REFLECTOR: Oil Door Latch

[bdtopp at comcast.net]

Andy,
   I too tried to find a better looking latch then the Hartwell latch.  Spent serveral hours on the internet with no luck.  I ended up using the Hartwell and it works just fine.  I did not have to change any thicknesses to get it to install flush.  Easy to install.
Bruce Topp

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From: "Keith Hallsten" <KeithHallsten at quiknet.com> 

Andy,
 
The oil door latch was the source of a lot of angst for me, but it ended up being simple.  I wanted a Hartwell latch, but I couldn’t find one offered with what I thought were the correct trigger offset and panel offset.  I ordered a “surplus” latch (no guarantee as to dimensions) from Spruce and very easily adapted it to the thickness of the cowling.  (A little sanding makes it thinner, and a ply or two of layup makes it thicker.)  I spent less time doing the actual installation than I had spend on research trying to find the correct latch!  It was also quite a bit cheaper than if I had been able to find the “correct” latch.  Just do it!
 
Keith Hallsten, XLFG
 
 



From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Andy Millin
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 7:05 AM
To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
Subject: REFLECTOR: Oil Door Latch
 
Does anyone have a recommendation for the latch mechanism on the Oil Door?
 
Andy
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