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Fuselage spar spacers

Star Keeper

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I’m working on the initial mating of the fwd and aft fuse sections and I seem to be missing the pack of spacers labeled F-1004-SPACR-063. I’m assuming they are .063 spacers. I have the 125s just not these 4 thinner ones. Since these are temporary items I’m trying to see if anyone has them laying around who would part with them for shipping costs. I considered getting a sheet of 063 aluminum but the local metal supply wants quite a bit for even cheap aluminum sheet that thickness. I’m located in central Florida but will be traveling to south Florida next week if anyone could help out. I’m curious how much difference that spacer makes but I would hate to mess something up because I took a shortcut.

Worst case is I’ll have to order another set from the mothership.
 
All spacers were in a single pack - thin and thick together.

If not found, I should be done with my spacers sometime in the next 3 months if the timing works out for you. I have skins on and empennage attached and riveted. I might be able to pull them now but will be conservative and leave in till wings on.

Just south of you in Sebastian.
 
My thin spacers were in a different bag. I recall the thick ones being all together in a paper sack, but the thin ones were in a plastic bag with other parts. It caused me to initially join the fuse halves using only the thick spacers. Months later I found the thin ones and said “WTH are these?” knowing instantly of my mistake. Drilled out a lot of rivets for that one.
 
If you can't find them use some MS washers. They're the same thickness as long as you don't use the thin versions. The shape doesn't matter. You're just spacing things apart for the wing spar later.
 
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