Turbine Q&A/Addtional support products section here.
Corrections and Addendums here.
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Here we move onto the Fin construction... you
can follow the instructions and build it as standard and it will work just
fine.
Or.... you can do this and have a scale folding
fin that will allow you that extra room when transported the ship.
I start off by making a bulkhead
for the fin, drilling holes for the Graupner mini hiem joints(which we
also stock) and bolting
them in where the extra backup plates are...1/8"
ply is used. I use 3/8" "T" brass cut into small sections, I drill them
before cutting
them . 2mm bolts countersunk slightly and also
countsink the mounting point a bit (i use a dremel wheel here). Bolts go
clean
though the doubled up section here to nuts countersunk
into the skin below. The balse spar reinforcement is two 1/8 strips
of ply with one extra on the side of the bracket,
which is 100 mm from the inside edge of the fin.
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Bolts countersunk and filled.
This is how your seam should look before gluing.
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TTaped up and ready to drop thin CA into
it via two holes (which I will fill later with an end plate) . All done
and sanded.
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I use tabs on the body too... one for fin,
two for lower attachment . Line up hiem joints and make these marks
, then cut
with a hotknife.
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TTabs get glued in with JB weld and then backed
up with a strip of ply inside later . 2 mm bolts with locknunts secure
the
fin and allow to FOLD once the strut is released...
how? coming up next....
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This massive stab can now FOLD leaving
room during transport or storage.
More to come... we just ran our turbine unit and
its awesome!
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to see the clip!
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