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Old January 6th 17, 09:06 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Jonathon May[_2_]
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Default Glider Maintenance - Fuselage Rotisserie

At 16:52 06 January 2017, wrote:
On Friday, January 6, 2017 at 8:48:47 AM UTC-5, Papa3 wrote:
After years of wandering around northern NJ temporarily occupying the

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kshops and garages of club members who were kind (or stupid) enough to
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out space, Aero Club Albatross (ACA) finally has a shop of our own at
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irstown airport. As the Refinisher in Chief, I'm building out the
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tructure bit by bit to make sure we are well equipped for future

projects.
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I'm looking for good examples of fuselage fixtures, especially ones

that
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allow for the whole fuselage to be rotated at least 90 degrees either way
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rom vertical. =20
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So, does anyone have examples of a fuselage rotisserie with some photos

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ou can share? We already have a cradle/sling as well as solid stands.
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also have used a hoist from the ceiling in the past. Each of these
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ts some challenges when painting, so we're looking to start fresh. Any
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ics, sketches, or ideas would be appreciated. We have world class
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tors and machinists in our club, so we can go top tier - no 2x4s and
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e cords. You can email me at erik dot h dot















mann @ gmail dot com
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Erik Mann (P3)


Someone showed some photos of an "octo roller" made from 2 sheets of
plywoo=
d that picked up front lift pins and rear pins using arms. 8 sided

allowed
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easy rolling to desired position.=20
I don't remember where I was it. Maybe in the VSA group.
None of these is easy to spray around. For that I hang and tilt 15

degrees
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or so with a gallon can hung on an arm off lift pins.
FWIW
UH



Sorry my las post was inaccurate ,it was a soaring cafe piece
http://vimeo.com/60497114
Jon