Hi Dene,as a S African ,let me tell you how I did mine.I learned this method
when I built my sailplane many years ago and used the same method on my KR 2
S.My sailplane spars are three times the thickness of a KR and the drilling was
done with standard length drill bits.using two and a jig.The w
> I used a regular 3/16" twist drill bit, about a foot long. They sell them
> at Home Depot and other stores (although I know that doesn't help you).>
N56ML at hiwaay.net
> see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford
Hi Mark and others
Cheers Mark, I have seen the drilling fixture t
Rene said;
I haven't made much progress with the crank taper torque test lately apart
from picking up a scrap crank and having the hub pulley machined to accept
the flange that must still be welded on. Will post the results as soon as I
have some.
Remember to not stand in front of it (the welded
Ron said:
> Rene said;
> I haven't made much progress with the crank taper torque test lately apart
Well Ron this one will be completely 100% safe as it will be fastened to a
trashed crank that has been secured somehow to a test jig. To the "welded
flange will be
fastened a looong lever arm from wh
Hi Guys
I was just wondering what type of drill bits you guys were using to drill
the bolt holes through the spar for the waf's mounting bolts. Do you use a
normal twist drill as for steel work or do you use the woodworking spade
type . I havn't seen an extra long twist drills here anywhere so was
Dene Collett wrote:
> I was just wondering what type of drill bits you guys were using to drill
> the bolt holes through the spar for the waf's mounting bolts. Do you use a
> normal twist drill as for steel work or do you use the woodworking spade
> type .
I used a regular 3/16" twist drill bit,
Hi Dene,the correct imperial dia drill bits are obtainable in S Africa from
Engineering supply stores,not the local hardware stores.You dont need long bits
as two standard size bits are used.using a simple jig and drilling from
opposite sides to get a perfect match through the spar and WAFS on e
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