---------------------------------------------------------- Rocket-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 03/12/06: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 01:04 PM - Re: RV-List: Fuel Tank SB Experience (JOHN STARN) 2. 05:41 PM - Re: Re: RV-List: Fuel Tank SB Experience (James Baldwin) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:04:40 PM PST US From: "JOHN STARN" Subject: Rocket-List: Re: RV-List: Fuel Tank SB Experience --> Rocket-List message posted by: "JOHN STARN" Just a short update on our plans for the Tank SB. We ordered the parts & "stuff" from Van's to do the job AND the #8 paint cutter from The Yard Store just in case we do take off the tanks. It's a devise we have not used before but it reportedly cuts the paint around the screw head so as to not tear the paint away as the head turns while breaking the screw loose. We have a few paint issues with the underside of the wings so we may just take them off & do everything at once, one time. Plates are going back together with hex head #8 x 32's and washers to increase the bite area. N561FS HRII KABONG Do Not Archive. ----- Original Message ----- From: "D.Bristol" Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 12:09 PM Subject: Re: RV-List: Fuel Tank SB Experience > --> RV-List message posted by: "D.Bristol" > > Let this be a lesson to new builders, don't let this happen to you! Make > your tanks easily removable by painting them separately, and NOT > painting the screws. This could have been a half day job to do both tanks. > > Dave -6 SoCal > EAA Technical Counselor > > Steve Glasgow wrote: > >>--> RV-List message posted by: "Steve Glasgow" >> >>My experience doing the Fuel Tank SB. >> >>The fuel tank SD is a bitch, but doable without removing the tank. All >>total, 10-12 man hours to do the left tank... ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:41:14 PM PST US From: James Baldwin Subject: Re: Rocket-List: Re: RV-List: Fuel Tank SB Experience --> Rocket-List message posted by: James Baldwin Hey Guys - What am I missing here? I am in the middle of constructing my wings including fuel tanks and am not sure of the beginning of this thread. JBB JOHN STARN wrote: >--> Rocket-List message posted by: "JOHN STARN" > >Just a short update on our plans for the Tank SB. We ordered the parts & >"stuff" from Van's to do the job AND the #8 paint cutter from The Yard Store >just in case we do take off the tanks. It's a devise we have not used before >but it reportedly cuts the paint around the screw head so as to not tear the >paint away as the head turns while breaking the screw loose. We have a few >paint issues with the underside of the wings so we may just take them off & >do everything at once, one time. Plates are going back together with hex >head #8 x 32's and washers to increase the bite area. N561FS HRII KABONG >Do Not Archive. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "D.Bristol" >To: >Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 12:09 PM >Subject: Re: RV-List: Fuel Tank SB Experience > > > > >>--> RV-List message posted by: "D.Bristol" >> >>Let this be a lesson to new builders, don't let this happen to you! Make >>your tanks easily removable by painting them separately, and NOT >>painting the screws. This could have been a half day job to do both tanks. >> >>Dave -6 SoCal >>EAA Technical Counselor >> >>Steve Glasgow wrote: >> >> >> >>>--> RV-List message posted by: "Steve Glasgow" >>> >>>My experience doing the Fuel Tank SB. >>> >>>The fuel tank SD is a bitch, but doable without removing the tank. All >>>total, 10-12 man hours to do the left tank... >>> >>> > > > > > > > > >