Gromit's Phase 5 Build

Chris ln this day and age you need to be ambidextrous, use the units that are most convenient if the drawings in inches use inches. Most CAD systems will happily convert from one to the other. When I measure using a tape I use whichever division lines and stick with that system. Some of my machines are metric and others imperial I use a digital caliper to convert from one to the other.
Whats all this to do with Phase 5 Build

joneb wrote: . When I measure using a tape I use whichever division lines and stick with that system.

Not wanting to hijack a very interesting and intelligent build thread..................:whistle:

Me too. when I am addressing "youngsters" I quote in metric and any not in that age group imperial. Never had a misunderstanding.

Chris001 wrote: Surely not Cubits Kevin!

The maths didn't quite add up, I'm 0.02mm out

Impressed with your accuracy Chris, but must make one observation. Is clevis connecting screw thru the bell crank plain shank ? If its threaded to head it will wear very quickly and introduce slop.

Chris73 wrote: 0.02mm out, start again and do it properly

I can always rely on you Chris to keep me on the straight and narrow

Phil Ford wrote:

Chris001 wrote: Surely not Cubits Kevin!The maths didn't quite add up, I'm 0.02mm out

That's really excellent job with the AMT Chris. You know it's Mike's copyright? :evil: Don't worry about a few thou out it will get adjust either way on the first landing.

Mike has mostly followed Chris Foss's plans, and I generally follow what Mike's done, because if he's deviated from the plan he's usually had a reason... But sometimes I go my own direction too, but that's not always worked out so well, like when coming in to land on a slope,Mike said turn one way, so I turned the other way and ended up having to walk to get my plane and then repair the tail :oops:

joneb wrote: Chris ln this day and age you need to be ambidextrous, use the units that are most convenient if the drawings in inches use inches. Most CAD systems will happily convert from one to the other. When I measure using a tape I use whichever division lines and stick with that system. Some of my machines are metric and others imperial I use a digital caliper to convert from one to the other.
Whats all this to do with Phase 5 Build

But John, it has everything to do with the Phase 5! All the measurements written on the plan are imperial, and they just don't mean anything to me I envy you're ambidextrous abilities with measurement... Oh and digital calipers do 1/1000th of an inch, isn't that just a semi-metric halfway house

kevinross wrote:

Chris001 wrote: Surely not Cubits Kevin!

The maths didn't quite add up, I'm 0.02mm out

Impressed with your accuracy Chris, but must make one observation. Is clevis connecting screw thru the bell crank plain shank ? If its threaded to head it will wear very quickly and introduce slop.

It is threaded all the way Kevin, any suggestions?

Chris - please advise thread format and l'ii see whats in my stock