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Looks like you have a line on some parts - I would be interested in following the progress / results of your modifications.

Do you also have the flap handle and tube going to mixer control?  I would also be interested in the controls that bolt to the floor for aileron and rudder control.

THanks

_{Thanks for all the feedback.  I am using the 21 Century iron and it works great,  Just to make sure I have this correct.  No ironing on the tapes unless I need to put down the edges (I.e. no ironing on the main portion of the tape)?}

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The other bell cranks would be nice.  What is your price.

THanks

I would be interested in this too. I am putting KF wings on an Avid fuse, but when I went to measure some local Kitfoxes, they had the all moving HS. The angle of an Avid doesn't really help because the wing airfoil and angle are all different.

Here are some pictures, but they were with my cell phone, so not that great. The mixer is attached to the mounting tubes which I removed from the plane. I'm planning a different system. Both bell cranks are also attached. I could also include the other two pushrods that go to both of those bell cranks if that would help. I didn't think of that when I took the picture.

I would be interested in all of the flaperon mixer control pieces, include the flap handle and the push rods to the flaperon.

THanks

Hi,  Yes please sent push rods.  Send me a picture of what you got and we can close a deal.

Thanks

Does anyone know the factory angle of incidence for the horizontal tail of a Model IV.  We're doing some repair work....

_{Thanks for all the feedback.  I am using the 21 Century iron and it works great,  Just to make sure I have this correct.  No ironing on the tapes unless I need to put down the edges (I.e. no ironing on the main portion of the tape)?}

_{Thanks again,}

_{Larry S.}

TJay,

The Black Baron from Aircraft Spruce worked good for me and it's about $24

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/pages/to/irons/iron.php

The plastic idea works good, but "oven bags" work even better...they are thin and can handle the heat. You can find them at Walmart near aluminum foil and wax paper. I used the oven bags when I found a pinked edge sticking up after putting poly brush on everything (primer coat for Superflite).

Larry,

I'm sure you already know this, but watch your heat closely when ironing your tapes (if using unshrunk tapes). It is easy to overheat them and get a funky line.

Good luck!

Ron

I have some clear plastic, maybe about 20 mil thickness. I cut some pieces of it about 6" x 24" and laid them over the finishing tapes that needed to be ironed down. Useing the plastic, the iron didn't stick to the poly brush but the heat transferred thru the plastic. Used 3or4 pieces of plastic, by the time I ironed the last piece of plastic down, the first piece was cooled and would pop off the surface of the fabric. Worked way better than ironing right onto the fabric. Jim Chuk

Make me an offer on all the parts. I don't have the fund to rebuild and have run into a road block on ever getting it back in the air. I may post up more information on that later but for now I don't feel like talking about it.

Iron down all the pinked edges if they are raised, or they will show through the final color.

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This is good stuff, I dont want to steal this thread but what are the smaller irons you guys are using, I would like to buy one but dont know what to get, when I covered my fisher avenger I borrowed one, dont have a clue what it was but but it worked fine. what you all think. I see the 21st century one you mentioned. it looks nice 

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The edges come out cleaner with a little bit of heat. If you don't already have one get a model airplane iron they come in really handy for the tight spots. The 21st century one is really nice.

Yes I do the aileron linkage and the part the control sticks hook to are already out of the plane. The mixer is still in the fuse. It does not have the F7A bell cranks.

 I am ready to install the finishing tapes on the ribs of my tail feathers (using the Stewart System).

After gluing (2" tapes), is there anything else required?  Any final ironing over the tapes or maybe just in local spots for a better lay down?

Larry S.

I didn't see jims post before my reply,

Dan try lifting the tail of the plane so the air that is trapped in the back of the motor can escape. You may have to raise and lower the tail a few time to get all the air out of the system. Hope this helps

That price is amazing. Looks great!

I've got one that I took out of my MK-IV. I would guess that it would be pretty compact to ship, but I'd have to take a look at it again. Do you need the pushrods too?

sometimes I have to burp my cooling system after draining it. You get a bubble that just won't come out.Take the radiator cap off and lift the tail as high as you can. might help or not, but it doesn't cost any thing.

  Jim