Hi John, Since it’s already attached I would lay out the cut so as to leave a small front and back section and say 1/2” on each side. This way you only have to lay up a flange on the inside of what’s there and reattach it with #6 screws and blind nuts. Cutting the whole thing off means a lot more body work later. If you do a nice cut there won’t be any body work to do in this manner.
Victor Taylor Irvington Alabama Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 27, 2018, at 18:00, [email protected] wrote: > > Send KRnet mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of KRnet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Separating a Fixed Forward Deck (John Bouyea) > 2. Re: Separating a Fixed Forward Deck ([email protected]) > 3. Re: Separating a Fixed Forward Deck ([email protected]) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 06:41:36 -0800 > From: "John Bouyea" <[email protected]> > To: "'KRnet'" <[email protected]> > Subject: KR> Separating a Fixed Forward Deck > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I'm looking for a few tips on what I might run into when making a fixed > forward deck removable. > > My existing (for sale) KR2 has a removable forward deck with a built-in 12G > fuel tank. It makes accessing all the systems very easy. > > My new-to-me KR has the deck permanently attached to the fuselage boat. This > is making maintaining and upgrading systems and wiring very difficult. > > I'd like to install a hinge attachment with a removable center-pin so I will > be able to both lift the deck off for maintenance and reinstall it easily. > > Has anyone gone through this upgrade on their project? Anything in > particular I should check before I fire up the Dremel tool with my rotary > cutter blade? > > Thanks in advance. > > > > John Bouyea > N5391M/ KR2 > OR81/ Hillsboro, OR > 2015 KR@MMV Gathering CoHost > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 08:00:24 -0700 > From: <[email protected]> > To: "KRnet" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: KR> Separating a Fixed Forward Deck > Message-ID: > <20181227080024.d04b1abb1c854b54fd3150a99c6879d4.e069175d5b....@email04.godaddy.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > John Bouyea wrote: > >> I'd like to install a hinge attachment with a removable center-pin so I will >> be able to both lift the deck off for maintenance and reinstall it easily. >> >> Has anyone gone through this upgrade on their project? Anything in >> particular I should check before I fire up the Dremel tool with my rotary >> cutter blade? > > If you don't have an "oscillating multi-tool" yet, it may be time to buy > one. This thing has a thin flat flat on it that is self-guiding. Lay > it on the longeron inside the canopy towards the front, and nibble your > way forward, ensuring that you don't cut any electrical cables or other > critical stuff along the way. Once it's started, you'd have to pivot > the body outside the fuselage to clear the deck. There's a blade for > these things that is semi-circular, which would work pretty good for > these. It "shouldn't" cut into your longeron, but keep an eye on it to > make sure. See > https://www.amazon.com/Vtopmart-Oscillating-Multimaster-Milwaukee-Craftsman/dp/B07JX78MC4/ref=zg_bs_8106524011_8?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=MG1DWZHA57SVJR1FFVA6 > for an example of the kind of blade I'm talking about (the bottom one in > the photos). You can get one of these at Home Depot. > > Having said this, no, I've never done it, but I've certainly considered > it for N891JF! I do recommend reattaching it with piano hinges, which > you've probably seen at http://www.n56ml.com/kmlfd.html . This takes > (in the case of N56ML) the whole front deck and canopy off in a under a > minute....just pull two pins and remove! > > Let us know how it works out.... > > Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL > ML "at" N56ML.com > www.N56ML.com > ge to [email protected] > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 08:08:00 -0700 > From: <[email protected]> > To: "KRnet" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: KR> Separating a Fixed Forward Deck > Message-ID: > <20181227080800.d04b1abb1c854b54fd3150a99c6879d4.212e1f8f6b....@email04.godaddy.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I wrote: > > "If you don't have an "oscillating multi-tool" yet, it may be time to > buy > one. This thing has a thin flat flat on it that is self-guiding" > > I meant to say "thin flat blade". They come in many shapes, but the one > for this may be the semi-circular blade. If you buy an oscillating > multi-tool kit, it'll probably come with one in the box, as well as some > flat ones. You can mount them at several angles, so really, even the > flat one would work...just install it at an angle that allows the body > to clear the deck, while the tool cuts along the top of the longeron. > This same tool makes cutting the center spars out of a fuselage a > breeze, because the blade is so thin it barely removes any wood, leaving > a gap that is easily filled with epoxy/flox if needed. > > I should probably proofread my posts BEFORE I send them, rather than > later. Well, at least I use capital letters and punctuation.... > > Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL > ML "at" N56ML.com > www.N56ML.com > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > See KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > KRnet mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org > > > ------------------------------ > > End of KRnet Digest, Vol 6, Issue 293 > ************************************* _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected]
