---------------------------------------------------------- RV-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 02/09/08: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 10:22 AM - Re: Nose wheel axle torque (Brian Meyette) 2. 12:16 PM - Re: Nose wheel axle torque (Dave Nellis) 3. 12:52 PM - Re: Nose wheel axle torque (Brian Kraut) 4. 02:59 PM - Nose Gear spacer tip (Kelly Patterson) 5. 06:53 PM - RV-6A paintable area (tom sargent) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 10:22:26 AM PST US From: "Brian Meyette" Subject: RE: RV-List: Nose wheel axle torque You can get smaller, cheaper, "all in one" machines, but in my opinion the best bang for the buck is Grizzly's G4003 http://www.grizzly.com/products/g4003 they also have smaller, cheaper ones (and bigger, better ones), depending on your budget. Grizzly's customer service has been excellent. Brian http://brian76.mystarband.net/RV-7Ahome.htm -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Scott Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 11:52 AM Subject: Re: RV-List: Nose wheel axle torque Or maybe someone could start a little side business making them available to RVers ;) Of course, I won't need them for my RV-4 ;) Speaking of lathes, I'd love to have one. What do listers who own lathes recommend for a general purpose, non-wallet busting lathe?? Scott http://corbenflyer.tripod.com/ Gotta Fly or Gonna Die Building RV-4 (Super Slow Build Version) 8:12 PM ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 12:16:48 PM PST US From: Dave Nellis Subject: RE: RV-List: Nose wheel axle torque Going with a gear head lathe is a good idea. I have a belt drive head that is a pain to change speeds, but I don't let it bother me. I do question the Grizzly brand though. I was a member of a machining group and I found the most complaints were with the Grizzly brand. Not everything from Grizzly is bad, just that they could have designed a better product, it appears cost reductions in designs have caused problems with a few of their products. I have an Enco lathe which is a step or two above the Grizzly and have had no problems other than I am on my third motor. Yes, I burned up two Asian motors and finally they sent me an American made motor and it has been purring along for eight years now. All this was under warranty. The best brand of machinery for the hobbyist would be the Jet brand. I have a Jet mill that works just fine...and I am still on my first motor. :D Dave --- Brian Meyette wrote: > > > You can get smaller, cheaper, "all in one" machines, > but in my opinion the > best bang for the buck is Grizzly's G4003 > > http://www.grizzly.com/products/g4003 > > they also have smaller, cheaper ones (and bigger, > better ones), depending on > your budget. Grizzly's customer service has been > excellent. > > Brian > http://brian76.mystarband.net/RV-7Ahome.htm > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com > [mailto:owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com] On > Behalf Of Scott > Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 11:52 AM > To: rv-list@matronics.com > Subject: Re: RV-List: Nose wheel axle torque > > > > Or maybe someone could start a little side business > making them > available to RVers ;) Of course, I won't need them > for my RV-4 ;) > > Speaking of lathes, I'd love to have one. What do > listers who own > lathes recommend for a general purpose, non-wallet > busting lathe?? > > Scott > http://corbenflyer.tripod.com/ > Gotta Fly or Gonna Die > Building RV-4 (Super Slow Build Version) > > > 8:12 PM > > > > > browse > Un/Subscription, > FAQ, > > Forums! > > Admin. > > > > > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 12:52:41 PM PST US From: "Brian Kraut" Subject: RE: RV-List: Nose wheel axle torque I agree on the Jet brand. I bought a new Jet lathe about a year ago and have been very happy with it. One of the things I like about Jet is that even though they are not made in the U.S. they are good quality and they have technical support people and parts in the U.S. Their parts pricing is also good. With most of the other brands of the made in China machinery you can't get parts when you need them. Brian Kraut Engineering Alternatives, Inc. www.engalt.com -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Dave Nellis Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 3:11 PM Subject: RE: RV-List: Nose wheel axle torque Going with a gear head lathe is a good idea. I have a belt drive head that is a pain to change speeds, but I don't let it bother me. I do question the Grizzly brand though. I was a member of a machining group and I found the most complaints were with the Grizzly brand. Not everything from Grizzly is bad, just that they could have designed a better product, it appears cost reductions in designs have caused problems with a few of their products. I have an Enco lathe which is a step or two above the Grizzly and have had no problems other than I am on my third motor. Yes, I burned up two Asian motors and finally they sent me an American made motor and it has been purring along for eight years now. All this was under warranty. The best brand of machinery for the hobbyist would be the Jet brand. I have a Jet mill that works just fine...and I am still on my first motor. :D Dave --- Brian Meyette wrote: > > > You can get smaller, cheaper, "all in one" machines, > but in my opinion the > best bang for the buck is Grizzly's G4003 > > http://www.grizzly.com/products/g4003 > > they also have smaller, cheaper ones (and bigger, > better ones), depending on > your budget. Grizzly's customer service has been > excellent. > > Brian > http://brian76.mystarband.net/RV-7Ahome.htm > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com > [mailto:owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com] On > Behalf Of Scott > Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 11:52 AM > To: rv-list@matronics.com > Subject: Re: RV-List: Nose wheel axle torque > > > > Or maybe someone could start a little side business > making them > available to RVers ;) Of course, I won't need them > for my RV-4 ;) > > Speaking of lathes, I'd love to have one. What do > listers who own > lathes recommend for a general purpose, non-wallet > busting lathe?? > > Scott > http://corbenflyer.tripod.com/ > Gotta Fly or Gonna Die > Building RV-4 (Super Slow Build Version) > > > 8:12 PM > > > browse > Un/Subscription, > FAQ, > > Forums! > > Admin. > > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 02:59:43 PM PST US From: "Kelly Patterson" Subject: RV-List: Nose Gear spacer tip I also built a spacer about a year ago at annual. This year at annual the wheel bearings had play in them when torqued down tight. It appears the bearings have worn a touch and now it's loose. I trimmed the spacer and few thousands and all is well. Keep this in mind if you build a spacer then fly a bunch. Kelly Patterson N716K RV-6A PHX, AZ ~200 hours Subject: RV-List: Nose wheel axle torque On the 6A my son Eric & I are completing, we chose to put a spacer between the inner races of the tapered roller bearings. This permits the axle nut to be fully tightened without overloading the bearings. Having a metal lathe in our shop made it simple to trim the spacer to exactly the right length. If you have easy access to a lathe, it is a worthwhile improvement. Paul s. Petersen, Minnetonka MN ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 06:53:05 PM PST US From: tom sargent Subject: RV-List: RV-6A paintable area Does any one have any estimate of the paintable surface area of an RV-6A? My back of the envelope calculations indicates something the neighborhood of 320 sq. feet. I wouldn't be surprised if that was off by 20%. Does any one have a more accurate figure? I am priming my plane's exterior and after weighing a small piece before and after priming I estimate it will have a 2 or 3 pounds of primer on it when I'm done. The color coat will be more. From what the painter says (I'm not doing the color coat), I'd guess at least twice that. -- Tom Sargent, RV-6A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV-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/rv-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv-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.