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[[file:t-bracket_position.jpg]]<br/> | [[file:t-bracket_position.jpg]]<br/> | ||
< | <br/>With the vice grip(s) holding the t-bracket in place, put the box in a vice | ||
to hold it down. You're going to use a 1/4" drill bit to drill holes in | to hold it down. You're going to use a 1/4" drill bit to drill holes in | ||
the extension box, using the bracket as a guide. Do this for both | the extension box, using the bracket as a guide. Do this for both | ||
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[[file:complete_gimbal_box.jpg]]<br/> | [[file:complete_gimbal_box.jpg]]<br/> | ||
< | <br/>I didn't include the nuts that go to the EMT connectors on purpose. | ||
They MUST be used. :)<br/> | They MUST be used. :)<br/> | ||
<br/>Here | <br/>Here's an exploded diagram that shows you how it all goes together:<br/> | ||
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made from a 7" long piece of 3/4" EMT that has had two holes and a notch cut in | made from a 7" long piece of 3/4" EMT that has had two holes and a notch cut in | ||
the bottom.<br/> | the bottom.<br/> | ||
<br/>A PDF file of the part drawing is available | <br/>A PDF file of the part drawing is available: [[:file:stick_stub.pdf]] The completed stick | ||
file:stick_stub.pdf | |||
stub should look like this:<br/> | stub should look like this:<br/> | ||
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[[file:stick_stub.png]]<br/> | |||
< | <br/>The stick stub is just that - a stub. Your flight grip and lower stick | ||
or "stick box" will attach to this using another 3/4" EMT mating connector. | or "stick box" will attach to this using another 3/4" EMT mating connector. | ||
The stick stub also provides the mechanical interconnect for the roll and pitch | The stick stub also provides the mechanical interconnect for the roll and pitch | ||
axes.</ | axes.<br/> | ||
< | <br/>The next part is the roll axis actuator rod. This is just a fancy name | ||
for a 6.75" long bit of 1/4" steel rod that you've flatted on one end and | for a 6.75" long bit of 1/4" steel rod that you've flatted on one end and | ||
threaded on the other. It looks like this:</p> | threaded on the other. It looks like this:</p> | ||