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What MAM is alluding to in their arcane fashion is a sheet of plastic to drill through and into ribs, support structures or whatever. That forms a template that can then be overlayed over a part such as a floor to drill accurate holes through a "blind"sheet into the underlying already drilled hole. It is virtually the only way to drill in fuselage interior corner wraps and is a major help in drilling the floor into its supports. I suggest using .025 Lexan. It is flexible enough and at the same time sturdy. Your local plastic supply house can provide. I just ordered 4" 6" and it was about US$43. It can be reused until Swiss cheesed by marking already used holes. Use a #40 drill only so later match drilling can exactly superimpose holes for riveting.
Ralph Baker

I used wax paper. Just lay over the structure that the piece will be attached to, trace the centerlline of that structure onto the wax paper, put the wax paper over the piece to be installed, drill the #40 pilot holes through the wax paper and into the piece, then put the piece (corner wrap or whatever) over its structure to be attached to, line up the centerlines and drill into the support. Just be real careful to give yourself plenty of referece marks on the wax paper and on the support structure.

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From: Ralph Baker <rebaker@ftc-i.net (rebaker@ftc-i.net)>
To: murphy-rebel@dcsol.com (murphy-rebel@dcsol.com) <murphy-rebel@dcsol.com (murphy-rebel@dcsol.com)>
Date: Thursday, May 30, 2002 9:28 AM
Subject: transfer plastic


What MAM is alluding to in their arcane fashion is a sheet of plastic to drill through and into ribs, support structures or whatever. That forms a template that can then be overlayed over a part such as a floor to drill accurate holes through a "blind"sheet into the underlying already drilled hole. It is virtually the only way to drill in fuselage interior corner wraps and is a major help in drilling the floor into its supports. I suggest using .025 Lexan. It is flexible enough and at the same time sturdy. Your local plastic supply house can provide. I just ordered 4" 6" and it was about US$43. It can be reused until Swiss cheesed by marking already used holes. Use a #40 drill only so later match drilling can exactly superimpose holes for riveting.
Ralph Baker

Thanks for all the info. It's about what I expected, but didn't want to 'assume'. (might have been something official, ya know.)

Looks like this message board will be quite handy, in the next few years.....


Bill

Those cheap, thin, clear plastic report covers for a student report work.
WalMart, any office supply store.
Scott

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From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com]On Behalf Of Jim
Cole
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 8:31 AM
To: murphy-rebel@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: Transfer Plastic


I see reference to Transfer Plastic in the manual for some of the Moose
upgrades.

Where would I find some?

Thanks
Jim
083SR/Moose



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I see reference to Transfer Plastic in the manual for some of the Moose
upgrades.

Where would I find some?

Thanks
Jim
083SR/Moose



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I get slightly used ones from my wife the teacher. She makes overhead
projector slides with them. Try office depot or stationary store. I sure
wish I had of known about them when I was installing the floor in my rebel
it would have made life a lot easier.
Drew

At 10:31 AM 3/21/2003 -0500, you wrote:

I see reference to Transfer Plastic in the manual for some of the Moose
upgrades.

Where would I find some?

Thanks
Jim
083SR/Moose



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Jim,
I just went to (called) a plastic supply house and ordered a sheet of
.025 Lexan. You can order it in the size required. It shipped right to
our door. The Lexan is preferable because it will take the bending and
rough treatment without cracking. With careful layout and marking holes
already used you can use one piece a number of times by redrilling it.
This will cut down on the overall size (and cost) needed. Just be sure
to keep straight what holes are currently in use.
Ralph Baker
Elite 624E


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