So I've invented a similar holding jig using an
antimagnetic tweezers and a smaller clamp,
what seemed safer to me,
especially since I was now able to use the more stable
Magnet clamping technique again and the areas to be glued were much more accessible from the front too.
And for the MEK gluing I got the finest
red sable brush,
whose brand name
da Vinci - Maestro alone should guarantee quality,
and has gave me hope with its superfine tip.
And with this solution, I've quite successfully managed to glue the plates together, as one can see here. Only pushing the
Clevis plates into the holder was quite difficult,
because there was almost no clearance in their opening and the seat was therefore too tight, which I have to take into account with the remaining three Clevis brackets.
After I had carefully sanded out the opening with a strip of sandpaper a little bit, it was much easier to slide it in.
And after I had also smoothed the
Tie-down Lug Plate on both sides a bit, it then also fitted well between the
Clevis-Fork, wherewith I'm satisfied now.
Taking these findings into account, I should then be able to do the remaining three
Clevises as well as the construction of the
Transportation plates, which gives me confidence.
After cutting off the protruding
base plate, the first of four
Clevises is finally finished after a few birth pangs.
I'd rather do without the two
handles for handling the original
ca. 60 cm high holder,
Source: NASA (STS-135)
since they could just about be made with a length of
1 mm and a diameter of
0,1 mm, but their assembly would then be too risky and overkill.
If I can do the other three hold-down Clevises just as well, then I'll be satisfied already.
