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<DIV><SPAN class=027360020-07122004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
would try to modify the parts by building them out with light balsa. 3/16
is not very much to make up. And if the turtle deck is short by 3/16" them I
would build out the tail end. Of course not seeing the parts this is speculation
but I have worked with poorly cut kits in the past that have required
improvisation. The process is similar to rebuilding a crashed or damaged plane.
I take a step back, examine the parts and try to think of the easiest and
lightest way to put it back together.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=027360020-07122004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Rich </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
discussion-request@nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>Troy A. Newman<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 09, 2004 2:46
PM<BR><B>To:</B> discussion@nsrca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [SPAM] Re: RCM'S
L'ESSENCE 2 PLANS, PARTS FITTING WARNING<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Javis,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you already have the foam parts cut....why not
modify the plans slightly to use the new parts.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paper plans can expand and contract. Especially
as they go through that big Kinkos copy machine. It gets the paper really hot.
3/16" sounds like a bunch but you never know. I would just scale the plans
back a little bit so that your already build parts will work.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Troy</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=love2flypattern@yahoo.com
href="mailto:love2flypattern@yahoo.com">Jarvis Johnson</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 07, 2004 11:25
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RCM'S L'ESSENCE 2 PLANS, PARTS
FITTING WARNING</DIV>
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<DIV>Who's at fault</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Hello all, it building season again.About a year ago I purchased 2
sets, of RCM L'ESSENCE 2</DIV>
<DIV>gas pattern plane plan#1323. Designed by Gerry Dale,check out RCM's May
2003 issue for</DIV>
<DIV>construction article.The basic construction materials,
is balsa,hardwood,ply and white foam.</DIV>
<DIV>After paying well over a $160.00 dollar for 2 sets of ,wing,stab
and turtle deck parts.The</DIV>
<DIV>construction began, after sheeting all the foam parts with 1/16 balsa
sheeting.The front turtle</DIV>
<DIV>deck, was then placed over the plans, for the canopy hatch mounting
framing.To only find out</DIV>
<DIV>that the turtle deck was to small, by about 3/16". So at this point, I
placed the rear turtle deck</DIV>
<DIV>over the plans, an once again to small. So I contacted, the company
that cut the foam parts.</DIV>
<DIV>To express my dislike,on the work that was done.I was told, that the
parts were cut from the provided templates, that were on to the plans. After
some measurements were taking,the four</DIV>
<DIV>templates for cutting the foam turtle deck, front and rear,are to
small. To verify this, I contacted</DIV>
<DIV>a few pattern flyers, from the Kansas area, that are flying the
L'ESSENCE 2. And they had the</DIV>
<DIV>same problems. That I'm have with the turtle decks. They had to cut,the
turtle decks a few times by enlarging the templates to fix the
problem.</DIV>
<DIV>SO WHO'S AT FAULT, RCM or THE DESINGER???</DIV>
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