My Fokker DVII Project - Page 7

Jeff Brooks · 24 June 2006, 06:58 PM

I'm sure ot will look prettier once it is sandblasted clean

Maxim08 · 25 June 2006, 06:35 AM

Nice work Jeff.
Regards,
Maxim08

CORVUS · 25 June 2006, 07:47 AM

Hi Jeff,

Great thread. Please keep the pictures and the step by step process coming. Your tools, methods and process is more in keeping with the individual builder with a small arsenal of tools and space. That looks like a right angle grinder from Harbor Freight. I'm on the second one from those guys. I burned up the first restoring a 1943 Willys Jeep.

Jeff Brooks · 25 June 2006, 04:35 PM

today I worked on welding the landing gear attaching points to the frame so I could spend tomorrow sandblasting and painting the rest of the frame.

here I'm putting a plumb line down the center of the frame and adding a string level to it, not pictured is another level to ensure the frame is level laterally

here I have a plumb bob hanging over the transverse where the tube should line up with the transverse and on the center line of the axle box.

here I have drilled the hole for the socket.

Jeff Brooks · 25 June 2006, 05:07 PM

here is the front attaching points welded ...

here is the rear ..

I am debating to cut the remainder of the stud on the sockets.

RobW · 25 June 2006, 06:07 PM

Jeff,
first off, I'm no expert at this stuff, so the value of my opinion is severely limited... but maybe it'll help start a discussion, so here it goes...

If it were me I'd probably cut the stud off. Anything that is poking up or sticking out is just something for everything else to get hung up on... especially later on when it is hard to get to.

for what its worth...

rob w

Jeff Brooks · 25 June 2006, 06:46 PM

I agree, I am leaning in that direction too

Jeff Brooks · 29 June 2006, 09:00 PM

I gave up trying to bend my own aluminum box for the axle, and shopped around to find some fabrication shop with the right tools. here is the axle box pieces I had made ...

Fritz Kempf · 30 June 2006, 06:28 AM

Jeff
What was wrong with that, it looks good!

Ed

Jeff Brooks · 1 July 2006, 08:28 PM

Can anyone provide me with the weight of the original rudder, elevator, and both the horizontal & vertical stabilizers before they had fabric?
I fear mine is over built and I am trying to decide if I should rebuild them again with weight savings in mind! This conversion from metric to english measurements and the strength of 4130 vs. 2025 is leaving me worried mine could have been made lighter. I am half tempted to make it again using metric 2025 steel.