bill.hutchison
Well Known Member
Sigh. First the standard disclaimer:
Anything dumb you see from me in this thread is the result of ignorance and I am learning. All advice and guidance is humbly appreciated.
Sometimes I wish I didn't learn things the hard way. Looks like I'm going to learn some fabrication skills one way or another...
Referring to the two attached photos...
As you can see here, the builder didn't use the plans-specified U-00713C Nose Wheel Fairing Bracket on this RV-6A, instead fabbing two brackets for holding the nose wheel fairing. Using the plans-specified bracket now would likely (but I'm not sure) result in mis-aligned holes in the current nose wheel fairing. I suppose I could do a new fairing...but...
In the second picture, you can see the forward bracket in my hand is cracked. Both sides are cracked in a similar fashion, and while I don't know for sure I'm pretty sure I did this when I lowered the fork onto a wood block once I removed the nose wheel to send off to AntiSplat.
Anyway...they'd probably be okay, but I try to do this stuff right, which means I need to fabricate new brackets.
This looks like a simple job for someone who knows what they are doing. Alas, I do not, but I recognize that this might be simple enough for a newbie to muddle through and learn a few things.
So. I'm going to go back to the "basic riveting tools thread" and figure out what I need for this. My question to you fine folks:
What kind of aluminum stock do I need to order for this, and do you have any specific advice on how to go about making new ones, using these as templates, knowing that I've never made something like this before? I'm optimistic that I can do it, just need a nudge in the right direction.
Thanks in advance.
-billy
Anything dumb you see from me in this thread is the result of ignorance and I am learning. All advice and guidance is humbly appreciated.
Sometimes I wish I didn't learn things the hard way. Looks like I'm going to learn some fabrication skills one way or another...
Referring to the two attached photos...
As you can see here, the builder didn't use the plans-specified U-00713C Nose Wheel Fairing Bracket on this RV-6A, instead fabbing two brackets for holding the nose wheel fairing. Using the plans-specified bracket now would likely (but I'm not sure) result in mis-aligned holes in the current nose wheel fairing. I suppose I could do a new fairing...but...
In the second picture, you can see the forward bracket in my hand is cracked. Both sides are cracked in a similar fashion, and while I don't know for sure I'm pretty sure I did this when I lowered the fork onto a wood block once I removed the nose wheel to send off to AntiSplat.
Anyway...they'd probably be okay, but I try to do this stuff right, which means I need to fabricate new brackets.
This looks like a simple job for someone who knows what they are doing. Alas, I do not, but I recognize that this might be simple enough for a newbie to muddle through and learn a few things.
So. I'm going to go back to the "basic riveting tools thread" and figure out what I need for this. My question to you fine folks:
What kind of aluminum stock do I need to order for this, and do you have any specific advice on how to go about making new ones, using these as templates, knowing that I've never made something like this before? I'm optimistic that I can do it, just need a nudge in the right direction.
Thanks in advance.
-billy