Biggles1961 Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Hi All, Hope you all had a great Christmas, and got some new 'toys' to play with.My girlfriend has given me a Multiplex C of G Gauge as a pesent. I have put it together, and have this question - What is the correct position for the scale transfer to be attached.?. The scale supplied starts at 30mm, so should this be positioned 30mm from the centre of the support rails?, or, as the balance weight is heavier than the stop bar, should the scale be offset from centre position?. Hope someone out there has assembled one of these, and can help me.Thanks for reading this.Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Biggles1961 Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 UPDATE:-I thought Multiplex items were supposed to be good quality, but this gauge is far from it!. I have been unable to establish a centre point on the balance arms, due to excessive binding within the plastic support mountings, and the locating pins themselves. After a lot of filing and fettling, the arms are now fully free, and I can (hopefully), work out the correct position of the scale markers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Erfolg Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Not using or having acess to a Multiplex "thing-me-a-bob", I use the a well designed "Erfolg Patent -Pending" device.Consists of two dowels about 4 inches apart, with one end of each dowel glued into a hole in a peice of timber. I have a second patent-pending improvement, which are two knive edges which fit over the dowels.You place the timber base on any flat surface. Place your model on the dowels at the CG point, if it balances horizontally, using your eyes as the measuring instrument, all is happiness, if not add weight to the extremes of the model to balance.I also have a "Patent-Pending" incidence device, which is feindishly sophisticated, comprising of what appears to be sticks, to those lacking in the art of elegance.Erfolg Patent-Pending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles1961 Posted December 27, 2008 Author Share Posted December 27, 2008 Yep - My homemade balance is a) Easier, and b) ACTUALLY WORKS!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo. Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 My Multiplex C of G machine sits on the shelf looking all pretty and white, while i wonder what i can make out of its individual parts. Thats what i think of its capability to perform the task it was designed to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo. Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Oops forgot to say....butt the leading edge stops against the centre pivot blocks and mark on the rail the outside of the leading edge stops.......that is the position of the 45mm mark of the scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 9 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 At least your girlfriend buys you model kit. I just got socks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles1961 Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 Hi Geo,Thanks for info. Yes instructions do state push the stop against support arm, and mark the front for 45mm mark. Pushed mine against the stop, and checked the measurement, and found it to be only 40mm. (Front of stop, to pivot point). Also have filed down balance weights, so they are now the same weight, as the stop bars, they are supposed to balance. All in all, a very pretty piece of kit, but with many annoying flaws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles1961 Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 Hello Phil B,Sorry to hear you got socks. Mine also gave me a Fieseler Storch!.Best RegardsChris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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