Saturday, March 1, 2014

Pulley Post

OK!  Back to airplane parts.  The photo below is the post that will go on top of one of the aileron hinges to support an aileron pulley bracket.

I have been dreading these parts. There are two of them, one for each wing. I know it doesn't look all that complex, but that angle has to be exactly 10 degrees.  The lower part of the post has not been trimmed to length yet.  It will be about 5/16" long (it is currently about 2-1/4") when finished.

Pretty good looking weld, too.

The bracket welds onto the "upper" end of the angled part. The idea is to mount the pulley at a 10 degree angle so that it clears the hinge.  I will fabricate and install the bracket after I have this post welded onto the hinge.

Getting that weld lined up and held in place will be the next challenge.

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