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  1. TJay added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Turtle deck Bearing
    On the bottom half of the turtle deck bearing are you guys mounting that on a hinge or something. I don't see how the flaperon horn will release from the bearing when folding the wing  with out pushing up on the bottom of the wing. Hope this makes sense.
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  2. EDMO added a post in a topic 582 needle bearing tool   

    If you get around Lawrenceburg, in Lawrence County, TN, it has a nice concrete country strip - my Cousin was running a shop there some years ago covering some WW1 replica birds. Fleeman was his last name.
    EDMO
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  3. EDMO added a post in a topic wingtip strobes??   


    Leni,
    Here is a photo of my position lights with the strobe modification. Looks like the bulb reads 112V, 60W, and really cant make out the last row, but looks like _E-C? It has a filament, not flash tube. Do Halogen bulbs have filaments?
    Anyone know what it might be and what power pack goes with it? I think this might be for the old 500 series Whelen.
    EDMO
    I have a back-up plan for some LED strobes for this too.
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  4. EDMO added a post in a topic engine mount bushings   

    I am thinking that you are talking about the firewall bushings that the mount bolts to - mild steel bushings and unplated steel washers work just as well as the 4130 bushings, and are easier to ream after welding if you need to do that. Same goes for the bushings and washers on the mount itself - 5/8 OD should be plenty.
    EDMO
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  5. lv2plyguitar added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    engine mount bushings
    Hi.  I need some guidance on engine mount bushings that the bolts go through.  I need a bushing that has a 5/16 ID and not sure what the OD should be and should it be 4130.
     
     
    Also,  What type of washer (metal) should I weld to the bushing.
     
    Thanks

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  6. thebriman added a post in a topic 582 needle bearing tool   

    Sounds good Bryce, may give me an excuse to fly somewhere else.  The closest to your neck of the woods I've flown is Baker Airport in Hohenwald a few years back.  And as far as the needles go, a soak in cleaner wouldn't hurt although they wont really be dirty, oil them as you reinstall them.  Yes you will find carbon built up on the underside of the piston, at least I did. 
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  7. wypaul added a post in a topic Wyoming Flag Pole   

    Yep, here in Casper they say that when the wind stops blowing half of the folks in Wyoming fall flat on their face.
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  8. KFfan added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Possible ADS-B compliant hardware?
    I ran across this today. I've not followed amatuer radio since the vaccum tubes became dianasours. I wonder if this device might be able to comply with the ADS-B in/out requirement for experimental aircraft. I'm certain it would have to work in conjunction with other hardware. The attachment is a pdf slideshow.
    Hamcation2015-SDR.pdf
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  9. dholly added a post in a topic Net Neutrality   

    The Politico article is all about the bluster, has little facts. At issue beyond net neutrality itself is who will 'regulate' the Internet, FCC or Congress. You may be for net neutrality but granting absolute, unanswerable power to the FCC (think another crazy edict spewing Govt agency like the EPA making up layer upon layer of new, progress-stifiling regulations to justify their existence) is not a good thing IMHO. http://report.heritage.org/ib4339

    Regarding the idea of net neutrality, I think regulation of utility industries has the potential to be beneficial in some instances and detrimental in others. You simply cannot paint with a broad brush. For example, recent years have seen the introduction, at both national and state levels, of major regulatory restructuring and increased competition in the traditionally regulated telephone and natural gas industries. The telephone industry has seen sweeping regulatory and statutory changes in the last two decades, with the introduction of competition and increasingly wider choices of service providers. From the perspective of the average consumer, the experiment has been a clear success in terms of lower long-distance rates, with mixed reviews for the cost and quality of local service. In NY, retail gas customers of NY utilities now have the option to purchase their gas from suppliers other than their local gas utility. We can also select electric suppliers (ESCO's) separate from our local provider. Prices dropped dramatically. Clearly, new regulation was done in both industries with the intent to increase competition and lower prices to end users. The FCC sponsored and Obama backed bill just adopted would seem to have the opposite effect if I understand it correctly.

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  10. marksires added a post in a topic Wyoming Flag Pole   

    I stopped at a McDonalds in Cheyenne on my way from Illinois to California one March.  I had to get out of the passenger side.  The wind was blowing directly onto the driver side, and I couldn't open the door.
    Mark
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  11. KFfan added a post in a topic Maybe new Political category needed here   

    I read part of an interview with a 17 year veteran of law enforcement and also a gun store owner. He said the hand guns that might use this round do not bother him. The weapon is so large it is easily seen. It is the small pocket handguns he is concerned with. The article also mentions that the government has not provided any factual data to support the claims. (imagine that) (note to barrack-hire better pr people)
     
    http://m.washingtonexaminer.com/article/2560750
     
    Someone say Christie? 
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  12. KFfan added a post in a topic KING OBUMMER TO GIVE UP INTERNET CONTROL?   

    A parting shot...pun intended
     
    http://m.washingtonexaminer.com/article/2560750
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  13. High Country added a post in a topic wingtip strobes??   

    Thanks Leni, looks like these will be in my next ACS order!
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  14. BryceKat added a post in a topic 582 needle bearing tool   

    Thanks Guys! That's all helpful info! 2 more questions. Do the needles need to come out to be cleaned? Did you find carbon on the underside/inside of the piston? Briman, thanks for the offer-I drive past one of the best little mom and pop hardware stores and am always looking for an excuse to patronize them and keep their doors open, I'll get some there. However, I noticed that your down in the ATL area, if you get up to Nashville holler at me, I'm in Franklin. Mark that's a great point! The engine is on the bench. I think I'll tip it up on its side like you said so the if I have any runaway needles, they fall in the piston. Y'all Rockâ—Bryce
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  15. SuberAvid added a post in a topic Using an experimental cub to guide hunting clients??   

    I just read this.  That is unbelievable.  That guy is no more than a con man and a thief.  It is hard to believe that AK F&G has not nailed him yet.
     
    Maybe I am cheap but I have only been on one guided hunt in my life and that was my first deer hunt with my dad at 12 years old.  I always figured I would end up with some nightmare of a guide like this guy and I have always managed to be pretty successful figuring it out on my own.  Even with a few airplane repair bills it has not been as costly or irritating as this guy; and I always got my meat.  And fortunately I have met some great people when I needed help.  I hope I can repay by always helping others when I get the chance.
     
    I hope this guy gets put out of business one way or another, he give both guides and experimental aircraft a bad name!
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  16. SuberAvid added a post in a topic Avid Heavy Hauler 1200 lb GW?   

    Alright!  That is great news!
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  17. SuberAvid added a post in a topic wingtip strobes??   

    Dang,  I wish I had known about those.  I just bought the other LED position lights a few months ago and almost exactly the same price but don't have the strobe feature.
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  18. EDMO added a post in a topic Maybe new Political category needed here   

    That's all BS - there was only one handgun that I can think of that would fire this ammo, and it was a single-shot, not semi-automatic.
    My father was a gunsmith, and I have been a gunsmith most of my life, and I worked for Wild West Guns in Alaska, and have also been in Law Enforcement.
    All 5.56/223 ammo and most pointed rifle cartridges will penetrate the soft vests anyway, but are not used in pistols.
    Does Oh Bummer ever lie?
    EDMO
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  19. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Maybe new Political category needed here   

    At issue is the so-called “armor piercing ammunition†exemption. The Examiner reported:
     
     


    The inexpensive 5.56 M885 ammo, commonly called green tips, have been exempt for years, as have higher caliber ammunition that also easily pierces the type of soft armor worn by police, because it’s mostly used by target shooters, not criminals.
    But now BATFE says that since the bullets can be used in semi-automatic handguns they pose a threat to police and must be banned from production, sale and use. But, as Goodlatte noted, [the agency] offered no proof. Federal agencies will still be allowed to buy the ammo.
     
    “This round is amongst the most commonly used in the most popular rifle design in America, the AR-15. Millions upon millions of M855 rounds have been sold and used in the U.S., yet ATF has not even alleged — much less offered evidence — that even one such round has ever been fired from a handgun at a police officer,†Goodlatte’s letter said.

    Read more: http://www.bizpacreview.com/2015/02/26/obama-to-ban-bullets-via-executive-action-lawmakers-nra-scurry-to-stop-it-182777#ixzz3SugvMfTn
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  20. tx_swordguy added a post in a topic 582 needle bearing tool   

    if it is not too much trouble to pull the whole motor out you can flip it upside down on a work bench. then when you push the wrist pin out the needles fall into the upside down piston. Its a little more work but better than the possibility of dropping one into the open engine. I have also done it with taped plastic over the open engine casing and hope I don't lose any needles. I was MUCH less nervous doing it with the engine upside down though.
    Mark
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  21. EDMO added a post in a topic Maybe new Political category needed here   

    I don't know which 5.56mm or .223 ammo (they are the same) they are talking about - probably all of it eventually - most of it has different weights and styles of bullets. I need to go buy some more.
    Any of them will kill, but are not used by the gang-bangers who killed 160 people here in St. Louis last year. They mostly use 9mm and .45 auto stolen ammo in their stolen pistols.
    EDMO
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  22. EDMO added a post in a topic Starting my kitfox 1 build pictures here   

    TJay,
    You are showing the difference between kit-building and scratch-building. Most of mine has to be designed, made, scrapped, redesigned and built again - that is the pain of custom or scratch building - it takes a lot more time!
    EDMO
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  23. TJay added a post in a topic Starting my kitfox 1 build pictures here   

    yeah, Ill go pick Jim up and well fly down there ha.
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  24. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Maybe new Political category needed here   

    The 5.56mm is supposed to be the military version of the round.

    Winchester .223 is nearly the same. Most of the true AR15 rifles can shoot both.
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  25. thebriman added a post in a topic 582 needle bearing tool   

    This is what I use:  3/4" inch foam backer rod, like what you place in a crack before caulking.  You place it in the connecting rod journal, place the 31 needle bearings around it in between the connecting rod journal and the backer rod, place the thrust washers on either side of the bearings ( you made the backer rod piece long enough to hold a thrust washer on either side of the connecting rod, lower the piston into position and push the wrist pin into place.  As you push the wrist pin into place, the backer rod will be forced out the other side.  You can even install the backside circlip in the piston first as the backer rod will scrunch down and pass through it.  once the wrist pin is in place install the last circlip and viola you're done.  

    In fact you need about 2 inches of backer rod.  If you PM me your mailing address ill send you a foot and you should be set for a while.  If you want to buy your own, its in the masonry section of your home improvement store.  
     
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