---------------------------------------------------------- RV9-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 12/07/03: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 10:37 AM - Ouch! (Bill Repucci) 2. 03:04 PM - Elevator Adjustments (steve dwyer) 3. 04:09 PM - Re: Ouch! (Harold Kovac) 4. 04:23 PM - aux fuel tanks (bryan carr) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 10:37:53 AM PST US From: "Bill Repucci" Subject: RV9-List: Ouch! --> RV9-List message posted by: "Bill Repucci" I started working on my -9 at the end of April. I now have almost 300 hours in the kit, including building a very cool oak drafting table to hold my drawings. All that without so much as a sliver in my hand. Every time I enter my shop I put on my safety glasses, use hearing protection and respirators when necessary. Safety is my middle name. (I don't want to finish the airplane and find I can't fly it because of I managed to hurt myself in the building process.) This morning I installed a new CD player in my Girlfriends/riveting partner's Honda CR-V and in the process I sliced a finger on my right open on the supporting structure. No problem, clean the wound add a band aid and continue. When I installed the radio I realized it need a support bracket to hold it up. Great! I can put my new found mettle working skills to work. I quickly cut out some galvanized sheet in the shape I needed, bent a stiffening tab on the bottom, etc. Used my cleco clamps to hold it in place while I drill two holes for the steel pop rivets I have laying around. First hole no problem, started the second one and promptly drilled right in to my finger. OUCH! The morel of the story, injuries happen when you become complacent. Be careful! (Do not archive) Bill R. RV-9 SN: 90737 N941WR (Reserved) Wings ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 03:04:26 PM PST US From: "steve dwyer" Subject: RV9-List: Elevator Adjustments --> RV9-List message posted by: "steve dwyer" I'm not clear on what balanced means when it comes to setting up the elevators. Is it recommended we bolt everything together including push rods, control sticks and trim servo after painting in hopes the elevators will simply set in trail? Van makes clear his concern for flutter in the performance testing of the manual. Has anyone experienced problems here and to what degree of detail should we strive for? I recall reading somewhere we are not trying to balance the system only prevent flutter.??? Also if anyone has drilled the counter weights to lighten it did you drill a series of holes along the centerline or just one? Steve Dwyer 90219 Painting completed ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 04:09:49 PM PST US From: "Harold Kovac" Subject: Re: RV9-List: Ouch! --> RV9-List message posted by: "Harold Kovac" I can appreciate that, only I drilled into a left fingernail that wasn't in the way...or so I thought. Harold Kovac, RV9A Wings nearly complete ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Repucci" Subject: RV9-List: Ouch! > --> RV9-List message posted by: "Bill Repucci" > > I started working on my -9 at the end of April. > > I now have almost 300 hours in the kit, including building a very cool > oak drafting table to hold my drawings. All that without so much as a > sliver in my hand. Every time I enter my shop I put on my safety > glasses, use hearing protection and respirators when necessary. Safety > is my middle name. (I don't want to finish the airplane and find I > can't fly it because of I managed to hurt myself in the building > process.) > > This morning I installed a new CD player in my Girlfriends/riveting > partner's Honda CR-V and in the process I sliced a finger on my right > open on the supporting structure. No problem, clean the wound add a > band aid and continue. When I installed the radio I realized it need a > support bracket to hold it up. Great! I can put my new found mettle > working skills to work. I quickly cut out some galvanized sheet in the > shape I needed, bent a stiffening tab on the bottom, etc. Used my cleco > clamps to hold it in place while I drill two holes for the steel pop > rivets I have laying around. First hole no problem, started the second > one and promptly drilled right in to my finger. OUCH! > > The morel of the story, injuries happen when you become complacent. Be > careful! > > (Do not archive) > > Bill R. > RV-9 > SN: 90737 > N941WR (Reserved) > Wings > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 04:23:00 PM PST US From: "bryan carr" Subject: RV9-List: aux fuel tanks --> RV9-List message posted by: "bryan carr" At Oshkosh last July, I saw aux fuel tanks on a RV-4 that were made from a 5" tube that was placed in the nose rib lightening holes. Anyone know where I could get more information about this? Bryan Carr