ResidentStranger
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Just wondering if I need to order that magnet kit or if it comes with the finish kit(?) Van's support out of the office for Airventure for a while - figured someone here would know that.
Thanks!
Thanks!
I couldn't get good results with it. If they aren't really close to touching, they lock off field and end up with mismatched holes. I found better ways.
Good to know - open to suggestions...what method did you use?
What magnets are you guys referring to? The only magnets I remember are the ones associated with the wing pin reed switches, and I thought Vans eventually got rid of them.
I couldn't get good results with it. If they aren't really close to touching, they lock off field and end up with mismatched holes. I found better ways.
They are tiny ball magnets (they come with the Finishing Kit). I used them to locate holes on the spinner.. and I think the tailcone fairing.
Other methods you can try, in some cases, is to shine a bright light through the hole in the sheet metal (spinner front or backplate).. if its dark enough, you can see the light on the fiberglass spinner. Since space is limited, the only practical way to do this on the front-plate is to use a AA battery, resistor and an LED light taped to the front-plate so that the light shines through the hole you want to locate.
Or, with the spinner off, you could use a laser pointer to shine directly into/through a hole in the spinner's backplate/frontplate.. put the spinner on. then drill the spinner where you see the laser hitting it.
Both of these other methods are more time consuming.