Original Posted By: "Clif Dawson"
Oscar,Do you still have some of the name plates? I would like two of each. My SkyScoutis in the final stages of assembly. Registration is in progress, then Airworthiness.Engine goes on this week.Ray KrauseSent from my iPad> On Dec 30, 2015, at 7:50 PM, taildrags wrote:> > > Jon asked-> >> I guess you cast the hinge pieces...what kind of setup do you use>> as far as type of foundry, do you use sand or some other type mold, etc?> > Rather than continue this in the 'slow Piet list' thread, I put this into a newsubject line. Jon, I'm supposed to be making and selling sets of tail hingesbut I now have a waiting list of over a dozen builders, most of whom have probablygiven up on me and gone a different route with their hinges, but 2015has overwhelmed me with work and I figure the good times can't last forever, I'mturning 65 in July, and I'd better work while the work is available. So, I'vehad no summers off, no vacations, very little weekend or holiday time, justwork. Not complaining, but it's keeping me from building, flying, and makingtail hinges. As soon as I get a free weekend I'll dig out the mess and tryto turn out a few sets of hinges and start working on the backlog.> > To answer your question, the rough castings are sand cast by a foundry here in the good ol' US of A, the same supplier that Vi Kapler used to make the same hinges that I am supposed to be making and selling. Vi sold me his simple tools and jigs shortly before he died, so I make them the same way he did. The parts are pretty simple and durable, and I load-tested the latest batch of castings to prove to myself that they were as good as the ones that Vi had been selling. Here's a little webpage showing the test methodology and results:
http://www.flysquirrel.net/loadtest.html . The test bench and work area in the pictures on that webpage are presently under a tangle of twisted tubing, ripped canopy material, snow, dirt, and who knows what else. You can also see the nearly-complete hinge parts at the bottom of this page:
http://www.flysquirrel.net/rogueairparts.html> > --------> Oscar Zuniga> Medford, OR> Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"> A75 power> > > > > Read this topic online here:> >
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is it good, bad, ugly? Imalso wondering if the corner pieces (not glues in yet) are really neededhere.Richard________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2000 20:43:38 -0500