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ddcuster(at)wmv-co.us
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 Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 3:53 pm Post subject: How to turn an RV-9A fuse over? |
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I am at the point of having the lower half of the 9A fuse riveted and/or clecoed together. It is currently upside down and I need to turn it 90 degrees so I can rivet the floor stiffeners on. It now weighs enough that it takes two men and a boy to lift and turn it. And I will be needing to install all kinds of plumbing, wiring etc. and I would like to be able to turn it by myself.
I am thinking that there must be a better way than to simply man handle it with three men.
Does anybody out there have an solution?
Thanks in advance,
David (Doc) Custer
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fstringham
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 4:15 pm Post subject: How to turn an RV-9A fuse over? |
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Doc
Check out www.jeffsrv-7a.com
Jeff has a great stand tro rotate the fuse
Frank (at) SGU and SLC
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Subject: How to turn an RV-9A fuse over?
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 17:51:59 -0600
I am at the point of having the lower half of the 9A fuse riveted and/or
clecoed together. It is currently upside down and I need to turn it 90
degrees so I can rivet the floor stiffeners on. It now weighs enough that
it takes two men and a boy to lift and turn it. And I will be needing to
install all kinds of plumbing, wiring etc. and I would like to be able to
turn it by myself.
I am thinking that there must be a better way than to simply man handle it
with three men.
Does anybody out there have an solution?
Thanks in advance,
David (Doc) Custer
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dan(at)rvproject.com
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| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 4:20 pm Post subject: How to turn an RV-9A fuse over? |
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FWIW, when I was at that point, I just left the fuselage the way it was. I had my wife stand up on a step stool and shoot the floor stiffener rivets pointing the gun down. I was underneath in the fuse bucking the rivets. The clecos held the stiffeners up onto the floor just fine. I'd say don't move the thing if you don't have to!
)_( Dan
RV-7 N714D (966 hours)
http://www.rvproject.com
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jim jewell
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
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Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada
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| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 5:20 pm Post subject: How to turn an RV-9A fuse over? |
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Hi David,
If your workplace ceiling is low enough and you don't mind screwing some fairly robust hooks into it;
I turned my 6-A over alone. I used two hooks in the ceiling and four nylon ratchet type cargo straps. link two straps together making a big loop repeat with the remaining straps.
loop both sets of straps around the fuse then up to the hooks in the ceiling. tighten the straps till the fuse clears the jig, table or stand. It will rotate quite easily suspended this way. I used the same straps when putting the gear on etc.
Later on in the build I used an engine stand adapted to the firewall and an hight adjustable rear pivot stand to support the fuse while installing the floors etc. I made the stands tall enough to allow full rotation with the slider windshield roll over bar temporarily place. This allowed me to work sitting on a low stool while finishing the floors etc. For me this was much better than bending over and reaching down to get the various jobs done.
Keep on building,
Jim in Kelowna - Weight and balance and brake bleeding.
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Mark Phillips in TN
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Location: Columbia, TN
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emrath(at)comcast.net
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| Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:32 pm Post subject: How to turn an RV-9A fuse over? |
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I did something similar, but this is great. Mark is too modest to tell you,
but he is a two time winner of EAA awards, first the Lindy and now a Best
Metal. Thanks for sharing Mark.
Time: 08:40:03 PM PST US
...or just put it on a rotisserie- MUCH easier to do all kinds of stuff!
http://websites.expercraft.com/n51pw/index.php?q=log_entry&log_id=5373
Mark
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