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Ron Lendon

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 685
Location: Clinton Twp., MI

Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 7:23 pm Post subject: What did you make today?

I an effort to help get us back on track, (building). Here is what I made today.  Sure is nice to have the tools at home to do this stuff.



Lower Landing Gear Bearing for XL.

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WW Corvair with Roy's Garage 5th bearing
CH 601 XLB
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cookwithgas

Joined: 06 Nov 2007
Posts: 159

Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 7:43 pm Post subject: Re: What did you make today?

Very nice Ron! Great work.

carlossa52(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 7:47 pm Post subject: What did you make today?

I didn't *make* anything today, but this week I used the "gravity press" (a patented Lendon process) to bend the nose skin for my HD's centre wing.

Primitive, but effective...

Cheers

 



Carlos

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2009/5/1 Ron Lendon <rlendon(at)comcast.net (rlendon(at)comcast.net)>

[quote] --> Zenith-List message posted by: "Ron Lendon" <rlendon(at)comcast.net (rlendon(at)comcast.net)>

 

 I an effort to help get us back on track, (building). Here is what I made today.  Sure is nice to have the tools at home to do this stuff.

 

 Lower Landing Gear Bearing for XL.

 

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 Ron Lendon, Clinton Township, MI[url=http://forums.matronics.com//files/lglowerbearing_022_large_351.jpg][/url][b]

kmccune

Joined: 22 Sep 2007
Posts: 577
Location: Wisconsin, USA

Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 4:40 am Post subject: Re: What did you make today?

I made sheet rock on the basement ceiling  

But unfortunately no airplane parts    This morning is all mine though, as my better half wants me to go to her friends wedding this afternoon!  



Ron, I looked for the gravity skin press on your kit log, but I couldn't find anything. PS nice work!



Kevin

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PatrickW

Joined: 27 Oct 2006
Posts: 380
Location: Fort Worth, Texas

Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 5:28 am Post subject: Re: What did you make today?

I'm working on the center panel.  Having found the elusive 2 & 1/16" hole saw, I've started mating my console to an instrument bracket that I've modified.



Still working on it, but it's taking shape nicely.



- Pat

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jaybannist(at)cs.com
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 5:50 am Post subject: What did you make today?

Ron,

 

 Your nose gear bearing block looks great!

 

 The drawings and instructions say to drill and tap holes to bolt it to the support bracket.  I was very leery of my ability to tap a hole in plastic and have it reliably hold the block in place.  I saw a post about thru-bolting it instead and that's what I did.  You have to use a Forsner bit to countersink the bolt heads into the top surface to clear the "arms" on the strut tube.  (see photo)  I also had to put an .016 shim in the front gap between the halves.  Without that shim, I could not rotate the nose gear at all.  With it, it is still tight, but workable.

 

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dredmoody(at)cox.net
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 5:50 am Post subject: What did you make today?

I know it's just a piece of plastic but wow! I  really am amazed at what you plans builders produce... simply amazed. There is a  huge gulf between fitting kit-supplied parts or even producing simple parts from  stock and actually manufacturing all of your parts with the precision and  quality that meets or exceeds what the factory can do. It an extension of what I  have told people about my plane when they seem doubtful about it. I tell  them, "I worked on every piece as if my life depended on it. That Cessna  out there was built by workers who may or may not be content in their jobs,  using parts from the lowest bidder".

  

 Keep up the nice work Ron.

  

 Ed

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Rickey B.

Joined: 22 Mar 2008
Posts: 70

Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 6:24 am Post subject: What did you make today?

       I made four hours O.T. this AM at my boss’s request. Now, I am going home and try to make some progress on the interior of 52EB and make some seats! Then, I will make a mess as I try to finish the paint job on the fuselage. Then I will make an honest attempt to assemble this thing for final inspection. Then I will hoot and holler as I receive my pink slip!!!!!  

                Happy Building!!  

                God Bless!!  

                                                Rick Beckman  

                                                Soon to fly XL  

  

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naumuk(at)windstream.net
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 7:17 am Post subject: What did you make today?

Pat and all-

    I'm making the final electrical connections with the panel in place 

before putting in the battery and powering everything up. It worked on the 

bench. Famous last words.

    1. I got the Homebuilders Help glass panel DVD after I was half-way 

through doing it the hard way. In retrospect, Mark's way will save you a ton 

of time. Check it out.

    2. You can cut any size hole you need for the panel with a H/F - SKU 

P37370 fly cutter, but you have to use a drill press and wood backing. The 

main problem with the off the shelf tool is that the setscrews are garbage. 

Replace them with decently hardened ones and you'll get good results for 

about a $15 outlay.

    3. I was pleasantly surprised to find that Radio Shack stocks .093 Molex 

connectors. Type in "Molex connector" and you get nada. In desperation, type 

in "Terminals" and on pages 6, 7, and 8 of the online catalog you'll find a 

batch of really tasty connectors, cheap.

    Picture of my console attached. Not everything is firmly screwed down 

yet, which accounts for the warpage. I highly recommend Jeff Small's 

suggestion to add a chunk of 3/4" extruded L to the bottom of the panel. It 

really firms up the slab of Jello you're trying to work with.

    To paraphase the old saying, "I'm not a fast builder, I'm not a slow 

builder. I'm a half-fast builder".

    It seems the list is a lot happier when it thinks positively.

                                                                             

        Bill

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jlatimer1(at)cox.net
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 4:50 pm Post subject: What did you make today?

Well I got my Nuvite aluminum polish today and had my front nose skin off while doing some work behind the panel so I thought I would polish it.  See before and after photos.



I also finally got around to reserving my N number.  (316JL)

Jerry

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bryanmmartin

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 1018

Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 5:11 pm Post subject: What did you make today?

That looks good, but it's a shame that, eventually, you will want to  

paint about half to that piece flat black. The glare from the part of  

that nose skin that ends up under the canopy will be intolerable  

otherwise.

On May 2, 2009, at 8:49 PM, <jlatimer1(at)cox.net> wrote:



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 Well I got my Nuvite aluminum polish today and had my front nose  

 skin off while doing some work behind the panel so I thought I would  

 polish it.  See before and after photos.



 I also finally got around to reserving my N number.  (316JL)

 Jerry<IMG_0983.JPG><IMG_0997.JPG><IMG_1000.JPG>


	


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jlatimer1(at)cox.net
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 6:04 pm Post subject: What did you make today?

Brian

Thanks.  I plan on painting it tomorrow.  I thought it would be easier to polish the whole thing prior to painting.  I needed to work out my polishing process on something easy.

Jerry



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		   That looks good, but it's a shame that, eventually, you will want to  

 paint about half to that piece flat black. The glare from the part of  

 that nose skin that ends up under the canopy will be intolerable  

 otherwise.

naumuk(at)windstream.net
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 7:26 pm Post subject: What did you make today?

Jerry-

    How long did it take you, and what grade did you use? I use F9 for the 

rough cut and it still takes me forever.

                                                        Bill

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jlatimer1(at)cox.net
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 8:39 pm Post subject: What did you make today?

Bill,



It took about 1.5 hrs to do the top skin.  



I did 4 passes with F9, 2 passes with C, and 1 pass with S.  I used a Harbor Freight polisher with Nuvite wool bonnet for the F09, the HF polisher with HF wool bonnet for the C, and an orbital polisher with a cotton bonnet for the S.



Each pass got easier and less polish was used with each pass.  It actually took less time than I expected.



Jerry

---- Bill Naumuk <naumuk(at)windstream.net> wrote: 

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 Jerry-

     How long did it take you, and what grade did you use? I use F9 for the 

 rough cut and it still takes me forever.

                                                         Bill

wjones(at)brazoriainet.co
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Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 6:42 am Post subject: What did you make today?

Hello group ,I didn't make any parts today ,however I had a great day .I 

flew my Sonerai to a local fly-in at The Lake Jackson TX. airport .There 

were lots of planes there and my Sonerai got lots of attention ,but no 

awards .I have decided that with any Van's RV planes on site during the 

judging there is not much chance of other planes getting many awards .The 

judges seem to favor these planes.This morning I installed an oil pressure 

gauge ,next week my new prop will be sent from Ed Sterba .I will run my 

Franklin engine for the first time in the next week or so ,hope all goes 

well .





Wade  Jones  South East Texas



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lwinger

Joined: 21 Jun 2006
Posts: 229
Location: Tustin, CA

Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 7:19 am Post subject: Re: What did you make today?

This is a great thread, because it gets us back to the reason we all joined this list.  



I finally made my way through most of those 9,200 rivets.  Yesterday I pulled my last fuselage rivet, and even managed to climb in the cockpit to make some inaugural inviso-engine noises.  The pictures tell the story.  Keep on building, guys.

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naumuk(at)windstream.net
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Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 8:40 am Post subject: What did you make today?

Larry-

    Agreed. Maybe we should make it a weekly feature. Another suggestion 

would be a list of outlets for all those hard-to-find parts. To start things 

off-

    Oddball fuel fittings- Murdoch Industrial

    Fuel valves- Discount Hydraulics

    Obsolete schematics, etc.- Essco

    Now, if some lister more enterprising than me would start an Excel 

spreadsheet...

                                                                             

        Bill

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jlatimer1(at)cox.net
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Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 8:53 am Post subject: What did you make today?

Murdoch also had the best price on firesleeve.

Jerry 

601HDS



---- Bill Naumuk <naumuk(at)windstream.net> wrote: 

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 Larry-

     Agreed. Maybe we should make it a weekly feature. Another suggestion 

 would be a list of outlets for all those hard-to-find parts. To start things 

 off-

     Oddball fuel fittings- Murdoch Industrial

     Fuel valves- Discount Hydraulics

     Obsolete schematics, etc.- Essco

     Now, if some lister more enterprising than me would start an Excel 

 spreadsheet...

carlossa52(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 9:47 am Post subject: What did you make today?

Note that if you are using Gmail, there will be some interesting "sponsored links" to the right of this email.

Gmail is sensitive to the contents of email, and uses it to select the adds it displays.

 I am conditioned to ignore adds, but the heading "Carbide Jobber Drills" caught my eye...



Carlos

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2009/5/3  <jlatimer1(at)cox.net (jlatimer1(at)cox.net)>

 [quote]--> Zenith-List message posted by: <jlatimer1(at)cox.net (jlatimer1(at)cox.net)>

  

 Murdoch also had the best price on firesleeve.

 Jerry

 601HDS

 

 ---- Bill Naumuk <naumuk(at)windstream.net (naumuk(at)windstream.net)> wrote:

 > --> Zenith-List message posted by: "Bill Naumuk" <naumuk(at)windstream.net (naumuk(at)windstream.net)>

 >

 > Larry-

 >     Agreed. Maybe we should make it a weekly feature. Another suggestion

 > would be a list of outlets for all those hard-to-find parts. To start things

 > off-

 >     Oddball fuel fittings- Murdoch Industrial

 >     Fuel valves- Discount Hydraulics

 >     Obsolete schematics, etc.- Essco

 >     Now, if some lister more enterprising than me would start an Excel

 > spreadsheet...

 >

 >[b]

kmccune

Joined: 22 Sep 2007
Posts: 577
Location: Wisconsin, USA

Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 10:47 am Post subject: Re: What did you make today?

Nice looking fuse! But where is the audio of the airplanes noises   

Well I did get some flaperon brackets made yesterday, before it was time to pay the piper at the wedding!    



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Kevin

 	  lwinger wrote: 	
		  This is a great thread, because it gets us back to the reason we all joined this list.  



I finally made my way through most of those 9,200 rivets.  Yesterday I pulled my last fuselage rivet, and even managed to climb in the cockpit to make some inaugural inviso-engine noises.  The pictures tell the story.  Keep on building, guys.

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