REFLECTOR: Best way to secure piano hinge wire

[Dennis Martin]

Kurt,

Thanks for doing the research on securing the hinge wires. The wire for the
top cowl is simple. I brazed a 3" pencil size steel rod to the bottom of
each wire that fits into my drill chuck. Now the wire's much easier to
remove and install than putting the wire into the chuck. I secure the pencil
rod in the wing root with a small steel tab.

We got the header welding done yesterday. One pipe was 1/8" from the right
side aileron bell crank, so now it's 1.5". That same pipe also vibrated
loose at the flange. I have tabs welded down low near the bottom of the
collector, but never got to securing it. Bad idea. I'll attach those tabs to
the PSRU and use some kind of shock absorber to dampen the vibration.

My pipes come out the bottom of the cowl, so yesterday morning I also
finished sanding the balloon on the fairings. It's almost ready for primer
and it's starting to look pretty cool. My next task is to finish securing
the wire controls for the heater box in the nose and hooking up a scat tube
to the keel where my heater dumps hot air into the cabin. While I'm at this,
I'll also install the new shock absorber for the nose gear.

Sounds like we're both motivated - the light at the end of the tunnel is
getting brighter by the week.

Keep in touch,
Dennis



On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 8:57 AM, <nmflyer1 at aol.com> wrote:

> Dennis,
>
> I actually have not finished that part yet. There is an RV builder friend
> of mine that finished his cowl off nicely and I'd like to duplicate that.
> He's out on sick leave after back surgery right now, but I should see him
> soon enough. Once I get all the details on how they did it, I'll let you
> know.
>
> Got some crude video of the V-6 running yesterday, I'll see if I can figure
> out how to put it somewhere viewable!
>
> ELT done, GPS antenna done, Next I start finishing the doors for paint.
>
> Kurt
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis Martin <dennis.doc at gmail.com>
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Sent: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 8:34 am
> Subject: REFLECTOR: Best way to secure piano hinge wire
>
> I know Kurt Winker has the same hinge installation on his cowl. Just wanted
> to know best way to secure my cowling piano hinge wires. My wires now
> protrude out the trailing edge of the wing root. I've got a couple of ideas,
> but I assume there's a preferred method - something tried and true? Anybody
> know of a web site with photos?
>
> I'm off to the hangar this morning to make some welding mods on my headers.
> Need to tweak one pipe to give better clearance for the aileron bell crank.
> I've got a professional welder friend - I manufactured a complex part for
> his Bearhawk so I get a freebie.
>
> Happy new year to all,
>
> Dennis Martin
>
>
>
> --
> All the best,
> Dennis
>
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All the best,
Dennis
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