---------------------------------------------------------- RV6-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 11/16/03: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:23 PM - Brake cylinders (Dean Psiropoulos) 2. 08:23 PM - Re: Brake cylinders (Stein Bruch) 3. 10:05 PM - Rivets and rivet guns, etc. (Lyle Peterson) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:23:50 PM PST US From: "Dean Psiropoulos" Subject: RV6-List: Brake cylinders --> RV6-List message posted by: "Dean Psiropoulos" Ok here's an off-the-wall one: I'm ready to install my rudder pedals and want to install brake pedals and master cylinders at the same time. So.I'm looking at the whole contraption and realized that...if I drill holes in each brake pedal (where the master cylinders bolt to) like it says in Van's plans..two of the brake pedals will end up approximately parallel with the rudder tubes and two will end up angled forward toward the firewall a bit. In other words, both pedals on each side will not be positioned the same relative to the foot. So.I will have to rotate the ball of one foot further forward to get equal braking on both sides. Maybe this is not a big deal and you get used to it quickly but, since I haven't drilled the brake pedals for the master cylinders yet, I thought I'd ask. So.is there a special procedure I should use to figure out where to drill these holes or should I go ahead and drill them at the location shown on the plans. Thanks. Dean Psiropoulos RV-6A Canopy time.oh boy. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:23:10 PM PST US From: "Stein Bruch" Subject: RE: RV6-List: Brake cylinders --> RV6-List message posted by: "Stein Bruch" Hi Dean, Here's the simple answer. Line the bottom of both rudder pedals weldments up as if they were installed in the airplane, then line all the brake pedals themselves up so they are aligned, then drill. This way you'll end up with both/all pedals being equal. One more thing, it's advantageous (at least in the TD's) to have the tops of the brake pedals slightly forward instead of perfectly vertical, so if/when you are doing the pedal dance you aren't accidentally pushing on the brakes! Cheers, Stein Bruch RV6's, Minneapolis http://www.steinair.com -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv6-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv6-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Dean Psiropoulos Subject: RV6-List: Brake cylinders --> RV6-List message posted by: "Dean Psiropoulos" Ok here's an off-the-wall one: I'm ready to install my rudder pedals and want to install brake pedals and master cylinders at the same time. So.I'm looking at the whole contraption and realized that...if I drill holes in each brake pedal (where the master cylinders bolt to) like it says in Van's plans..two of the brake pedals will end up approximately parallel with the rudder tubes and two will end up angled forward toward the firewall a bit. In other words, both pedals on each side will not be positioned the same relative to the foot. So.I will have to rotate the ball of one foot further forward to get equal braking on both sides. Maybe this is not a big deal and you get used to it quickly but, since I haven't drilled the brake pedals for the master cylinders yet, I thought I'd ask. So.is there a special procedure I should use to figure out where to drill these holes or should I go ahead and drill them at the location shown on the plans. Thanks. Dean Psiropoulos RV-6A Canopy time.oh boy. ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:05:27 PM PST US From: "Lyle Peterson" Subject: RV6-List: Rivets and rivet guns, etc. --> RV6-List message posted by: "Lyle Peterson" I am in the process of setting up to start on an RV6. It is a very slow build kit. I would appreciate some advice on rivet tools. What rivet gun seems to be the best all around as far as versatility and longevity? Which seems to have the best trigger? Is a 1X enough? Is 3X too much? What rivet sets are the most useful and which are useful in some limited uses? Long sets, offset sets, C frame sets, swivel sets, cushioned sets. Any other accessory that any of you found useful or would have liked to have to make setting a particular rivet easier? What size yokes are useful or needed in some locations on a pneumatic rivet squeezer or on a hand rivet squeezer? I apologize if you get several copies of this message. I am subscribed to several RV lists. Thank all of you for the information and encouragement. Lyle Peterson