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  1. gtae07

    What did you do on your airplane project today?

    Dang it, I told myself no more mods or upgrades, I need to get my airplane done... then I see this. Thanks a lot :rolleyes:
  2. gtae07

    What did you do on your airplane project today?

    I only know they exist because Dad had a couple from who-knows-where back when we were building his airplane. I still cannot believe that they are not the standard,and that the manufacturer of them has not cornered the market. Yep, that's my problem; this is all FWF so everything is being...
  3. gtae07

    What did you do on your airplane project today?

    I know, and I'd happily pay more for them. The hours of frustration and sore fingers saved would be worth the small extra cost. I bet that Spruce would sell a bunch of them even at a premium. I'm using all-metal nuts since this is in the engine compartment. Lighter still, if not easier to...
  4. gtae07

    What did you do on your airplane project today?

    I'm talking about these... https://www.ebay.com/itm/252345058194
  5. gtae07

    What did you do on your airplane project today?

    It was a nice day Monday and I intended to bite the bullet and do aome fiberglass work on the cowl. Instead I continued dressing in and terminating engine wiring. CHT, EGT, current sensors, injectors, oil temp, O2 sensor, and oil pressure left. My fingers are torn up and numb from all the...
  6. gtae07

    Milling machine/lathe options

    I've made a benchtop HF lathe work for me, but only on small parts and cutting very slowly. I would have certainly preferred something bigger but it's the only one I can fit in my shop. It did the job though...
  7. gtae07

    Crashes in the News - Thread

    So I just went through another couple days of accident investigation training at work. One really important thing (after rescue operations and putting out fire, etc) is securing the scene so that evidence is not disturbed or grow legs and walk off. Generally law enforcement should stop at that...
  8. gtae07

    Everything I Really Need to know I Learned from my Fly Baby

    It may not fit a definition of "practical" (maybe it's more of a rationalization) but having that second seat makes it an easier sell to the spouse, and it's a way to potentially get/keep the kids interested, even if it doesn't actually work out that way.
  9. gtae07

    Texas Toye: Update

    That's all I'm looking for...
  10. gtae07

    remote controlled circuit breakers: ?what options exist

    I'm just really not sold on the general "one breaker for many devices" concept (and also not sold on the "avionics master" where everything runs through one switch, for that matter). If there's only one component on the fuse/breaker, and it blows... well, you know what it was. An ATO fuse...
  11. gtae07

    remote controlled circuit breakers: ?what options exist

    Thatone
  12. gtae07

    Tennessee Lawmakers Propose Legislation Banning ‘Chemtrails’

    Do other countries have problems with utter morons being elected (a problem that spans party and state lines), and we just don't hear about it, or is that a unique "feature" of the US electoral process? I guess I'll have to be careful when visiting Tennessee with my airplane; I labeled the...
  13. gtae07

    Parts Wanted Tinnerman Nutplates, #8, Countersunk, One Leg

    What's wrong with a "regular" one-leg nutplate vs. this style?
  14. gtae07

    What did you do on your airplane project today?

    It was West epoxy with the slow hardener. In hindsight I'm pretty sure the problem was that my shop got too cold overnight (below 70 is apparently Bad) but it left a bad impression. This is basically me and composites at this point...
  15. gtae07

    What did you do on your airplane project today?

    I tried that a couple times; once the resin never set and got "gummy" requiring sanding it off and redoing. Then the thin resin I was using decided to empty itself out the pump on the bottle and cover my workbench. Which makes it that much worse, since to a first approximation it doesn't...
  16. gtae07

    What did you do on your airplane project today?

    Yes it is. All that sanding and surface-finish make-pretty pinhole-filling garbage just does not compute when I try to do it (and that's most of what's left, is the surface finish/filling). I wouldn't even bother except I don't want moisture getting in the pinholes. I've never been good at...
  17. gtae07

    What did you do on your airplane project today?

    Updated the Skyview (because why not? Had to learn how sometime) and continued plugging away at engine wiring. My fingers hurt and I bet the tennis elbow on my left (non-tennis) side is from holding all these #^%#@$ p-clamps and trying to get a bolt through them and the special vise grips on...
  18. gtae07

    Perfect Rivets

    We built Dad's RV-6 with only a 3x (and a 4x or 5x for the spars). A couple of dings in places but 2200 hours later it's still in the air (and getting a new engine next year). I mostly used a 3x on my airplane but got a 2x for the wife to use. I wound up using it a fair bit towards the end but...
  19. gtae07

    Perfect Rivets

    Van's rivet spray...
  20. gtae07

    Companies that offer homebuilt liability/not flying, no authorized pilots insurance?

    I have a "builder's risk" policy through Gallagher: http://www.ajg.com/lightaircraft
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