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crawfish

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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 1:08 pm Post subject: crimp pliers

Mark 

I seem to remember seeing instructions for making your crimp pliers somewhere but I don't remember where. Can you tell me where to find them or at least what size rods you used? 

Lou Alvarez

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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 1:24 pm Post subject: crimp pliers

Here's one plan I built : http://www.vansairforce.org/tools/



No welding required.



Carlos

CH601-HD, plans

Montreal, Canada



 On 05/06/07, mudbuginc(at)netzero.net (mudbuginc(at)netzero.net) <mudbuginc(at)netzero.net (mudbuginc(at)netzero.net)> wrote:[quote] 

Mark 

I seem to remember seeing instructions for making your crimp pliers somewhere but I don't remember where. Can you tell me where to find them or at least what size rods you used? 

Lou Alvarez

Ladonia, TX[b]

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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:33 pm Post subject: crimp pliers

I tried that method several different ways and I could never be happy wihtthe results, I also tried seeming plyers from Home Depot, same result very dissapointing.   

     

Mark Townsend  

Can-Zac Aviation Ltd.  

president(at)can-zacaviation.com (president(at)can-zacaviation.com)  

www.can-zacaviation.com   

  

   

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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:41 pm Post subject: crimp pliers

The best I found and the only one I used after  trying the others is the homemade one in the 601 plans. And the price is right  to boot!  do not archive

  

 Aaron   AW inspection  tomorrow

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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 4:30 pm Post subject: crimp pliers

I have to second that. I was amazed at how well the  simple ZAC tool worked for everthing on the XL. The compound curve on the wigtip  was one the scariest first attempts, but it came out perfect. Then my  over-confidence got me in trouble on the second one and I scraped one L-angle  before getting a good one. But, after doing others in the fuse, wing lockers,  etc., with no problem, I see no reason to invest time and/or money for  anything else  Seems to me the secret is to tweak gradually, back and forth  so to speak, because you can always tweak more, but when you tweak too much you  might as well alocate the part to the scrap pile - but I guess that  probably would apply to any other crimp tool as well.  Although they say  the guy with the most tools wins, I'll have to concede as a looser in the  crimping category.

  

     Robin in AR

     601XL, 90% done, 90% to  go

     

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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 5:03 pm Post subject: crimp pliers

Just one observation: when you crimp too much, to some extent you can "uncrimp". 

In other words, you can reduce the amount of crimp. 

I do that by carefully pressing the chosen crimp between two blocks of MDF or by using a hand seamer 

http://www.averytools.com/cart/p-37-hand-seamer.aspx

Happy building



Carlos

CH601-HD, plans

Montreal, Canada

 On 05/06/07, Robin Bellach <601zv(at)ritternet.com (601zv(at)ritternet.com)> wrote:[quote]          I have to second that. I was amazed at how well the  simple ZAC tool worked for everthing on the XL. The compound curve on the wigtip  was one the scariest first attempts, but it came out perfect. Then my  over-confidence got me in trouble on the second one and I scraped one L-angle  before getting a good one. But, after doing others in the fuse, wing lockers,  etc., with no problem, I see no reason to invest time and/or money for  anything else  Seems to me the secret is to tweak gradually, back and forth  so to speak, because you can always tweak more, but when you tweak too much you  might as well alocate the part to the scrap pile - but I guess that  probably would apply to any other crimp tool as well.  Although they say  the guy with the most tools wins, I'll have to concede as a looser in the  crimping category.

  

     Robin in AR

     601XL, 90% done, 90% to  go

    

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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 5:55 pm Post subject: crimp pliers

Good tip! Thanks!

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Mitch Hodges

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Location: Powder Springs, GA

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 3:30 am Post subject: Re: crimp pliers

I've been very satisfied with a pair of fluting pliers I bought from Aircraft Spruce, and the price is right at $15.  Mind you, I didn't have to pay shipping since I live within driving distance of them in Atlanta so I don't know what that adds to the price.



http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/topages/pliers.php



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