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tools, jigs, fixtures, and other neat stuff

Watched my old boss hand weave some cables. Friend cheated and swedged a new cable to the braided end on a Bucker.
 
I suspect many of you already know about this great tool. But for those that do not, this tool is the cats ass. It clamps internally in the headphone and mic jacks and let’s you tighten the nuts holding the jack in place. They work really well.

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Charlie, do you have all the ends? I can swage em but don't have a lot of the ends in stock ........ I can roll threads on brace wires too if needed

Yes, the fuselage cables have been light crimped with my hydraulic crimper, should all be over tolerance. I am a year or more away from aileron cables so they will be in the future.
 
Watched my old boss hand weave some cables. Friend cheated and swedged a new cable to the braided end on a Bucker.

At the ski area behind my place, they use an old boy who is licensed/qualified (who travels to different areas, much in demand, being a rare breed) to not only inspect every inch of the lift cable, but also hand splice. Saw him do it once, the splice was many feet long. I hand splice barb wire, same concept.
 
I'd like to know more about that, could you add some detail please?
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When my boys were in Scouts the Pioneering Merit Badge taught some basic splices of rope. The first photo below is called a short splice. It might fit through a pulley. A long splice would be the same knot only longer.

An eye splice hangs in my workshop that one of them kept. The Star Ferry in Hong Kong uses huge rope (Maybe 3" in diameter) that terminated with an eye splice. It holds the ferry to the dock. When I think of splicing wire rope I visualize the technician using the same methods.
Animated Knots.
https://www.animatedknots.com/short-splice-knot

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We have a rotating floor "Carousel" hanger that we build a few years back replacing a row of hangers that blew down in a micro burst.. The floor is cable driven much like a overgrown trim setup with a 3/8 diameter 165 foot long spliced cable.. The splice is either 30 or 60 foot, cant remember exactly.. The guy that did it used to splice cables for logging operations in the Pac NW.

This is a link to a video I did of the hanger and posted to FaceBook.. Its public access so anyone will be able to view it and don't have to be a FaceBook member..

https://www.facebook.com/stevesaircraft/videos/472969243528637

Brian.
 
F20F649B-BBBB-4BA4-9225-E29A7F9BA43F.jpgI couldn’t find a suitable fuel sender for my SC clone tanks. This is a Moeller marine fuel sender (part number 35722-10). The bracket has been cut and opened 40 degrees, putting the pivot point in the center of the tank, which should increase the accuracy of the gauge. Standard SAE bolt pattern, standard 35-240 ohms. Cost: about $40.
 

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Best funnel ever!
 

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I'd like to know more about that, could you add some detail please?

Saw a YouTube video on it, nothing I figured out myself! You cut it right behind the barbs, unravel the strands, and weave it back together. Takes a minute or so and seems to be full strength. I've also used nicopress sleeves (3/32") in the past, when I had an excess of them, before knowing how to splice.
 
Hi Mike,
I can't see any of the pictures you post. Just round circles with a - in the middle. I would really like to see the jigs etc.
Best,
Rick
 
I just slide it in, the phillips bottle will not let it spill, I used to just screw in the 15W50 bottle but there was always a chance to spill if not careful, now its not an issue.
 
I was having trouble clamping a fitting to a round tube in order to weld it in place. The Vise Grip kept slipping off so I modified it. It works great now.
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porta band pro…works very nice
 

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While Tig welding on my project plane I have found that quite a bit of out of position welding is required. Sometimes it is not possible to have the variable foot pedal in a good position. I tried torch mounted controls of the roller or slider types but found they were hard for me to use. I have used the “Tig Button” for about 5 years and have been very pleased. You only have to vary the pressure on the button rather than move something. The small Tig Button is either velcroed or taped to the torch handle. Dave, the owner, is very knowledgeable and extremely helpful. A good guy to deal with in my opinion.
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While Tig welding on my project plane I have found that quite a bit of out of position welding is required. Sometimes it is not possible to have the variable foot pedal in a good position. I tried torch mounted controls of the roller or slider types but found they were hard for me to use. I have used the “Tig Button” for about 5 years and have been very pleased. You only have to vary the pressure on the button rather than move something. The small Tig Button is either velcroed or taped to the torch handle. Dave, the owner, is very knowledgeable and extremely helpful. A good guy to deal with in my opinion.
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Very interesting. I struggle with the traditional hand controls as well and pretty much rely on a foot pedal. I will have to check this out. Thanks.

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I have become very good with crazy positions such as welding roll cages into race cars for 47 years as well as tube work of airframes longer than that granted I used a gas torch for the first years. I commonly would have my knee or side of my foot on the big bulky pedal. I no longer have much dexterity in my right hand and my left hand never really learned much in life. To me that button control looks great. I had not paid attention to the fact they are variable, that is cool. Might still be a challenge for me to roll the torch around a cluster but far easier than a slide control which I am prone to moving the torch when best not to.
 

A bunch of YouTube's on the $99 Harbor Freight portable band saw with a lot of happy user. Normally $129 but was on sale last week. From the scrap in my metal pile and a couple hours tinkering I have an awesome metal cutting band saw.

Just buy some better blades, the HF ones are junk

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Comes with this small shoe

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Just make a bracket and cutting table, I know, my welds suck

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While Tig welding on my project plane I have found that quite a bit of out of position welding is required. Sometimes it is not possible to have the variable foot pedal in a good position. I tried torch mounted controls of the roller or slider types but found they were hard for me to use. I have used the “Tig Button” for about 5 years and have been very pleased. You only have to vary the pressure on the button rather than move something. The small Tig Button is either velcroed or taped to the torch handle. Dave, the owner, is very knowledgeable and extremely helpful. A good guy to deal with in my opinion.
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I got a Tig Botton about 2 years ago, best investment yet for working around in a fuselage. Still use the pedal when working at the bench, but the button for most everything else.
 
I use a button on the tig as well. Its a different button, just tapped into the control wire, so pedal always stays hooked up. I wish I could figure out a way to switch between remote and panel from the torch. Always walking back over for that one!

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