find get a better match without creating big gaps under the top center bow.
I assume that once the canopy is split, it will be more flexible to comply with the front bow when I clamp it in place then it is now.
I have drawn a 3/32 line for the division with the frame being in the current state.
What I'm worrying about is the movement of the sides when you pull it in on the top. will I still get 1/16 to 3/32 spacing if the whole thing moves, that is the big question.In other words, can I trust my current 3/32 split line .
Before making the cut I thought I'd ask for some opinions here.
Here are some images to illustrate:
http://jursairplanefactory.com/images/vansairforce/20201111_152620.jpg
http://jursairplanefactory.com/images/vansairforce/20201111_152611.jpg
thanks in advance
Jurgen
The rear bow fits really nicely using all he clamps, the center rear of the plexy needed only little encouragment to fit on the rear part of the center bar.
The rest of the center bar butts nicely in the plexi bubble without using any force.
On the front bow, I used a long bolt to pull the canopy latch tube in 5/8 hole in the canopy.
When I look from the front, there are some serious gaps when I clamp the side bows. The images illustrate my problem. On the right side in the picture, I can almost halfway put my index finger underneath.
I tried moving the frame around but couldn't find get a better match without creating big gaps under the top center bow.
I assume that once the canopy is split, it will be more flexible to comply with the front bow when I clamp it in place then it is now.
I have drawn a 3/32 line for the division with the frame being in the current state.
What I'm worrying about is the movement of the sides when you pull it in on the top. will I still get 1/16 to 3/32 spacing if the whole thing moves, that is the big question.In other words, can I trust my current 3/32 split line .
Before making the cut I thought I'd ask for some opinions here.
Here are some images to illustrate:
http://jursairplanefactory.com/images/vansairforce/20201111_152620.jpg
http://jursairplanefactory.com/images/vansairforce/20201111_152611.jpg
thanks in advance
Jurgen