Today's Message Index:
----------------------
1. 04:09 PM - Re: Canopy Lock Source... (Matt Dralle)
Message 1
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | Re: Canopy Lock Source... |
At 05:09 PM 4/2/2013 Tuesday, you wrote:
>In a message dated 4/2/2013 11:37:58 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, dralle@matronics.com
writes:
>[]
>[]
>
>Fellow Builders,
>
>On Ruby 1.0 I engineered a custom canopy lock that I really liked. I worked really
well and in 172 hours of flying I never had a problem with it. (See attached
pictures.) I also really liked having that lock sticking out right there
because it made it really easy to open the canopy and pop the back end of the
canopy up.
>
>For Ruby 2.0 I plan to do the same thing, but I would really like to fine a higher
quality lock. The one I used I got from the hardware store and is really
kind of a piece of garbage. It seems like a Chinese copy of something that was
actually good.
>
>Does anyone know where I could get a similar lock, but of exceptionally high quality
and maybe made out of stainless?
>
>Thanks!
>Matt Dralle
Thanks to all that have replied both on and off List. I found these babies today
and, at least in the pictures, look pretty manly. I ordered one and it should
be here tomorrow. Hopefully it will be better quality than the pot-metal
ones from Home Depot. At $33.49/ea, they cost literally about 10-times as much
as Home Depot units. So, that HAVE to be 10-times better, right? ;-/
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=664
After I ordered the ones above, I found an "Olympus" brand of something similar
for even more money ($50/ea). These look even more manly, although they have
a 1/125" dia barrel which is starting to get a little too big:
http://buyaccess.com/olympus-lock-800sc-deadbolt-cabinet-drawer-lock?gdftrk=gdfV22700_a_7c1040_a_7c4922_a_7c800SC
I'll post some pictures when I get the Rockler units in the mail.
Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 N998RV "Ruby Vixen"
http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's Complete RV-8 Construction Log
http://www.mattsrv8.com/Mishap - Landing Mishap Rebuild Log
http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel
Status: 172+ Hours TTSN - Rebuilding Fuselage After Landing Mishap...
RV-6 #20916 N360EM "The Flyer"
http://www.mattsrv6.com - Matt's RV-6 Revitalization Log
Status: 120+ Hours Since Purchase - Upgrades Complete; Now In Full Flyer Mode
Other Matronics Email List Services
These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.
-- Please support this service by making your Contribution today! --
|