From the "picture is worth 1000 words" category, here are some shots of how I did my alternate induction air cable (IO-360-M1B, horizontal induction).
Instead of the plans method, I made little steel brackets and attached the cable sleeve to some handy sump bolts:
And instead of just winding the cable around a screw on the door, I made my own little custom aluminum cable anchor thingy on the mill. It pivots on a brass bushing and the cable wire is clamped between a pair of set screws, loctited in place. Same principle as the "B-nut" found elsewhere, just adapted for this particular application.
I had hoped to find a more elegant way to construct the door that would allow it to be both opened and closed with the cable, as some of you clever guys have done, but I decided not to spend any more time on it right now. Maybe on the next airplane.
Full blog entry: http://www.rv7blog.com/2013/11/04/alternate-air-cable/
Instead of the plans method, I made little steel brackets and attached the cable sleeve to some handy sump bolts:
![20131104_cable4.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rv7blog.com%2Fimages%2F20131104_cable4.jpg&hash=631c4fbb05fc4169b776934ccfa1431d)
![20131104_cable3.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rv7blog.com%2Fimages%2F20131104_cable3.jpg&hash=510e6d1a394f44a360574e06bf9c8704)
![20131104_cable2.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rv7blog.com%2Fimages%2F20131104_cable2.jpg&hash=194acad641a0faf281b517f9434b1aa7)
And instead of just winding the cable around a screw on the door, I made my own little custom aluminum cable anchor thingy on the mill. It pivots on a brass bushing and the cable wire is clamped between a pair of set screws, loctited in place. Same principle as the "B-nut" found elsewhere, just adapted for this particular application.
![20131104_block1.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rv7blog.com%2Fimages%2F20131104_block1.jpg&hash=0a3873ef2b1f8aa7338b1ab731444acb)
![20131104_bushing.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rv7blog.com%2Fimages%2F20131104_bushing.jpg&hash=793585197413868fbc35a63c282b53ce)
![20131104_door2.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rv7blog.com%2Fimages%2F20131104_door2.jpg&hash=586c35cd1cbd569f6ebae51fb486b889)
I had hoped to find a more elegant way to construct the door that would allow it to be both opened and closed with the cable, as some of you clever guys have done, but I decided not to spend any more time on it right now. Maybe on the next airplane.
![20131104_door1.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rv7blog.com%2Fimages%2F20131104_door1.jpg&hash=30d8a13aaa034f08a8cc830ee3146f35)
![20131104_door3.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rv7blog.com%2Fimages%2F20131104_door3.jpg&hash=2d3dd50cebb682fa933fa2e4006a3194)
Full blog entry: http://www.rv7blog.com/2013/11/04/alternate-air-cable/
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