---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 06/04/18: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:04 AM - =?utf-8?Q?Re:__Turnbuckles_ain=99t_cheap? (Jack Textor) 2. 01:40 PM - Re: Turnbuckles =?ISO-8859-1?Q?ain=99t?= cheap (danoliver) 3. 02:22 PM - =?utf-8?Q?Re:__Turnbuckles_ain=99t_cheap? (Jack Textor) 4. 07:07 PM - TIG Welding question (John Franklin) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:04:41 AM PST US From: Jack Textor Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Re:_Pietenpol-List:_Turnbuckles_ain=99t_cheap? Oscar you say it so much more eloquently than I! Jack Textor Sent from my iPad > On Jun 3, 2018, at 11:02 PM, taildrags wrote: > > > Jack; by "wide crimpers", what are you referring to? The conventional nicopress tool makes three crimps close to each other in the single ferrule, all in one pass. The hardware store crimper, as well as the hand-operated crimper that Aircraft Spruce and others sell and that makes the crimp by the use of a crescent wrench, box- or open-end wrench (ratcheting or not) turning a pair of bolts that tighten down the crimping mandrels onto the ferrule, makes a single wide crimp on the ferrule. All of the nicopressed cable connections on my airplane are made with the conventional triple-crimp except for the ones that I made on the tail brace wires when I replaced the galvanized cables with stainless. I didn't have the big cable-cutter looking tool to make the triple crimp so I use the hand tool which makes just one wide crimp on the cables. > > -------- > Oscar Zuniga > Medford, OR > Air Camper NX41CC "Scout" > A75 power, 72x36 Culver prop > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=480617#480617 > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 01:40:27 PM PST US Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Turnbuckles =?ISO-8859-1?Q?ain=99t?= cheap From: "danoliver" Thanks everyone for your input. I guess I'm going to go for it. Suppose I'll let everyone know how it turns out in a few years. I will be storing the wings uncovered for a while as I build the fuselage. Maybe that'll give me a bit of a preview of how things are going to shrink or stretch. I can always add the turnbuckles before covering if it looks like things are sagging. A chance to save over $200 is worth a try. By the way my crimper is the one from AS&S for $20. -------- Dan O Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=480641#480641 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/img_3515_143.jpg ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 02:22:11 PM PST US From: Jack Textor Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Re:_Pietenpol-List:_Turnbuckles_ain=99t_cheap? Dan I tried a crimper like you use and the threads stripped after a couple of crimps. I like the looks of the single crimp. Jack Textor Sent from my iPad > On Jun 4, 2018, at 3:40 PM, danoliver wrote: > > > Thanks everyone for your input. I guess I'm going to go for it. Suppose I'll let everyone know how it turns out in a few years. I will be storing the wings uncovered for a while as I build the fuselage. Maybe that'll give me a bit of a preview of how things are going to shrink or stretch. I can always add the turnbuckles before covering if it looks like things are sagging. A chance to save over $200 is worth a try. By the way my crimper is the one from AS&S for $20. > > -------- > Dan O > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=480641#480641 > > > > > Attachments: > > http://forums.matronics.com//files/img_3515_143.jpg > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:07:46 PM PST US From: John Franklin Subject: Pietenpol-List: TIG Welding question Can you TIG weld 4130 steel using stainless steel rod? I use mild steel rods when using OA to weld 4130 but don't know about TIG or using stainless steel rod for 4130. The reason I ask is my son has access to his company's TIG welder but for some reason it is problematic to change the filler rod. Thanks, John Franklin GN-1 / Corvair 164CID Needville, TX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message pietenpol-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Pietenpol-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/pietenpol-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/pietenpol-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.