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agbeyer(at)sbcglobal.net
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:30 pm Post subject: Canope Link

A few days ago someone asked about holding the canope open when they taxi.  Here are a few pics of the link I made.  It holds it open and will not let it flip up in a tail wind.  If there is any interest in them I might make a limited number.  It is for the forward tilting canope.

  

 Look me up in Oshkosh,

 N645AB    601HDS

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craig(at)craigandjean.com
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:48 pm Post subject: Canope Link

Alan, I can't make it out from the pictures and I've lost  your original e-mail. What does the link connect to on the latch on the  canopy?

  

 -- Craig

   



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paulried(at)rogers.com
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 7:08 pm Post subject: Canope Link

I’d be interested if you make a run.     

   

I will be in Oshkosh from late Sunday until Tuesday evening.  

     

   

Paul Riedlinger  

paulried(at)rogers.com  

  

       

From: owner-zenith-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-zenith-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of ALAN BEYER

 Sent: July-12-07 10:29 PM

 To: zenith-list(at)matronics.com

 Subject: Canope Link  

  

  

       

A few days ago someone asked about holding the canope open when they taxi.  Here are a few pics of the link I made.  It holds it open and will not let it flip up in a tail wind.  If there is any interest in them I might make a limited number.  It is for the forward tilting canope.  

    

   

    

Look me up in Oshkosh,  

    

N645AB    601HDS  

    

   

  

  

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sperry50(at)comcast.net
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:12 pm Post subject: Canope Link

I will not be at Oshkosh but I am interested.  

   

Skip Perry-601XL  

         

  

From: owner-zenith-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-zenith-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of ALAN BEYER

 Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 10:29 PM

 To: zenith-list(at)matronics.com

 Subject: Canope Link  

  

       

A few days ago someone asked about holding the canope open when they taxi.  Here are a few pics of the link I made.  It holds it open and will not let it flip up in a tail wind.  If there is any interest in them I might make a limited number.  It is for the forward tilting canope.  

    

   

    

Look me up in Oshkosh,  

    

N645AB    601HDS  

    

   

  

  

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agbeyer(at)sbcglobal.net
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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 3:17 am Post subject: Canope Link

Craig, 

  

I turn out a knob that looks like the one on the lower plate and it clips into the latch.  I can send you a pic of the link when not in the latch if you would like. 

  

Al from Oshkosh 



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craig(at)craigandjean.com
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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 7:21 am Post subject: Canope Link

I understand now but a picture at some point would be nice.  But as it requires a lathe it isn't something I can make. Add me to the list of  folks interested in buying one.

  

 -- Craig

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dredmoody(at)cox.net
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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 8:23 am Post subject: Canope Link

Hi Craig,



     I don't want to torpedo Alan's ship here but.......  You can indeed make the latch striker part without benefit of a metal lathe. Buy some aluminum bar stock with the thickness equal to the round disc at the end of the striker and cut out that piece using a drill press and a fly cutter or a holesaw. Now you have the end piece with a quarter inch hole through it, right? Countersink that hole one one side for a flathead screw. 



     Now you also need a short piece of solid aluminum rod that matches the diameter of the neck of the striker. Cut that to length so as to match the corresponding part of the striker. Drill a hole lengthwise through that rod using the appropriate size drill to tap out to accomodate a flathead 1/4" x 24 pitch stainless steel machine screw. You mount the "button" part to thr rod part with the stainless screw. Likewise you mount the rod part to the strut part with another stainless screw from the other end. The strut part you make form the bar stock cut to the length you like and drilled out for weight reduction, then bent to the S-curved shape as needed to fit your canopy latches. 



Since this part isn't being used constantly as the canopy latch, the aluminum stock should hold up adequately in terms of wear. The actual latch parts are steel of course because of their increased strength demands. 



If you really want to make something on your own, there is usually a way to bootleg it without going to a machine shop, particularly parts like this that won't kill you in a crash.



Go for it,



Dred

---- Craig Payne <craig(at)craigandjean.com> wrote: 

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		   I understand now but a picture at some point would be nice. But as it

 requires a lathe it isn't something I can make. Add me to the list of folks

 interested in buying one.

  

 -- Craig

agbeyer(at)sbcglobal.net
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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:29 am Post subject: Canope Link

Dred,

 

  

It's not like there is any torpedoing going on here.  All I did was show what I made and would make some more if anyone was interested.  We are all big boys here and can do what we want. 

  

AL from Oshkosh 

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VideoFlyer(at)aol.com
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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:05 am Post subject: Canope Link

<<<< We are all big boys here and can do what we want.  >>>>>

  

 Ain't it the truth!!

  

  

 Dave



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dredmoody(at)cox.net
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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:21 am Post subject: Canope Link

Got that Alan. I meant more in the sense of  pre-empting you than deriving you of income. Your offer to make the item for  those who are timid of doing so for themselves is a generous one. Your  charge would barely cover the materials I'm sure. I merely wanted to point  out that there are alternatives available to those of us who only  wish that we had  a lathe. If I stepped on your toes, I apologize.

  

 I like your idea very much and plan to use it....  thanks for the inspiration. I also picked up on the padlock hasp bracket outside  the canopy. That is what I saw, isn't it? I lik ethat idea too. I envy your  originality and your location.

  

 Dred

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bryanmmartin

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 1018

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:49 pm Post subject: Canope Link

Or you could go down to your local auto parts store and buy a 

replacement car door striker bolt for around $10. Or go to a salvage 

yard and pay even less.



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 Hi Craig,

 

      I don't want to torpedo Alan's ship here but.......  You can indeed make the latch striker part without benefit of a metal lathe. Buy some aluminum bar stock with the thickness equal to the round disc at the end of the striker and cut out that piece using a drill press and a fly cutter or a holesaw. Now you have the end piece with a quarter inch hole through it, right? Countersink that hole one one side for a flathead screw. 

 

      Now you also need a short piece of solid aluminum rod that matches the diameter of the neck of the striker. Cut that to length so as to match the corresponding part of the striker. Drill a hole lengthwise through that rod using the appropriate size drill to tap out to accomodate a flathead 1/4" x 24 pitch stainless steel machine screw. You mount the "button" part to thr rod part with the stainless screw. Likewise you mount the rod part to the strut part with another stainless screw from the other end. The strut part you make form the bar stock cut to the length you like and drilled out for weight reduction, then bent to the S-curved shape as needed to fit your canopy latches. 

 

 Since this part isn't being used constantly as the canopy latch, the aluminum stock should hold up adequately in terms of wear. The actual latch parts are steel of course because of their increased strength demands. 

 

 If you really want to make something on your own, there is usually a way to bootleg it without going to a machine shop, particularly parts like this that won't kill you in a crash.

 

 Go for it,


	




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Bryan Martin

Zenith 601XL N61BM

Ram Subaru, Stratus redrive

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wjones(at)brazoriainet.co
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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 1:29 pm Post subject: Canope Link

I paid $1.98 .

Wade Jones    South Texas

601XL plans building

Cont. 0200

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rgeese

Joined: 16 Aug 2006
Posts: 19

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 2:59 pm Post subject: Re: Canope Link

Interested also!  Are you just using one on the left side, or using two, one on each side?  I like your idea!



Ron Geese

Reynoldsburg, Ohio

agbeyer(at)sbcglobal.net
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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 6:05 pm Post subject: Canope Link

I only use one on the left side.  The only time I will not use it is if the field is very rough.  I have used this link for over two years and it works good.  My problem is that I work in engineering and always want to make everything better, so when I started to see some interest in these links I went to my hangar and measured things up to try and disign a new one.  Dred, good job looking at the whole picture and not just the link--Yes that little tab on the bottom is for a small pad lock.  There is one of those on both sides.  I tried to come up with a simple way to slow someone down from opening the canope.  If they wanted to get inside bad enough they could smack the canope with their fist.

  

 Hope to meet some of you guys at Oshkosh,

  

 AL

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