WIX-F23

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WIX-F23

Postby Bryan Cotton » Mon Apr 14, 2014 10:02 pm

I goofed up my first WIX-F23-02 upper attach angle. It comes in the machined angle parts kit. The angle has a bend on one face to match the bend of the Y fittings, and also has pilot holes where it bolts into the longerons. Because the bend was on the face out of the box, I assumed the corner of the angle was bent up to be parallel to the longerons as well. It was not. When I tried to bend it after the holes were drilled, it bent through the holes.
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I had some angle stock so I made another in 2 or 3 tries. Sadly all the holes were already drilled to 3/16". I did not want to run a 3/16 right through as the hole would suffer. Fortunately a friend had a drill bushing with a 3/32" ID. It saved the day.
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Moral: always check your parts against the print. Make those bends in F23-02 before you drill
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Waiex 191 N191YX
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Re: WIX-F23

Postby Bryan Cotton » Thu Apr 24, 2014 11:08 pm

The callout for many of the bolts seemed one size too long. For example on the NAS bolts length -11 and -14 I wish I had -10 and -13. Bolts are cheap, when you buy those bolts get the next size down too.
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Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
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Re: WIX-F23

Postby Rynoth » Fri Apr 25, 2014 6:52 am

Same was true for me, I ended up adding an extra (3rd) washer on 4 pairs of bolts I think.
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Re: WIX-F23

Postby Bryan Cotton » Fri Apr 25, 2014 9:46 am

Because I am weight crazy, I really want to replace those bolts. Then again, this is the airplane I want to finish someday.
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Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
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Re: WIX-F23

Postby kevinh » Sun May 29, 2016 2:10 pm

Hi Bryan,

Any tips on how to get the 'second' bend into the WIX-F23-02 angle? BFH + blocks is the only idea I can come up. (BFH = big f'n hammer)

edit: never mind, I just pressed a bolt into that bend line and all good. duh! ;-)
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Re: WIX-F23

Postby Bryan Cotton » Sun May 29, 2016 6:03 pm

Kevin,
No need to explain tools to me, that is my domain. I think I used a BFH but the bolt idea seems clever.
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dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
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