Modified casing fillets

Steve Norris · Post by **Steve Norris** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 2:55 pm

Heres some shots of the casing fillets i have modified to look more like the original.

The modified fillet placed over the original fillet.

The original fillet installed.

The modified fillet installed (much better

)

Better get back to the decorating before the wife gets home

Regards

Steve

Tim Bowman · Post by **Tim Bowman** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:50 pm

Thanks Steve!

Those look very nice. Perfect timing. I'll be milling the rear armor plate's top edge today to accommodate the adjusted, lowered rear deck. Once that's done I can focus on the lower hull and those two casing fillets just happen to be sitting on my work bench at the moment.

Will you be adding the recessed bolt holes on them too?

Nice flush screw on the hull floor too.

Keep up the great work!
Tim

Steve Norris · Post by **Steve Norris** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:32 pm

Hi Tim,
Yes , i hope to resess the holes. I will fit studs into the hull with nuts to retain the fillets. The fillets are attached using the same holes as the gear case and there is just enough thread available to fit the studs and use the supplied M3 x 20 bolts to mount the gear cases from the other side.
After doing the first fillet using a Dragon Tiger for reference i had a look in Roland Manns gallery and found that he has produced scale drawings and machined new fillets. Looking at his and mine i think i have got them fairly close
Regards
Steve

Roland Mann · Post by **Roland Mann** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 5:28 pm

Hi steve, indeed you got it right. The bolts I used are one piece M3x30 going through the gears housing and still long enough to reach the fillets.

However this lenghts includes the 2 mm thickness addition I have done to the inside.

Excellent work you have done. Keep going this way.

Roland

Steve Norris · Post by **Steve Norris** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 5:41 pm

Thanks Roland
Regards
Steve

simon_manning · Post by **simon_manning** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:24 pm

nice detail,good info,good photos,keep the tiger forum buzzing!

simon manning.

Steve Norris · Post by **Steve Norris** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:59 pm

Finished fillet

Regards

Steve

Mike Kasputis · Post by **Mike Kasputis** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:52 am

Steve
Nice catch on the fillet, I missed that (Now I might have to fix this on mine

).