Let’s get started with mounting
the gear units. Cut out the
gear cutout in the former
approx. 10 mm further. (first
production run kits only!). Slide
the unit in, and see where to
girnd off the plywood support
rib, to fit the cylinder perfectly.
The cutout in this rib is very
small on purpose. Otherwise it
could not inserted straight
when we assemble the wood
parts before joining the molds.
It is up to you and your dremel
now, within a few minutes to
enlarge the cutout to fit the
gear perfectly.
After that trial mount the strut
and check where else you
need to take off some plywood
in the mount area.
After that take out the unit
again and glue in the
rectagular plywood reinforce-
ments from the bottom side of
the mounting platform, about
where the screws will hold the
flanges of the gear unit. This
means, you double up the
thickness of the plywood in
that area, to give the T-nuts
some more materials to hold
in.
Before you finally drill the
holes, assemble the gear with
strut, wheels and brakes, and
check how it fits in the gear
wells. If necessary, you might
have to grind the cutout in the
mounting platform another few
milimeters, and move the gear
slightly more out.
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