propsync
Well Known Member
Hi Group,
I did a search here on vans and didn't really turn up anything. Took a look on Google and Youtube as well without luck. I'm looking for some tips/advice on completing skin mating, but I do have an RV14 specific question on the mating as well.
Notice in the illustration, Vans is saying that the area is 1" by 1" (I think, although 25mm is about an inch). This doesn't seem correct. In order to do this step correctly, you have to measure the skin overlap right? Assuming that's the case, you would be looking at 1 5/8". The illustration does show the removal of material that covers 2 rows of rivet holes but clearly that is not 1".
I'm looking for some guidance on completing this step.
Also, what is the best way to remove material in such a way as to get a good fit? I was thinking maybe something like this--
Start with the same amount of strokes with a file across the entire area and then move away from a reference line in 1/8 inch increments at a time with the same number of strokes at each increment each time (hopefully that made sense). I may be overthinking this as the area is so small and so thin.
As always, thanks for the help!
I did a search here on vans and didn't really turn up anything. Took a look on Google and Youtube as well without luck. I'm looking for some tips/advice on completing skin mating, but I do have an RV14 specific question on the mating as well.
Notice in the illustration, Vans is saying that the area is 1" by 1" (I think, although 25mm is about an inch). This doesn't seem correct. In order to do this step correctly, you have to measure the skin overlap right? Assuming that's the case, you would be looking at 1 5/8". The illustration does show the removal of material that covers 2 rows of rivet holes but clearly that is not 1".
I'm looking for some guidance on completing this step.
Also, what is the best way to remove material in such a way as to get a good fit? I was thinking maybe something like this--
Start with the same amount of strokes with a file across the entire area and then move away from a reference line in 1/8 inch increments at a time with the same number of strokes at each increment each time (hopefully that made sense). I may be overthinking this as the area is so small and so thin.
As always, thanks for the help!
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