alpinelakespilot2000
Well Known Member
Well, here's question 2 of the night...
I'm fabricating the two HS-904 shims from AS3-040 material as per the instructions on p. 6-1. I'm having trouble identifying the AS3-040 from which I should be manufacturing them. The best I've come up with so far is that in my "emp. small parts bag" I have two pieces of Al that are 1/2" x 4" and the thickness seems to be about .040 (although I don't have a caliper--probably need to get one--but it does fall between the thickness of the hs-ribs and the hs-spars). The shims are supposed to end up 1/2" wide. That said, when I look at the complete materials/parts list in the preview plans, they say that the HS-904 shims are constructed from material that is 5/8" wide (not 1/2" material I found in the small parts bag). I haven't found anything that is 5/8" wide.
Any suggestions on from where I manufacture these parts? I have the trim bundle, but there too, nothing is labeled identifying the type of aluminum or the thickness.
Any help? I'm starting to think that the hardest part of this project is going to be identifying parts!
Thanks.
Steve
I'm fabricating the two HS-904 shims from AS3-040 material as per the instructions on p. 6-1. I'm having trouble identifying the AS3-040 from which I should be manufacturing them. The best I've come up with so far is that in my "emp. small parts bag" I have two pieces of Al that are 1/2" x 4" and the thickness seems to be about .040 (although I don't have a caliper--probably need to get one--but it does fall between the thickness of the hs-ribs and the hs-spars). The shims are supposed to end up 1/2" wide. That said, when I look at the complete materials/parts list in the preview plans, they say that the HS-904 shims are constructed from material that is 5/8" wide (not 1/2" material I found in the small parts bag). I haven't found anything that is 5/8" wide.
Any suggestions on from where I manufacture these parts? I have the trim bundle, but there too, nothing is labeled identifying the type of aluminum or the thickness.
Any help? I'm starting to think that the hardest part of this project is going to be identifying parts!
Thanks.
Steve