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Jims RV-8
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Date:  8-10-2018
Number of Hours:  2.50
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Brief Description:  Canopy slide rail mod - redo

I wanted to get a better fit on the canopy slide rail and figured this was as good a time as any. The previous method was just to cut the canopy rail with a hack saw and making the cut piece removable. That method worked fine but the gap caused by the hack saw was fairly large and I thought I could do better. It took me a while to fine a substitute piece of aluminum that was the same thickness as the canopy rail - i finally found a match in my scrap bin.

I cut the new piece larger on each side as I had made the original slide rail opening non-symetrical so that it would only go on one way. I cut the new inlay on the band saw and then filed the excess down until I got a good fit on the side edges. I then cut the outer slide rail on each side to fit the new inlay. It's still not perfect, but it is better and I am calling it done.
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initial fit

initial fit

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more needs to come off the lower side

more needs to come off the lower side

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not perfect, better and done.

not perfect, better and done.

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