In a message dated 00-04-10 09:16:58 EDT, you write: << Great idea, but be sure the thickness of your mock-up vees is the same as your real vees. Especially at the bottom. Otherwise your bolt holes won't line up. >> I just glued up 1/2" ply to make up the 1" and I fit the ends to the fittings just like they were real. My fittings did not fit well against the fuse. I am glad I had a mock set up for that reason, too. The real struts will be adjusted from the plywood ones. Seems my fuse fittings were farther apart than the drawing. Didn't check but assumed I screwed up by a hair. The fittings would work but didn't center perfectly. William