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Agree, been doing this for 50 years, never had insurance (never had enough assets most of my life to worry about it). Insurance is just an invitation...

I’m in the camp of wearing something that I would survive at least overnight in. Footwear would be something you would be able to hike with. Even...

I’ve got a couple HF engine stands that I’ll extend and make brackets for. Hope to be able to use them for both fuselage and wings. Sent from my...

Good on you Henry. Now the learning begins.keep in mind, there are good wrench benders that can’t do paperwork, there are guys that do paperwork well...

If you read TC AR-7, note 3 states the PA-18A can be converted to standard when done per the manufacturers instructions dated (different dates based...

I used to fly one that had the hopper cover installed, but the fill lid was replaced with lexan. Based on the TCDS, the hopper cover is a required...

Ive done dope, I’ve done Poly Fiber, I’ve done repairs with Stewart’s, I’ve done Airtech. For my airplane, it will be dope. Easy to apply, easy to...

Low carbon steel (1020 or 1025)is much more malleable. 4130 is harder, can be heat treated, and will work harden when bent or formed. If you don’t...

I work on base, but live in northern MD by Frederick. I’ve only been down there twice since February. I think you showed up once at our QB meeting...

Jeromy, are you at Stan and Sandi’s place? I heard someone was there with a Supercruiser doing instruction. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Yeah, Jeromy’s fuselage has some corrosion issues, and likely some low cycle fatigue. That said, 4130 is a harder material. Not sure how it compares...

For what the majority of the tubes in a fuselage do, there is no real advantage of 4130 over 1020 or 1025. Most are in compression, and column...

Edo no longer exists. All the float designs were acquired by Kenmore Air sometime in the 1980s. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

If you want to go to the double groove pulley system, there is more to it than just the pulley on the jackscrew. Not sure on the Cub, but on the...

The EarthX TSO limits use to electrical systems with alternators having external regulators. Guess just one more method to isolate the charging...

And if you EVER consider an EarthX battery, never install one with an alternator with an internal regulator! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’m running 25’ CK superflex cables with a #9 torch. For the stuff I do, the only time I would have liked a water cooled torch was building my...

I started my TIG welding on a Syncrowave 300 or 350. Great machine, but way more than needed for aircraft stuff. Transformer machines provide a nice...

Most Pipers up into the 50s used commercial Weatherhead fittings with 45 degree flares. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Down side is weight. On something like a Cub where speed isn’t an issue, the big question is Why? I did double cover on the belly of my Howard....

Surprised nobody mentioned it, but there is no such thing as a J3C-85! There are J3C-65s that have C85 engines installed. There was a question...

Here is the subject manual http://eaa105.org/Useful_Info/Documents/SlickMagOverhaulManual.pdf Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Actually it says “should”, not “must”. That should for testing holds as much weight as the should for using only parts from Unison and should not use...