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Builder Name:Brad Bellamy   -  
Project:   Vans - RV-7A   -   VIEW REPORTS
Total Hours:1890.7
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Start/Last Date:Jan 01, 2001 - No Finish Date
Engine:IO-360
 
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Nov 28, 2023     Parts, Static, Torque - (4.6 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Finished putting Aircraft Spruce parts in bins with labels.

Tried drilling out aluminum spacer washers for static port again hoping a new conical drill bit (like a step drill, but no discrete steps) would help. Nope. Tried stacking aluminum washers on a #8 screw, chucking the screw in a drill press and spinning them against a file to reduce the OD. Worked great so I need to order washers with the right ID and reduce the OD. Added two types of washers to my McMaster Carr shopping cart.

Tried extending my cheap set of harbor freight 3/8 and 7/16 inch wrenches using a 1/4" extension from a socket set and hose clamps. It sort of works, but is thicker and more awkward to use than I hoped. Looked again for options. Found a Matco extra long ratcheting wrench that might work, but it is hard to tell from the "specifications". Decided I should use my SnapOn Low Torque LTA1214 wrench. I had originally decided it would be better to try something else, but haven't found anything better.


 


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