tweiss
Active Member
Is this normal for the tips right out of the mold?
While trying to get the tips onto the tail this morning I ran into this on the elevator tips.
The flange step on the tip is not straight.
What I'm trying to capture in the picture is that the flange step runs left to right along the straight edge of the level then right at the beginning of the bubble it turns away/up with what I think is going to give me all kinds of trouble with the fit and finnish.
I want to complete the tips with a nice symmetrical defined line between the glass and the aluminum skin.
Did I get a bad set of tips, or are all of you having to carve into the glass to get a nice straight edge?
I really don't want to call Van's and hear (again) how I'm not building a spaceship. I just want it to look nice when I'm done.
Thanks for your help.
Tom
By the way, the VS and rudder tips went on sooooo nice and easy. I thought I might finnish this thing today until this issue.
While trying to get the tips onto the tail this morning I ran into this on the elevator tips.
The flange step on the tip is not straight.
What I'm trying to capture in the picture is that the flange step runs left to right along the straight edge of the level then right at the beginning of the bubble it turns away/up with what I think is going to give me all kinds of trouble with the fit and finnish.
I want to complete the tips with a nice symmetrical defined line between the glass and the aluminum skin.
Did I get a bad set of tips, or are all of you having to carve into the glass to get a nice straight edge?
I really don't want to call Van's and hear (again) how I'm not building a spaceship. I just want it to look nice when I'm done.
Thanks for your help.
Tom
By the way, the VS and rudder tips went on sooooo nice and easy. I thought I might finnish this thing today until this issue.