Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 10:32:38 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [209.218.83.70] (HELO utahweb.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b2) with ESMTP id 3206931 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 05 May 2004 09:59:40 -0400 Received: from utahweb.com [67.106.48.92] by utahweb.com with ESMTP (SMTPD32-8.05) id A27D75D0114; Wed, 05 May 2004 07:56:13 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <4098F348.4050506@utahweb.com> X-Original-Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 07:59:36 -0600 From: C & A Keller User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 (ax) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-To: Lancair Mail List Subject: Rudder balance Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Note: This E-mail was scanned by Declude JunkMail (www.declude.com) for spam. >>Can somebody give me a hint on how to set up a finished rudder on a bench to balance it?<< I used two pieces of aluminum angle stock from the local home supply store, drilled a hole at one end for a nylon bushing. Clamped them to a bench with the bushing ends extending over the edge, then attached the rudder to the two pieces at the upper and lower hinges. The rudder is cantilevered to one side of the bench, but when balanced will rest horizontally in line with the angle stock and bench top. Charles Keller --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Utahweb]