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I understand the plan calls for screws and nut plates but curious what others have used to fasten their cowlings?
Tinnerman nuts? Dzus fasteners? Skybolt fasteners? Thanks for your feedback! -- Robert "TheFrisco" Schmid (408) 805-5450 www.facebook.com/TheFlyingFriscos www.theflyingfriscos.com Love building planes almost as much as flying. Latest completed build is "Loki", a Chinook Plus 2 bush plane. |
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Steve S
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I used camloc fasteners. I have them spaced about 6” around the cowling. Seems to work fine. I have been flying for 5 years (300 hours) now and have had no problems.
Cheers, Jay
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Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2023 12:59 PM To: main@Q-List.groups.io Subject: [Q-List] Cowling Fasteners
I understand the plan calls for screws and nut plates but curious what others have used to fasten their cowlings? |
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Chris Walterson
If you have patience and a good command of profanity you can use the piano hinge like on the RVs and Glasairs, but , I have lost half my hair installing them on my Glasair cowl. For cost and a significant difference in time, I would stick with the plans. On my other airplane I have probably had the cowl off a thousand times in the thirty years and they are still doing the job.
Nutplates , stainless countersunk screws and washers. Couple hrs and you are done.----------- Chris -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com |
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Kevin Sheely
I used Skybolt for mine. I think that the count for RV7 had the right count for me.
On Wednesday, March 15, 2023, 02:58:35 PM EDT, Robert Schmid <robert@...> wrote:
I understand the plan calls for screws and nut plates but curious what others have used to fasten their cowlings? Tinnerman nuts? Dzus fasteners? Skybolt fasteners? Thanks for your feedback! -- Robert "TheFrisco" Schmid (408) 805-5450 www.facebook.com/TheFlyingFriscos www.theflyingfriscos.com Love building planes almost as much as flying. Latest completed build is "Loki", a Chinook Plus 2 bush plane. |
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Really like the SkyBolts but doing the math both SlyBolts and Camlocs run $300 bucks for a full set … ouch!
Anyone using Dzus? They seem more cost riverine yet also allow me a quicker access to the cowling, especially the top. -- Robert "TheFrisco" Schmid (408) 805-5450 www.facebook.com/TheFlyingFriscos www.theflyingfriscos.com Love building planes almost as much as flying. Latest completed build is "Loki", a Chinook Plus 2 bush plane. |
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Choose to go low cost and bought nut plates. Would like to say I did it to be according to plan but who of you would believe that by now LOL
-- Robert "TheFrisco" Schmid (408) 805-5450 www.facebook.com/TheFlyingFriscos www.theflyingfriscos.com Love building planes almost as much as flying. Latest completed build is "Loki", a Chinook Plus 2 bush plane. |
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