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Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 14:42:40 EDT
Subject: Re: Use of shipping crates.
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Before I run out and buy some wood for cradle construction, has anyone found
 the shipping crate material to be sufficient for this purpose?  I'm sure
 that at least some of the 2 by 4's could be used, but not sure about the
 plywood ...???
 
 Dana Westphal

Dana, 
Jim and I bought 2 by 4's and plywood to make cradles and work tables, and 
fortunately didn't get them built before our IV-P kits arrived. There was 
enough crating to make two wing tables, a wet and a dry cutting table, 
several small stands and work tables; and probably a small house with the 
leftovers that we gave away (we had 2 planes crated together, but even so, 
the amount of crating was impressive). The crating sheathing was 1/2" 
plywood, which we doubled for the work/table tops.  Know the Legacy is 
smaller, and don't know the specific cradles required, but I wouldn't invest 
in new building materials until you see what you get, or perhaps write one of 
the owners who have already received their kits on the specifics. I'm sending 
you a paper/pictures of the rotation jig we built for our fuselages directly. 
This may be the second most time saving device we have--second only to the 
pneumatic mini grinders with carbide cutters. You'll have to modify the 
design for the Legacy, but I believe the device is well worth the investment 
to build it.

Bob Pastusek
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