REFLECTOR:Stick to torque tube slop.

Greg Poole reflector@tvbf.org
Thu, 15 May 2003 08:58:56 +1000


Kinda like the idea of a lubricated flat contact surface on both sides of
the stick and am going to add the C bracket and Lawrence's washer idea -
call it overkill or call it good engineering. Maybe the original would not
break but ultimately it would have been a wear point (?) and I hate slop  at
the best of times - whether it be for breakfast or in aircraft control
systems......

Greg in Sydney.

From: "Scott Derrick" <scott@tnstaafl.net>


> Not to diminish Lawrence's idea but the factory now supplies a stick
> tube that has a C bracket welded to the stick. The C wraps around the
> torque tube and supports the stick from both sides. The bolt goes
> through the C bracket, torque tube and stick tube.
>
> Scott
>
>
> Greg Poole wrote:
> > Laurence,
> >
> > Your idea has got my vote - wonderful!!
> >
> > Greg in Sydney.
> > SE RG Down Under
> > Greg Poole
> > POOLED RESOURCES PTY LTD
> > Ph: 9899 2737  Fax: 9899 2726
> >
> >     ----- Original Message -----
> >     From: Laurence Coen <mailto:lwcoen@hotmail.com>
> >     To: reflector@tvbf.org <mailto:reflector@tvbf.org>
> >     Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 1:37 AM
> >     Subject: REFLECTOR:Stick to torque tube slop.
> >
> >     This is a second try.  My pictures were too big in the first attempt
> >     so I reduced the resolution.
> >
> >     Jim Agnew came up with an elegant solution to this problem in a
> >     previous thread.  My lack of machine shop access led to my own
> >     solution.  It's cheap easy and everyone already has the stuff on
> >     hand to do it.  It requires two wide area washers, Alpha Epoxy and
> >     some flox. All you need do is temporarily bolt the wide area washers
> >     to the stick and torque tube, fill in the space between the tubes
> >     and the washers with a nice thick flox mixture.  Let cure, remove
> >     the bolts and reassemble.  You're done.
> >
> >     Instead of boring you with another 2,000 words, I've attached two
> >     pictures instead.
> >
> >     Larry Coen
> >     SE RG Franklin
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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