GYROBEE/HONEY BEE DIGIPOD MOUNT

The Digipod mount for the Gyrobee is built up of 0.125 inch 6061-T6 strip stock, 1.5
inches wide. This material is available from Sky Sports in Linden, MI, the source for the
fuel sender and the Winter venturi ASI sender. Two pieces, each 13 inches long, are used
to make the main support pylon while a third piece is used to make the mounting cradle
as shown on the diagram on the following page. The ends of the cradle/U-bracket should
have the corners radiused so there are no sharp edges.

The cradle or U-bracket is attached to the vertical pylon pieces using two 1.5-inch pieces
of 1-inch aluminum angle stock. I used a total of four 3/16 bolts on either side on the
prototype, but there is no reason why you shouldn't be able to use pop-rivets instead. Just
make sure the vertical supports are centered on the U-bracket and spaced 2.25 inches
apart!

The lower ends of the vertical support pieces are drilled to match the holes on the nose-
block/cheek plates. The existing pair of AN4 bolts on the nose will need to be replaced
with bolts that are 1/4 inch longer to account for the additional thickness of the vertical
support pieces.

The next step is to stiffen the support column in one of two ways:

• Make some shear webs of light aluminum sheet stock and pop-rivet them into
place, front and back, between the vertical support pieces. This is what I did on
the prototype Gyrobee.

• For the Honey Bee mount, a pair of AN4 bolts with 2.25 inch 3/8 OD aluminum
tube spacers were used to tie the two vertical support pieces together.

Finally, you can make a mounting bracket for the venturi ASI sender and mount the
venturi on the right side of the U-bracket/cradle.

Numerous pictures of the Gyrobee on the web site show the mount, so between the
drawing here and the photos, you should be able to figure it out.