Jigs

s10sakota · Post by **s10sakota** » Sat May 28, 2011 8:23 am

I'm thinking of changing my sign in name to "King Of Stupid Questions".

As I'm looking at all of your excellent builder's sites, I see that everyone seems to have a huge jig connected from flor to ceiling to build the tail pieces.

With the matched hole technology, isn't this suppose to eliminate the need to build a jig? Is it just easier to build with a jig?

Thanks

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Sat May 28, 2011 8:29 am

Sure you're not thinking of the wings? There is a large structure that is built to support the wings. The tail only needs a V-jig for the elevators or rudder, depending on the model being built.

s10sakota · Post by **s10sakota** » Sat May 28, 2011 8:41 am

Chad, ok you're right

I see on the site that I was mostly looking at that the horizonal stab seems to be in a jig but it looks like it's more just for holding it upright.

A lot of the other jigs were for the wings.

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Sat May 28, 2011 8:53 am

Some of the early 7's and 8's needed jigs for the tail (and all 3, 4, & 6 tails), so you may see some full size jigs, but all the modern kits don't need them.

Bob Barrett · Post by **Bob Barrett** » Sat May 28, 2011 7:11 pm

There are no studpid questions

We all have things we don't understand. Sometimes even after the airplane is flying new puzzels appear to confuse us. The purpose of this site is to help others learn from our mistakes and/or experience. When I started building my RV-6A they told me the average builder in 1999 would spend a average of $400 in replacement parts that we screwed up. Unfortunately I exceeded my quota,

but hopefully I can help someone else keep their mistakes down. Hopefully this wonderful site set up and maintained by Spike and better Half will help us all to build a safer airplane.

Keep asking questions about what you don't understand.

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Sat May 28, 2011 9:24 pm

no jigs for me...but I cheated and went QB