REFLECTOR: Help-elevators

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Larry, 
 
I have the same model, and had the same problem with my elevators. It has been a while, but what I did was take some of the scrap blue foam and cut a piece slightly oversize. I then placed it BETWEEN the good pieces, and very slowly sanded it down to the right contour. 
 
I remember being a little worried about making it right, but it ended up taking less than one evening to get it all mated up. 
 
You could always ask the factory to send you another core to use, but that probably isn't necessary. 
I remember making the filler piece 4"-6" wide. If you have some pour foam, it would be easier than what I did by using a scrap piece or blue foam. Get everything jigged up where you want it, make a small dam, and put the pour foam between the good blue cores. wait til it is cured, and rough cut by hand with a hack saw blade. Then sand the last bit to match. 
 
Shouldn't be too bad. I built all my surfaces (no fast build options here). I found it pretty easy and quite rewarding once it was done. 
 
Keep on plugggin'
 
Kurt  
 
-----Original Message-----
From: lawrence epstein <ljepstein at hotmail.com>
To: reflector at tvbf.org
Sent: Sat, 21 May 2005 22:06:16 +0000
Subject: REFLECTOR: Help-elevators


Help! 
starting to fabricate my elevators (I knew I should have paid Alan Shaw for the control surfaces!) 
 
Elite 173 
 
I mated the 2 foam peices and they add up to only 73 inches. the manual says the elevators should be 75 inches each. 
 
Odes this get trimmed later? 
 
Should i bond them to the torque tube @ 75 inches & fill the middle (with foam?) 
 
Any ideas?? 
 
Larry Epstein 
 
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