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03-26-2014, 11:38 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
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Posts: 502
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What have you fixed with airplane parts?
Long story short, one of the nuts that holds the toilet seat on fell off and went completely AWOL.
Hardware store is closed, but no worries--- I'm an RV builder!
Two AN3-10As, a few modified AN970s, and a couple of lock nuts later I had this:
Which got me thinking, what have you fixed with airplane parts?
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03-26-2014, 11:51 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: northern Cal
Posts: 111
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airplane parts
One time I came home from work and my two young boys where setting on a three wheeler that my wife picked up for almost nothing. It didn't have spark so I took a bendix mag coil and hooked it up to the ignition and it ran till those boys totally whore it out. My youngest boy thought it would sound like a airplane.; 
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03-27-2014, 05:27 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Louisville, Ga
Posts: 7,840
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Fixed the red flag on my wife's mailbox with AN hardware
Best,
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Pierre Smith
RV-10, 510 TT
RV6A (Sojourner) 180 HP, Catto 3 Bl (502Hrs), gone...and already missed
Air Tractor AT 502B PT 6-15 Sold
Air Tractor 402 PT-6-20 Sold
EAA Flight Advisor/CFI/Tech Counselor
Louisville, Ga
It's never skill or craftsmanship that completes airplanes, it's the will to do so,
Patrick Kenny, EAA 275132
Dues gladly paid!
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03-27-2014, 05:31 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Defiance, MO
Posts: 1,674
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Lots of gutter repair with squeezed rivets. Not sure I trust pop-rivets and sheet metal screws anymore on something as important as my gutters.
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Philip
RV-6A - 14+ years, 950+ hours
Based at 1H0 (Creve Coeur)
Paid dues yearly since 2007
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03-27-2014, 05:58 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Gilbert, AZ (and missing TX)
Posts: 54
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Quote:
Originally Posted by digidocs
Long story short, one of the nuts that holds the toilet seat on fell off and went completely AWOL.
Hardware store is closed, but no worries--- I'm an RV builder!
Two AN3-10As, a few modified AN970s, and a couple of lock nuts later I had this:
Which got me thinking, what have you fixed with airplane parts?
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Not sure I want to see the log entry for that repair. 
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03-27-2014, 06:01 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Posts: 1,128
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Flame Master to the rescue
Quote:
Originally Posted by plehrke
Lots of gutter repair with squeezed rivets. Not sure I trust pop-rivets and sheet metal screws anymore on something as important as my gutters.
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Try Pro-Seal ( Flame Master) on the gutter joints.  So much better than the goop designed for it.
Only thing I have found that works in the NorthEast. 
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Tom Norwood
Classic "Short Tail 6A N822PM
TMX-O360. Phase 1
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03-27-2014, 06:08 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Orlando, FL
Posts: 1,077
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Quote:
Originally Posted by digidocs
Long story short, one of the nuts that holds the toilet seat on fell off and went completely AWOL.
Hardware store is closed, but no worries--- I'm an RV builder!
Two AN3-10As, a few modified AN970s, and a couple of lock nuts later I had this:
Which got me thinking, what have you fixed with airplane parts?
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Torque-seal on the lock nuts? What kind of stresses is that seat subject to???
I have a number of pieces of AN hardware on my lawnmower and mailbox.
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Chris Smith
Maule M5-180C (Sold)
RV-6 O-360 CS (Sold)
RV-4 O-360 FP (Sold)
Full-time in the other type of RV....
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03-27-2014, 06:59 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Indianapolis
Posts: 228
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Quote:
Originally Posted by digidocs
Long story short, one of the nuts that holds the toilet seat on fell off and went completely AWOL.
Hardware store is closed, but no worries--- I'm an RV builder!
Two AN3-10As, a few modified AN970s, and a couple of lock nuts later I had this:
Which got me thinking, what have you fixed with airplane parts?
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During my tour in Iraq we came across this flight line tug that the Iraqi's were kind enough to leave for us. It wasn't running, but after a bunch of AN hardware, and a few Blackhawk helicopter parts, we drove it the whole tour. It was geared so low that it would only go about 15 MPH wide open, but it still beat carrying a bunch of junk 600 yards to the aircraft. Note the painted flames on the hood the Crew Chief's put on.

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Larry Anderson
Indianapolis
RV-Super 8 N88XT SOLD
RV-10 QB N38LA Flying
Helicopter Instructor Pilot
Standardization I.P.
Instrument Examiner
U.S. Army Retired
EMS Pilot for LifeLine
At IU Health Retired :-)
Although Exempt,
Donated for 2020
Last edited by BlackhawkSP : 03-27-2014 at 07:05 PM.
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03-27-2014, 07:04 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Near Scipio, in Southern Indiana
Posts: 1,779
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Some RV-9A scrapped-out parts (HS spar, and others) became a swing arm TV mount. It is rated at 4.4 Gs, plus or minus. Probably saved me $50 and only took a couple days design and fabrication time. Well, maybe more than that...
Bob
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Bob Kelly, Scipio, Indiana
Tech Counselor
Founder, Eagle's Nest Projects
President, AviationNation, Inc
RV-9A N908BL, Flying
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03-27-2014, 07:05 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Southlake, Texas
Posts: 626
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J85 hot section bolts
Years ago as a T-38 Talon instructor pilot based in Del Rio Texas, my wife's 1970 six cylinder three speed standard Ford Maverick's clutch pedal went to the floor and remained there. I managed to drive the ten miles from Del Rio's little airport to Laughlin AFB without the benefit of a clutch. After pulling the tranny and bell housing, I found that the two flush steel rivets that held the pivot for the clutch lever had sheared. (Must have been assembled on a Monday) I could not find any parts in Del Rio Texas that would replace the high stress steel rivets. A simple bolt would not work because the head had to be flush to accept the transmission against the bell housing.
I went to the J-85 engine repair shop on base looking for a solution. I discovered that the flush head bolts and locking nuts that hold the "Hot section" together for the J-85 were a perfect replacement for the steel rivets in a Ford 200 CI three speed standard Maverick. I'm sure the two bolts and nuts cost a 1000% more than the two rivets they replaced, but they worked great!
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Danny King
Beautiful Doll 80434 TT 1675 hours
I0360 A1B6 200 HP
Christen Inverted Oil
First Flight 12 July 2000
VAF Dues current for 2020
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