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Conference vmszoo::rc

Title:	Welcome To The Radio Control Conference
Notice:	dir's in 11, who's who in 4, sales in 6, auctions 19
Moderator:	VMSSG::FRIEDRICHS

Created:	Tue Jan 13 1987
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1706
Total number of notes:	27193

403.0. "Use and abuse of wing jigs" by SNOC01::BROWNTONY (Tony Brown) Thu Dec 17 1987 17:30

    Greetings all!  I'm back after having to do some real work!

    Question: I imported an Adjust-o-jig from Tower last year and think
    it's one of those indispensable tools.  With the right glues, it
    is fast as well as making even me produce a straight wing.  However,
    I'm about to build my first swept wing with it and the procedure
    is not absolutely clear.  Does anyone have any experience with building
    swept wings on this or any other wing jig?

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
403.1	Jigs!	BRYAN::ARCHER	Brian Archer DTN 444-2137	`Wed Nov 23 1988 21:04`	9
	I'm building a couple of winter projects that I believe will require at least a wing, if not a wing/fuse jig of sorts. I'm debating on the GP wing jig or the Adjuto-jig for fuse and wing..... Anybody have a preference? And of course why! One cost $16, the other $50. Cheers\ b-
403.2		WRASSE::FRIEDRICHS	Where's the snow??	`Sat Nov 26 1988 20:07`	14
	I believe that the adjusto jig is well worth the extra money... The big difference is that the G.P. jig only allows you to do one panel at a time. The adjusto jig allows you to do both sides at the same time, including attaching the halves with the correct dihedreil (sp). Once you do the setup work correctly, there is little chance to twist a wing. I built the entire SS-40 wing in one evening with the jig. All I had to do is add the glass in the center. cheers, jeff
403.3	Help - no doc	BRYAN::ARCHER		`Mon Feb 01 1993 11:11`	8
	I bought the Adjust-o Jig a couple years ago and have lost the documentation that it came with. I have not built a wing with it yet, but I'm about to try. If I remember correctly, it came with just a couple sheets of instructions. Could someone put a quick note in here outlining the procedure for using the jig? Or, if you'd rather you could send a fax of the instruction sheet! I can be reached at BRYAN::ARCHER...thanks!
403.4		3D::REITH	Jim 3D::Reith MLO1-2/c37 223-2021	`Mon Feb 01 1993 11:17`	9
	I'll try to find my instructions at home. The general idea is to stack the ribs with the correct taper (line up a straight edge or spar) and drill a hole through the ribs. The steel rods slip through these holes and fit into the plastic supports. You slide the plastic supports to the proper rib positions and then tighten down the base to hold them in place. You put a rubber band over the rods to hold them down. It's pretty straight forward (which is why there were only a couple of sheets of instructions) I'll check in the shop over the next couple of nights.