Max,
Thank you very much for pointing this issue out, I too have recently got on=
e of these and
I am using it with a ME66. From my measurments, I believe I need to move th=
e front mount
30mm more forward, is that what you did?
I am not skilled with a chisel so I intend to use a file.
Mike
>Hi Alan,
>Simply put, I used woodworking methods. Having first established the
>notch position I marked across the top with a small knife. I then marked
>the depth with a small violin makers marking gauge. Holding the rail in
>a bench vice I next cut the forward and rear extremities down to depth
>with a small fine toothed hacksaw. Finally I used a one inch bevelled
>chisel to pare down, first at forty five degrees each end down to depth,
>and then removed the excess to complete. The drilling of the screw hole
>is best done by cramping the suspension frame accurately in place (I
>used a small model makers cramp) and using the hole in this as a guide.
>
>This plastic works very easily with a sharp chisel. I should however
>point out that I was trained as a joiner, and I therefore have the
>necessary skills. Another method is obviously to mill it out if you have
>the equipment; it would be quicker and simpler still.
>If you have any other questions, mail me privately and I'll b e glad to he=
lp
>Good luck!
>Max
>
>
>
>Alan K wrote:
>> With what did you cut the new notch? I would like to do mine. Mine is
>> new and I have not field tested it yet, but I can tell that the
>> suspension is too "floppy" without the further separation. I do have
>> both an ME66 and ME67 that I was planning to use (my blimp is the
>> convertible model).
>>
>> --- In "Max Catterwell"
>> <> wrote:
>>
>>> I have made the modification as mentioned below, and it HAS solved
>>> the problem. For anyone not certain of what I did, I have posted a
>>> picture in the Photos section, entitled Indian blimp mod.
>>> Max
>>>
>>>
>>>
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