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10-18-2006, 11:05 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 298
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Rudder storage?
Hi all,
Just finished my rudder and am struggling to find a place to store it that won't risk damage. My VS is under the bed, but the bracket at the bottom of the rudder is just a little too big to slide under. Any ideas/suggestions on where to stash it?
Thanks,
bill
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10-18-2006, 11:16 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Austin, Tx
Posts: 333
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Bill,
After leaving all of my empennage parts outside under a tarp for a year, I brought them inside, and everything is attached to the ceiling of my garage. I had all of the parts wrapped in plastic and sealed, but my dogs got under the cover and clawed through all of the plastic and consequently, rain got in, and I had a little corrosion where the parts were not primed.
Now, everything is held to the ceiling using 4 hooks per piece with cord strung between the hooks (each piece lays on the cord). The HS is up against the back wall of my shop.
Tracy.
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10-18-2006, 11:17 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: ...
Posts: 2,049
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Wire through the hinges, hang it like a portrait on your living room wall?
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10-18-2006, 11:25 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Fort Myers, FL
Posts: 483
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Originally Posted by dan
Wire through the hinges, hang it like a portrait on your living room wall?
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That's my plan. It's art! All emp part will be stored inside the house this way it will benefit from the A/C. |
10-18-2006, 12:11 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Stuck in Lodi CA
Posts: 310
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Use Dan's idea - hang it on the wall polish it. Tell visitors it's a mirror from the VanGrunsven school of design.
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10-18-2006, 12:43 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Milwaukee, WI area
Posts: 2,967
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Do you have a second or third bedroom that is used for the seldom guest? Here's my entire emp in the guest room (right after we moved in)-
We don't have many guests, but it always brings up questions...
I do have them covered with blankets to keep dust off of them, but it's nice to have them inside and climate controlled...
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RV-7, 5 yr build, flew it 68 hours, sold it, miss it.
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10-18-2006, 02:14 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: KPYM
Posts: 2,686
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Mine is hung up on the garage wall.
 CJ
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10-18-2006, 02:43 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: SoCal
Posts: 2,452
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This is my HS. I did not get to hang the rudder before I left on travel. Plan to do the same thing with the rudder when I get back home.
check here for more info.
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The information that I post is just that; information and my own personal experiences. You need to weight out the pros and cons and make up your own mind/decisions. The pictures posted may not show the final stage or configuration. Build at your own risk.
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10-18-2006, 04:23 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 634
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In the rafters
the soon-to-be master bathroom upstairs has exposed beams.. VS/rudder and HS go up there just fine. if you put them in an area where people converse, you will get a strange analog reverb sound effect.
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10-18-2006, 05:32 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Dallas area
Posts: 10,762
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I would caution about storing aluminum parts in a bathroom. The high humidity levels do not agree with proper storage of aluminum.
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RV-6 Flying since 1993 (sold)
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