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Builder Name:	Stan Timmerman -

Project:	Bearhawk - Patrol
Total Hours:	1029.5
Total Expense:	$10696.05
Start/Last Date:	Jul 01, 2014 - No Finish Date

Friendly URL:	https://eaabuilderslog.org?s=Patrol

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Apr 07, 2021 Align

Category: Wing hanger

The iron shelf brackets are match drilled.  A plastic spacer accounts for vertical distance matching

The bottom attach point has to be offset.

A plumb bob is threaded thru a bolt with a concentric hole

The wing tip iron angle has multiple match drilled holes.

The wing tip is spaced up to be level with root spar and locked in place

A water level is used to level the main spar from root to wing tip

water level used for vertical spacing at wing tip

Water level used for vertical spacing at root

match holes can be seen the string is tied at matching holes

matchng hole for wing tip

Clamp for both vertical and rotation to match string

water level

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Need plunger to be used when moving water level vial around.

Plunger is used to keep water from spilling while moving

water level used along lengh of spar with 2x4 adjustable legs

Level checked along length adjusted with 2x4 with adjustable feet

Root rib locked into place so that rear spar is correct relative to main spar

Main spar plumb bob

Black washer spaces 1/2 inch away from bolt attach hole

Rear spar has to be 1/2 inch high but otherwise centered.

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3/16 lathe bit to check that spar is parallel to string along span

3/16 lahe bit used to check middle of spar for rotation

3/16 bit used to chech wing tip is rotated correctly before locked down

Mar 29, 2021 Level step1

Category: Wing hanger

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Nov 16, 2020 Bracket for wing tip - (12 hours)

Category: Wing hanger

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Wing tip bracket

The surface with blue pen will be 1/4  lower then the surface with red pen.

The angle with the yellow pen does not touch spar.  It is only used as an attach point for strings.

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The level is displaced by 1/4 lathe bits to the height of the 032 spar web.

brackets are level in two directions

bracket is level in two directions

bracket height is set with water level

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water level used to set height of brackets that are 172 inches apart

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The bracket is symetric for supporting right and left wing

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2x4 will support rear spar weight

Nov 15, 2020 Reference strings - (3 hours)

Category: Wing hanger

Holes are matched drilled  so that they line up across from one another

Holes used for reference lines as needed built into support bracket

match drilled supports with  holes to tie strings used for reference lines.

Nov 15, 2020 Water level - (1 hour)

Category: Wing hanger

Mark support for level

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