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Custom Aircraft Carrier Project
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04-07-2010, 07:46 PM
Zoomie2001
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This one might take a few entries. I decided to get an elevator built come hell or high water. So, I rolled up my sleeves and got to work. It was time to put my design into some realistic practice. First up was drilling all the matching holes.
My [fairly] new drill press is a godsend. But, because I was so excited to finally see my elevator, I mis-drilled one of the holes. Oh, well, after a bit of grinding, it fit through the holes I made in the hull.
This is when I quickly ran into my first problem. The bolts I was using would not allow me to slide the elevator up or down at a certain position, since the bolt or nut has to be directly along the rail to secure it into place. I felt that omitting them for now would be fine, just to see what kind of sag we were dealing with when under load.
I have to say that I'm glad I got to see the first elevator together because the next ones will be less exciting (not that this one was incredibly overwhelming). The reason that's good is because in my haste to drill holes and make this thing, I mis-drilled a good many holes. The elevator support brace (meant to hold both arms of the elevator together) was a mess. I drilled them so that arms were too close together, meaning that when one wheel was in the rail, the other was not. What I ended up doing was cutting the very end of the hole, making it adjustable out or in.
So, without further adieu, I give you the elevator!
Don't every comment at once... I hope that wasn't too underwhelming.
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