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1. 01:08 PM - Re: Firestar/HKS Engine Test Run (chris davis)
2. 01:27 PM - Re: Firestar/HKS Engine Test Run (John Hauck)
3. 01:37 PM - Re: Firestar/HKS Engine Test Run (Richard Pike)
4. 02:43 PM - Re: Re: Firestar/HKS Engine Test Run (Charlie England)
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| Subject: | Re: Firestar/HKS Engine Test Run |
John Hello , I am about to attempt to cover my Firefly and I have been thinking
about the wings and realized that I my somewhat crippled condition that there
must be a good way of mounting the wing on 2 Tripps stands so they cans be swiveled
to take a lot of the work out !
I remember about 20 years back that someone of us Kolbers added an aluminum cabinet
handle to the wing tips to make it easier to lift the wing when folding
etc. it looked real clean and I thought that the Handel and the space it left
would be an ideal place to attach the wingtip stand to and the inside would be
simple to attach to the steel attachment point . Do you or anyone else remember
how the wingtip handle was attached? Thanks for your time and anything else
you want to throw in would be appreciated . Your friend CHRIS DAVIS
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> On Jul 5, 2018, at 11:38 AM, John Hauck <jhauck@elmore.rr.com> wrote:
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> plumbing.
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| Subject: | Firestar/HKS Engine Test Run |
Hi Chris:
Not right off hand. I remember a few folks that fabricated the wing tip hand holds.
Maybe they will chime in with some info.
john
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From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of chris davis
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2018 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Firestar/HKS Engine Test Run
John Hello , I am about to attempt to cover my Firefly and I have been thinking
about the wings and realized that I my somewhat crippled condition that there
must be a good way of mounting the wing on 2 Tripps stands so they cans be swiveled
to take a lot of the work out !
I remember about 20 years back that someone of us Kolbers added an aluminum cabinet
handle to the wing tips to make it easier to lift the wing when folding
etc. it looked real clean and I thought that the Handel and the space it left
would be an ideal place to attach the wingtip stand to and the inside would be
simple to attach to the steel attachment point . Do you or anyone else remember
how the wingtip handle was attached? Thanks for your time and anything else
you want to throw in would be appreciated . Your friend CHRIS DAVIS
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jul 5, 2018, at 11:38 AM, John Hauck <jhauck@elmore.rr.com> wrote:
>
> plumbing.
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| Subject: | Re: Firestar/HKS Engine Test Run |
Sorry I don't have what you are asking for, but here is the crude way that I did
the MKIII: I have a steel support pole in the middle of the garage that supports
the upstairs floor, and I put a extra long bolt through the rear spar pivot
point, band clamped it to that pole, and then set the leading edge on two milk
crates. One crate near the root and one near the tip. Worked OK. Not great,
but OK.
Had to put it on sawhorses to do the leading edge top and bottom.
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Richard Pike
Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
Kingsport, TN 3TN0
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| Subject: | Re: Firestar/HKS Engine Test Run |
My neighbor, who did the covering on my Twinstar, used a similar technique,
but it allows rotating the wing. We pinched the end of a piece of water
pipe (~1 foot long) so it would slide over that attach point, and bolted
it. It obviously has a bit of slop in the fit, but won't come off. The pipe
rests in a 'saddle' made with 2 long 2x4s with a shorter one between.
Height of the center one enough to swing the leading edge without hitting
the floor. Wing tip on a padded saw horse (or table, etc, whatever works
for you). Obviously requires a helper to move the saw horse while you
rotate the wing. When you're ready to rib stitch with a helper, something
lower like a milk crate would be needed.
Something I wish I'd done while it was uncovered is to clip the wing back
to the end of the main spar. If the wing is clipped, you can just insert
something in the open end of the spar to support the tip. The end could be
closed with a plate after covering. I may yet clip it. One side of my
hangar has a 30' opening, and I could keep it on that side instead of the
main hangar.
Charlie
On Sat, Aug 4, 2018 at 3:37 PM, Richard Pike <thegreybaron@charter.net>
wrote:
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> Sorry I don't have what you are asking for, but here is the crude way that
> I did the MKIII: I have a steel support pole in the middle of the garage
> that supports the upstairs floor, and I put a extra long bolt through the
> rear spar pivot point, band clamped it to that pole, and then set the
> leading edge on two milk crates. One crate near the root and one near the
> tip. Worked OK. Not great, but OK.
>
> Had to put it on sawhorses to do the leading edge top and bottom.
>
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> Richard Pike
> Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
> Kingsport, TN 3TN0
>
>
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