05/11/17 - Control Rod UHMW Guide Blocks
The UHMW guide blocks for the elevator control rod will squeak at the two extremes of the motion. The hole in the blocks are a straight bore. The control rod moves up and down slightly with the mounting pivot arm. Dan’s solution is to bevelthe bore slightly to allow the change in height of the …
11/22/15 - Welding Control Rods Bolt End Style
Dan has some experience with ox-acetylene welding. He purchased a new small tip. We had purchased a bunch of left over drops of 4130 tubing from Wicks to practice on. I cannot find this item on their website right now. Dan tells me that the thicker tubing is easier to weld. The thin wall sizes are tricky …
11/12/13 - Control Rods Welding
We purchased the 4130 rods from Wicks Aircraft. Dan is good at Oxy-Acetylene welding. Here are some images of welding the ends of a couple control rods.