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07-11-2013, 11:54 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: USA
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it's probably been said here somewhere but ...
when I was dissembling some control surfaces as a precursor to paint, there were a couple places with stacked washers. The builder had been smart enough to superglue them together for easy installation. I thanked him 5 weeks later when I was putting the airplane back together !
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07-24-2013, 01:17 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: SoCal
Posts: 391
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Stick to it
"...[his] first attempt at flight ended in a ground loop, which required $100 to repair. After repairs ... he attempted flight 13 more times, each time ending in some sort of failure. Finally on his 13th attempt, he got a glimpse of hope as his aircraft bounced up into the air for a short time before crashing into the trees as he attempted to turn it. After his crash, he exclaimed in frustration, 'I'm going to fly this thing, then I'm going to set it afire and never have another thing to do with aeroplanes!' "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde_Vernon_Cessna
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RV-9A sold (I miss that bird!)
RV10 sold (miss that one too!)
RV-14A build underway
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07-25-2013, 08:47 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Coarsegold Ca.
Posts: 71
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pneumatic squeezers
You will discover how big your belly roll really is, when you lay your pneumatic squeezers in your lap, and then bend over and reach for something that you need.
I went on an instant diet.
Bob
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09-14-2013, 08:24 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: El Dorado Hills, CA
Posts: 696
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Gorilla Tape
Gorilla Tape. If you haven't tried it, buy a roll. You will throw your 1/2 used rolls of duct tape away. This is the stuff Vans using in packing kits (at least the Emp kit I purchased early this year).
I could tell an embarrassing story about how I used it to retrive my tungston bar from the leading edge bay while doing bottom wing skins but I'll save that for another thread 
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Blain
R-22 sold.
RV-8 AW Cert 02-09-17
N82 Sierra Tango
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Dues gladly paid thru Nov. 2020(my reminder ).
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09-14-2013, 09:42 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Indepenence, Oregon
Posts: 341
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Deck of cards
I grabbed a deck of cards from my poker group and have used at least half so far.
.. Mix small batches of epoxy or bondo and toss
.. Checking clearances like the door gap on a -10
.. Glue/epoxy spreader, use your credit card for its intended purpose, buying parts!
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Bruce Patton
Rans S-20 Raven 796S flying since 2019 (slowly)
RV-6A 596S flying since '99 (Sold)
HP-18 5596S flying since '89
RV-10 996S flying since 2014, quick build wing and slow build fues., - dual Skyviews with complete system, two radio and not much else. Interior completely finished with Zolatone. CF plenum. 1624 lbs, FLYING after a 21.5 month build.
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09-15-2013, 12:12 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: 45G, Brighton, MI
Posts: 1,867
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Blain
...I could tell an embarrassing story about how I used it to retrive my tungston bar from the leading edge bay while doing bottom wing skins but I'll save that for another thread |
The latest good advice I recently received from an experienced builder was to move the wing to a horizontal surface for riveting the bottom wing skins. In addition to MUCH improved access, I guess it also keeps you from dropping the bucking bar into the leading edge...
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RV-7 TU 904KM (reserved)
Wings Fitted and Finish Kit on site
Construction Log
Picasa: Empennage Album, Wings Album, Fuselage Album
1955 Cessna 170B flying since 1982
'To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.' -Unk.
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01-27-2014, 01:50 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Hannover, Germany
Posts: 121
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RTFM!!!! at least twice!!!
Read the freaking manual at least twice before you start doing the next step!!!!
Read Twice, execute work once!!!!
not the other way around!
how do i know?????
let us call it experience...........!!
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ECi XIO-360
Dynon SV
Flying since 11th July 2020
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02-26-2014, 12:27 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Tulsa, OK
Posts: 8
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If you think something isn't quite right, it never is.
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02-26-2014, 04:11 PM
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Senior Curmudgeon
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dayton Airpark, NV A34
Posts: 15,408
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Welcome to VAF!
Taylor, welcome to VAF
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Mike Starkey
VAF 909
Rv-10, N210LM.
Flying as of 12/4/2010
Phase 1 done, 2/4/2011
Sold after 240+ wonderful hours of flight.
"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it."
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02-26-2014, 08:19 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Half Moon Bay, CA
Posts: 1,031
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Blain
Gorilla Tape. If you haven't tried it, buy a roll. You will throw your 1/2 used rolls of duct tape away. This is the stuff Vans using in packing kits (at least the Emp kit I purchased early this year).
I could tell an embarrassing story about how I used it to retrive my tungston bar from the leading edge bay while doing bottom wing skins but I'll save that for another thread |
Don't mix Gorilla Grip tape and latex gloves ... once they come into contact, they are welded together forever! Amazing adhesion, GG tape is the only thing I have around the shop; fantastic product!
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Bill Bencze
N430WB RV-7 #74152 @ KHAF, tip-up; IO-360-M1B; Hartzell CS. !! Phase 1 !!
2357 hrs over 8.5 years to get to flying. Log at: http://rv7.wbencze.com
VAF 2020 donation happily made
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