KR> Control rods

2013-09-30 Thread Pat and Robin Russo
/photos/100112644 at N03/ -Original Message- From: Robert Boyd Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 9:41 AM To: krnet at list.krnet.org Subject: KR> Control rods Where is everyone buying their control push/pull rods or tubes and ends? I seem to be unable to find anything that looks right.

KR> Control rods

2013-09-30 Thread Dan Heath
Got all mine from either Aircraft Spruce or Wicks. Dan Heath > On Sep 30, 2013, at 9:41 AM, Robert Boyd wrote: > > Where is everyone buying their control push/pull rods or tubes and ends? I > seem to be unable to find anything that looks right. > Bob > __

KR> Control rods

2013-09-30 Thread Robert Boyd
Where is everyone buying their control push/pull rods or tubes and ends? I seem to be unable to find anything that looks right. Bob

KR> control rods

2008-10-12 Thread Chris Johnston
I need to make up some control rods and need some advice. I want to run a rod from the stick to the airleron bellcrank, then another rod back to the airlerons, so I thought of 1/2 inch or so aluminium tube, with a solid aluminium insert at each end which can be drilled and tapped, riveted o

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2008-10-12 Thread Martindale Family
: "Chris Johnston" To: "KRnet" Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 10:28 AM Subject: KR> control rods >I need to make up some control rods and need some advice.

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2008-10-12 Thread Mark Langford
Chris Johnston wrote: >>riveting would be better I think, then use a male threaded rod end bearing in each end with a left hand thread and a right hand thread respectively.<< I would not count on a rivet (or even 4 rivets) to do that job. I welded mine, and have no problem sleeping at night. Ma

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2008-10-12 Thread Barry Kruyssen
...@aviall.com -Original Message- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Martindale Family Sent: Thursday, 5 October 2006 11:20 AM To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> control rods Chris, I did mine that way with 1/2" x .035 thickness 4130 tube going

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2008-10-12 Thread Larry H.
I am a believer in welded steel rod ends also. I take one further step, that is on the side of the tubing where you would normally drill holes to bolt through the tubing and rod end if you were bolting instead of welding, I drill a small hole, like 1/8 or 3/16 and do what I call a pin weld. That

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2008-10-12 Thread Dana Overall
Chris, do a search under my name with control rods and you will find a complete list of parts, with part numbers, of the push rod, inserts and rod end bearings. BTW, on the RV series of airplanes, all pushrod to insert fittings are riveted. Mark "Da Stick" Langford's (he's going to kill me on

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2008-10-12 Thread Mark Langford
Dana wrote: > BTW, on the RV series of airplanes, all pushrod to insert fittings are > riveted. A lot of planes are riveted. I almost bothered to figured the strength of the joint, and I'm sure it's fine, but that's what VW thought when it replaced bolts in the ring gears of their five speed t

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2008-10-12 Thread Hennie van Rooyen [HQP]
Hi Chris, If you send me your e-maill address I'll send you pics of how I did mine. Regards, Hennie hennie.vanroo...@kumbaresources.com "I need to make up some control rods and need some advice." - Thi