Hi Phil I found that you could use pan heads without either dimpling or countersinking provided you staggered them on opposite sides of the hinge so that they weren't in direct opposition to each other. The hinge would still close to within 1/8" (viz. the depth of a pan head).
John The Martindale Family 29 Jane Circuit TOORMINA NSW 2452 AUSTRALIA phone: 61 2 66584767 email: johnj...@chc.net.au ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phillip Matheson" <mathe...@dodo.com.au> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 9:36 AM Subject: KR>Re: KR/ Piano Hinge Dimpling > Hi All. > I'm attempting to fit the ailerons Piano Hinge, and concerned with the > dimpling the hinge. > Did anyone have problems with the metal buckling , or were you able to clamp > it down to stop the area around the dimple from distorting?? > > Or did you just Countersink ( drill ) the thin Hinge material?? > > Phillip Matheson > mathe...@dodo.com.au > Australia > VH PKR See our engines and kits at. > http://www.vw-engines.com/ > http://www.homebuilt-aviation.com/ > See my KR at Mark Jones web > http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/pmkr2.html > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
