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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. SuberAvid added a post in a topic Avid Heavy Hauler 1200 lb GW?   

    Alright!  That is great news!
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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. EDMO added a post in a topic Starting my kitfox 1 build pictures here   

    Great progress TJay - when you get done, maybe you could fly it down here and help finish mine over some weekend!
    EDMO
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  14. TJay added a post in a topic Starting my kitfox 1 build pictures here   

    Thanks Jim and ed the slots are not cut yet. I'm waiting for the glue to dry behind the rear skylight angle , that's all  the clamps you see Hanging there. Once there off I will get good Measurements for the slots. then build the bearing. The turtle deck is just sitting there because it makes me excited.
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  15. EDMO added a post in a topic 582 needle bearing tool   

    Jim,
    You could also use a solid short rod to hold the needles in place. My method was used to replace the bearings. Ours were set against a steel shoulder and we could not drive them out without first weakening the cage by grinding almost thru it, or heating it and then letting it cool and shrink.
    EDMO
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  16. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Starting my kitfox 1 build pictures here   

    I think you are seeing a shadow Ed. Wow TJay, you sure are going to town on that plane. I'm glad you got it! It will fly! Keep it up, and if you get any extra time, you can come and give me a hand. LOL Jim Chuk
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  17. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic 582 needle bearing tool   

    Ed, the needle bearings in a 582 are cageless, and will fall all over the place if you push out the wristpin without something to keep them in place. Bryce, when I did a decarbon, I left the pistons in place, and stuffed rags down around under them so no junk would get into the crankcase. If a person had a cylinder the diameter of the wristpin, and as wide as the connecting rod, and you pushed it in to force the wristpin out, just as the wristpin went past the connecting rod, that cylinder should hold the bearings in the connecting rod till you put it back togeather maybe.... Jim Chuk
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  18. EDMO added a post in a topic Starting my kitfox 1 build pictures here   

    That long dark streak on the side - If that is the slot for the flaperon tube, how is it going to put down pressure on the tube to prevent flutter? It should be slotted from the bottom of turtledeck.
    EDMO
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  19. EDMO added a post in a topic 582 needle bearing tool   

    Bryce,
    Are you wanting to replace / scrap them? I have removed hundreds using a dremel grinder and punch. We also torched the race on some of them, but you don't want to do that with them pressed in aluminum.
    EDMO
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  20. dholly added a post in a topic KING OBUMMER TO GIVE UP INTERNET CONTROL?   

    --DELETE--
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  21. EDMO added a post in a topic Maybe new Political category needed here   

    Did you notice the scarcity of 9mm ammo on the shelves a year or more ago - DHS bought more than the makers could produce, leaving citizens out of the market for them. Same old Democratic BS from Oh Bummer!
    EDMO
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  22. dholly added a post in a topic Maybe new Political category needed here   

    ATF pushes bullet ban, threatens top-selling AR-15 rifle

    By Paul Bedard | Washington Examiner
    Published February 26, 2015

    It’s starting.

    As promised, President Obama is using executive actions to impose gun control on the nation, targeting the top-selling rifle in the country, the AR-15 style semi-automatic, with a ban on one of the most-used AR bullets by sportsmen and target shooters.

    The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives this month revealed that it is proposing to put the ban on 5.56mm ammo on a fast track, immediately driving up the price of the bullets and prompting retailers, including the huge outdoors company Cabela’s, to urge sportsmen to urge Congress to stop the president.

    RELATED: NRA steps up push for Sunday hunting 

    Wednesday night, Rep. Bob Goodlatte, the Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, stepped in with a critical letter to the bureau demanding it explain the surprise and abrupt bullet ban. 

    The National Rifle Association, which is working with Goodlatte to gather co-signers, said that 30 House members have already co-signed the letter and Goodlatte and the NRA are hoping to get a total of 100 fast.
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  23. rdooley79 added a post in a topic Another 670 build   

    I've got a lot of experience with the 670 on my KF-IV. I'm surprised that "C5 Engineer" Joey, didn't point you in my direction. No matter because I'd be very happy to talk to you.
     
    Hate to link to the "other" KF forum but I made a long post there. I want to get more time in my plane and then put together a comprehensive post here with all the info and lessons learned.
     
    http://www.teamkitfox.com/Forums/showthread.php?p=47724#post47724
     
    Anyone can drop me a PM. Always happy to talk about how awesome the 670 is. 
     
    -or- 
     
    Contact Rotax Rick (239) 572-0021 / faircopters@aol.com
     
     
    He's got a good shop and produces a fantastic product. 
     
    Both my 618 and 670 are running great.
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  24. BryceKat added a topic in Rotax and other engines   

    582 needle bearing tool
    I'm doing a de carbon on my 582 and am trying to figure out how to deal with all those needle bearings without buyingj the $500 removal tool. Any suggestions? Thanks, Bryce
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  25. TJay added a post in a topic Starting my kitfox 1 build pictures here   

    Started building my Turtle deck yes I like to be different. and I love the way it looks.

     
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