Geek's STi Build

[Geek]

Hi there, I am on the part of the build which requires me to do a bit of swaging. Can you recommend me a nicopress tool, or anything else I need to make this job go swimmingly. Thanks. Jez

Kitfox sells a simple nicompress tool that many use to successfully do the job. Harlan had managed to score a used "pro" version of the press and was done with his. He made the comment on a video that he was thinking about selling it so I jumped on it before he changed his mind. Much easier to use than the simple one BUT more expensive. You should be able to look in the Kitfox catalog and find the press. There are any number of places that sell that one or one very close to it.

Did any of you guys think of just using the yellow chromate zinc stuff on your aluminium parts ? I know it’s nasty stuff, but so much cheaper, and you can reuse the tin I think.

Nasty stuff is probably an understatement. Recent studies have shown that not only is zinc chromate highly toxic, it is also a carcinogen. Not worth it in my opinion. Would rather pay a bit more and not deal with the nasty.

Gary

[Benbell4140]

I fought the flaperons too. Eventually just got the numbers as close as possible and confirmed with Brandon at the factory that this was fine. I’d have to look in my notes to see how far off I was but it was only slightly “out of tolerance”


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[SNOW JW]

I had those cracks in mine but not as deep. I took a sanding drum on a dremmel and sanded them out. Luckily it was in a spot where I could notch it out and not be visible.

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