Just talk to Donny, Virg
On Thu, 6 Nov 2003 09:33:15 -0800 (PST) Scott Cable <s2cab...@yahoo.com> writes: > Recently, a very good friend of mine who's building a > LongEze, and a Midget Mustang, has been having some > problems with Wicks getting their Bolt Lengths > correct. > Wicks was sending him bolts that were consistantly 5 > or 6 grip lengths different, when he called them on > it, the Warehouse supervisor was, how shall I put > this... Less than accomodating. > My friend and I are both long time Aerospace Design > Engineers, and shall I venture to say, know maybe more > than just a little about Aircraft Standards and > Aircraft Standard Hardware, considering we use these > everyday? > The Wick's Warehouse Supervisor was sending him bolts > based on Total Length, NOT Grip Length. And then had > told my friend that that's how they have been doing it > for the last 30 years. > Total length is the addition of Grip Length + Threaded > Length. And in General terms are the last dash numbers > of a callout in either 32nds or 16th inch increments. > This Warehouse Supt. also told my friend that if you > want to order bolts specificly by the grip length, to > call and talk to him personally to verify that is what > he wanted. Can you believe, that is then what my > friend did. Can you guess what happened when he > recieved his order? So after 3 or 4 tries to get the > order corrected unsuccessfully, my friend just gave up > and now uses a different source. > > --- David Mikesell <skyguy...@skyguynca.com> wrote: > > I placed a spruce order with Aicraft Spruce and > > Specailty, no cuts just > > straight stock off the shelves and they said it > > would be 6 weeks, I placed > > the same order with Wicks and received it 4 days > > later called AS&S back and > > cancelled the order.....AS&S called me back 6 weeks > > later and said they were > > ready to bundle the order and asked if I still > > needed it. > _______________________________________________ > > > see KRnet list details at > > http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > see KRnet list details at > http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > > ===== > Scott Cable > KR-2S # 735 > Wright City, MO > s2cab...@yahoo.com > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > >
