---------------------------------------------------------- RV-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 01/05/10: 14 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:40 AM - Gathering Tools (luis@cristabelle.net) 2. 09:44 AM - Re: Gathering Tools (HCRV6@comcast.net) 3. 12:14 PM - Re: Gathering Tools (Matt Redmond) 4. 12:57 PM - Re: Gathering Tools (Paul Besing) 5. 01:38 PM - Re: Gathering Tools (Luis Rodriguez) 6. 01:38 PM - Re: Gathering Tools (Glenn Bell) 7. 01:41 PM - Re: Gathering Tools - countersink cage (Marty Helller) 8. 02:50 PM - Re: Gathering Tools (Scott) 9. 03:52 PM - Re: Gathering Tools (Matt Redmond) 10. 03:52 PM - Re: Gathering Tools (Matt Redmond) 11. 04:30 PM - Re: Van's oil cooler shutter (BRUCE GRAY) 12. 04:42 PM - Re: Gathering Tools (Ralph & Maria Finch) 13. 06:48 PM - Re:hello g (russell parr) 14. 07:22 PM - Re: Gathering Tools (Luis) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:40:58 AM PST US From: luis@cristabelle.net Subject: RV-List: Gathering Tools I'm piecing together a set of tools. What do you all think of this setup? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380096619052#ht_1475wt_941 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:44:22 AM PST US From: HCRV6@comcast.net Subject: Re: RV-List: Gathering Tools Louis, Do yourself a huge favor and purchase a good quality drill with a teasing t rigger from Avery or Cleveland Tool if you are serious about building an RV .=C2- You will regret the money you spend on cut rate tools. Harry Crosby RV-6 N16CX, 650 hours ----- Original Message ----- From: luis@cristabelle.net Sent: Monday, January 4, 2010 6:19:42 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: RV-List: Gathering Tools I'm piecing together a set of tools. =C2- What do you all think of this s etup? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=38009661905 2#ht_1475wt_941 =========== =========== MS - =========== e - =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2--Matt Dralle, List Admin. =========== ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 12:14:29 PM PST US Subject: Re: RV-List: Gathering Tools From: Matt Redmond Louis, That set is already up to $139. For not a lot more you could pick up a nice Sioux drill from Avery, Cleaveland or Brown (I think I paid $185 for mine [Brown Tool]). Then go to Pan American Tool and get the bits, stops and countersink cage if you're looking for the best prices (same quality - everyone else resells Pan American's stuff). If you're looking for the best service, neither Avery nor Cleaveland can be beat. I usually spend a little more with these two even if I can get it cheaper elsewhere. There's a lot to be said for keeping these nice folks in business. On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 8:19 PM, wrote: > > I'm piecing together a set of tools. What do you all think of this setup? > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380096619052#ht_1475wt_941 > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 12:57:04 PM PST US From: Paul Besing Subject: Re: RV-List: Gathering Tools I'd pass. Get a numbered drill bit set from cleveland. You will need all the bits you can get, and you will need many numbered bits besides #30 and #40. The good set is not cheap, about $200, but if you always put them back they will last you forever. Then get packages of #30's and #40's. You will need long bits of those as well. Plus the drill and all of those bits, countersink cage, etc is too cheap (yes, there is such a thing) You do more drilling than anything else on the airplane. Don't skimp on the drill or bits. Also, FWIW, I did not use the drill stops after I got used to drilling. Too time consuming and a pain to change when you are burning through bits. If you are in a tight spot and are worried about hitting something, then change to a bit with the drill stop. Paul Besing ________________________________ From: "luis@cristabelle.net" Sent: Mon, January 4, 2010 7:19:42 PM Subject: RV-List: Gathering Tools I'm piecing together a set of tools. What do you all think of this setup? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380096619052#ht_1475wt_941 ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 01:38:13 PM PST US From: Luis Rodriguez Subject: Re: RV-List: Gathering Tools I'm gonna bite the bullet and just get the Planetools.com kit. Too much of a PIA to get all the stuff right by piecing together a set. Thanks all for setting my head straight. Luis. On Jan 5, 2010, at 3:24 PM, Paul Besing wrote: > I'd pass. Get a numbered drill bit set from cleveland. You will > need all the bits you can get, and you will need many numbered bits > besides #30 and #40. The good set is not cheap, about $200, but if > you always put them back they will last you forever. Then get > packages of #30's and #40's. You will need long bits of those as > well. Plus the drill and all of those bits, countersink cage, etc > is too cheap (yes, there is such a thing) You do more drilling than > anything else on the airplane. Don't skimp on the drill or bits. > > Also, FWIW, I did not use the drill stops after I got used to > drilling. Too time consuming and a pain to change when you are > burning through bits. If you are in a tight spot and are worried > about hitting something, then change to a bit with the drill stop. > > Paul Besing > > From: "luis@cristabelle.net" > To: rv-list@matronics.com > Sent: Mon, January 4, 2010 7:19:42 PM > Subject: RV-List: Gathering Tools > > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 01:38:13 PM PST US From: "Glenn Bell" Subject: RE: RV-List: Gathering Tools I went through the plans and ordered several of all the bit sizes called for.there really aren't all that many sizes that you really need.you will need many 30s and 40s.also the 12 inch 30 and 40 are very handy.12 is common as is 19. There are several others that I cant recall right offhand. I would also invest in a good 90 degree adaptor that uses the threaded bits..The avery bits are very good. Remember, each and every 3/32 rivet hole has to be sized with a 40 and every 1/8 with a 30.that is a lot of holes..Also a drill bit size guide is invaluable.it is impossible to tell the smaller bits apart without one. From: owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Paul Besing Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 2:24 PM Subject: Re: RV-List: Gathering Tools I'd pass. Get a numbered drill bit set from cleveland. You will need all the bits you can get, and you will need many numbered bits besides #30 and #40. The good set is not cheap, about $200, but if you always put them back they will last you forever. Then get packages of #30's and #40's. You will need long bits of those as well. Plus the drill and all of those bits, countersink cage, etc is too cheap (yes, there is such a thing) You do more drilling than anything else on the airplane. Don't skimp on the drill or bits. Also, FWIW, I did not use the drill stops after I got used to drilling. Too time consuming and a pain to change when you are burning through bits. If you are in a tight spot and are worried about hitting something, then change to a bit with the drill stop. Paul Besing _____ From: "luis@cristabelle.net" Sent: Mon, January 4, 2010 7:19:42 PM Subject: RV-List: Gathering Tools ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 01:41:20 PM PST US From: Marty Helller Subject: RE: RV-List: Gathering Tools - countersink cage It pays to get more than one countersink cage. Set up up for 1/8"=2C anoth er for 3/32" so you don't spend lots of time changing out the heads and the n having to re-calibrate the depth. Usually at big fly-ins=2C especially SNF=2C or AirVenture=2C you can find u sed countersink cages for $10 ea..... If you're not heading that way=2C I'm sure you know someone who is.... Marty RV-7=3B Baffling and Cowling (still) Subject: Re: RV-List: Gathering Tools From: mdredmond@gmail.com Louis=2C That set is already up to $139. For not a lot more you could pick up a nic e Sioux drill from Avery=2C Cleaveland or Brown (I think I paid $185 for mi ne [Brown Tool]). Then go to Pan American Tool and get the bits=2C stops and countersink cage if you're looking for the best prices (same quality - everyone else resell s Pan American's stuff). If you're looking for the best service=2C neither Avery nor Cleaveland can be beat. I usually spend a little more with these two even if I can get it cheaper elsewhere. There's a lot to be said for keeping these nice folks in business. On Mon=2C Jan 4=2C 2010 at 8:19 PM=2C wrote: I'm piecing together a set of tools. What do you all think of this setup? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=38009661905 2#ht_1475wt_941 The RV-List Email Forum - hare=2C and much much more: or?RV-List" target="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV-List ef="http://forums.matronics.com/" target="_blank">http://forums.matroni cs.com Matt Dralle=2C List Admin. ==== _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 02:50:18 PM PST US From: Scott Subject: Re: RV-List: Gathering Tools Amen, bro! I support Avery exclusively. I have no doubt Cleaveland is just as good. I just started with Avery, had great customer service and stuck with them! :) Matt Redmond wrote: > > > If you're looking for the best service, neither Avery nor Cleaveland > can be beat. I usually spend a little more with these two even if I > can get it cheaper elsewhere. There's a lot to be said for keeping > these nice folks in business. > > > > > -- Scott http://corbenflyer.tripod.com/ Flying Corben Junior Ace - Building RV-4 Gotta Fly or Gonna Die ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 03:52:01 PM PST US Subject: Re: RV-List: Gathering Tools From: Matt Redmond My first experience with Avery was after I bought a pneumatic squeezer on eBay. It worked well enough but I wanted an adjustable set holder on it. Ordered one from Avery and it didn't fit my (early model) squeezer. So I drove down to T67 (20 mi from me) and Bob spent about a half an hour getting me fixed up. Then he and I did some dimpling and riveting because I'd never done it before. Great guy - great family. I've also had excellent and friendly service from Cleaveland. As an example, when I was afraid some Cleaveland dimple dies made substandard dimples (turned out that was NOT the case), DJ mentioned replacing my elevator skin if it turned out to be the dies. I can't speak for PlaneTools but they might be fine too. I know Avery and Cleaveland are. On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 4:47 PM, Scott wrote: > > Amen, bro! I support Avery exclusively. I have no doubt Cleaveland is > just as good. I just started with Avery, had great customer service and > stuck with them! :) > > > Matt Redmond wrote: > >> >> If you're looking for the best service, neither Avery nor Cleaveland can >> be beat. I usually spend a little more with these two even if I can get it >> cheaper elsewhere. There's a lot to be said for keeping these nice folks in >> business. >> >> >> >> > > -- > Scott > http://corbenflyer.tripod.com/ > Flying Corben Junior Ace - Building RV-4 > Gotta Fly or Gonna Die > > ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 03:52:43 PM PST US Subject: Re: RV-List: Gathering Tools From: Matt Redmond Make that stabilizer skin, not elevator skin. Significantly more expensive part. On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 5:49 PM, Matt Redmond wrote: > My first experience with Avery was after I bought a pneumatic squeezer on > eBay. It worked well enough but I wanted an adjustable set holder on it. > Ordered one from Avery and it didn't fit my (early model) squeezer. So I > drove down to T67 (20 mi from me) and Bob spent about a half an hour getting > me fixed up. Then he and I did some dimpling and riveting because I'd never > done it before. Great guy - great family. > > I've also had excellent and friendly service from Cleaveland. As an > example, when I was afraid some Cleaveland dimple dies made substandard > dimples (turned out that was NOT the case), DJ mentioned replacing my > elevator skin if it turned out to be the dies. > > I can't speak for PlaneTools but they might be fine too. I know Avery and > Cleaveland are. > > > On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 4:47 PM, Scott wrote: > >> >> Amen, bro! I support Avery exclusively. I have no doubt Cleaveland is >> just as good. I just started with Avery, had great customer service and >> stuck with them! :) >> >> >> >> >> Matt Redmond wrote: >> >>> >>> If you're looking for the best service, neither Avery nor Cleaveland can >>> be beat. I usually spend a little more with these two even if I can get it >>> cheaper elsewhere. There's a lot to be said for keeping these nice folks in >>> business. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Scott >> http://corbenflyer.tripod.com/ >> Flying Corben Junior Ace - Building RV-4 >> Gotta Fly or Gonna Die >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 04:30:49 PM PST US From: BRUCE GRAY Subject: RE: RV-List: Van's oil cooler shutter Steve=2C I take it your not using the shutter style oil cooler set-up. If p ossible when the photo's are available try to host them and post a link for us to learn from. TIA=2C Bruce RV-8 From: steve282s@yahoo.com Subject: Re: RV-List: Van's oil cooler shutter Just flew back from California to Topeka=2C Ks. Outside departure temp was 19 when I left Topeka and arrival temp was 12. I flew at 10=2C500 and 9 =2C500 over the rockies. My oat temp was never above 28 F however the sens or is in the cabin air inlet area and I'm told it reads high due to the eng ine heat. But=2C I was able to very the oil temp between 160 and 180 the e ntire way. It works! If you want some pix I'll send them (they're still i n the camera). Installation was easy as was the cable routing. I would do it again in a heart beat. And=2C no. I'm not going to mention the tempera ture in Southern California!!! Steve Stucky RV-7 From: Ralph E. Capen s-list@matronics.com> Sent: Mon=2C January 4=2C 2010 4:03:14 PM Subject: RV-List: Van's oil cooler shutter Anyone have one of these on their baffle behind the #4 cylinder? Would like to see pictures - hear your story. My Vernatherm and oil temp sender are both good - my oil temp runs too cold in the winter. My IO360B1F6 with SW 8406R cooler gives me a straight-line 185F degree oil temp in the summer (OAT over 65F) - but won't make 150F in the lower OAT ra nges. We get some weird temperature ranges here on the DelMarVa peninsula so a fi xed block-off plate inside my plenum doesn't make sense - like this cockpit controllable unit. Thanks in advance! Ralph Capen N822AR (Patience) @ N06 47hrs - almost done withntent also available via th e -Matt Drall=========== _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 04:42:58 PM PST US From: "Ralph & Maria Finch" Subject: RE: RV-List: Gathering Tools > What do you all think of this setup? > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380096619052#ht_1475wt_941 Yuck. You will be sure to be frustrated with the cheap junk. The Harbor Freight-like quality is OK for a few seldom used items, but for your main tools, get quality stuff. Think about it, your airplane build final cost is anywhere from $30K to $80K including kit, engine, accessories, and instruments + avionics...and you're trying to save a few hundred with cheap tools? I have an Excel worksheet, now a couple years old, of recommended tools and suppliers from one of the well-known building trainers. I won't post it publically because the list started with them (I put it into Excel), but will email to those interested. The prices and links are now somewhat old but the items still relevant. Ralph Finch Davis, California RV-9A QB-SA __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4746 (20100105) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 06:48:40 PM PST US From: russell parr Subject: RV-List: Re:hello g y How are you? Tell you a good news=2C my friend found a good web site www.eitems ky.com=2C they are mainly electronic products=2C low prices=2C you may need . Such as cameras=2C mobile phones=2C PS3 game consoles=2C LCD TVs=2C noteb ook computers=2C iPhone=2C motorcycle car is the most popular thing=2C thei r project is entirely consistent with the original quality=2C but if you wa nt to To this end=2C the wholesale busines=2C please do not hesitate to contact t hem. Their website: www.eitemsky.com E-mail: eitemsky@eitemsky.com Schumacher: eitemsky@hotmail.com I hope you will enjoy more preferential C _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. ________________________________ Message 14 ____________________________________ Time: 07:22:22 PM PST US From: Luis Subject: Re: RV-List: Gathering Tools I'm leaning toward the Cleavland Tool Kit. I'll add: extra scotch brite pads/wheels extra 150 clecos quick change yoke pins thin nose yoke On Jan 5, 2010, at 6:50 PM, Matt Redmond wrote: > Make that stabilizer skin, not elevator skin. Significantly more > expensive part. > > > On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 5:49 PM, Matt Redmond > wrote: > My first experience with Avery was after I bought a pneumatic > squeezer on eBay. It worked well enough but I wanted an adjustable > set holder on it. Ordered one from Avery and it didn't fit my > (early model) squeezer. So I drove down to T67 (20 mi from me) and > Bob spent about a half an hour getting me fixed up. Then he and I > did some dimpling and riveting because I'd never done it before. > Great guy - great family. > > I've also had excellent and friendly service from Cleaveland. As an > example, when I was afraid some Cleaveland dimple dies made > substandard dimples (turned out that was NOT the case), DJ mentioned > replacing my elevator skin if it turned out to be the dies. > > I can't speak for PlaneTools but they might be fine too. I know > Avery and Cleaveland are. > > > On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 4:47 PM, Scott wrote: > > Amen, bro! I support Avery exclusively. I have no doubt Cleaveland > is just as good. I just started with Avery, had great customer > service and stuck with them! :) > > > Matt Redmond wrote: > > If you're looking for the best service, neither Avery nor > Cleaveland can be beat. I usually spend a little more with these > two even if I can get it cheaper elsewhere. There's a lot to be > said for keeping these nice folks in business. > > > -- > Scott > http://corbenflyer.tripod.com/ > Flying Corben Junior Ace - Building RV-4 > Gotta Fly or Gonna Die > cription, > www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV-List" target="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV-List > ronics.com/" target="_blank">http://forums.matronics.com > Matt Dralle, List Admin. > ==== > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.