[rebel-builders] Die Spring Gear Struts - 100th and 101st sets shipped toda
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:21 pm
Lets not confuse "spring gear" alla Cessna/Elite/Moose... with Die Spring
Compression Struts that replace the bungee cord struts Mike.
I've made gear struts for about 10 Renegades. Same 4130 tubes... a little
different ends (since the Renegade's are 1" top and bottom) and a lighter
spring than I use on the Rebel. All customers very happy.
Joe.. can't remember if I have a set of springs in the shop or not. If I do
I can try and fit making them into my schedule before I go away for the
summer in early May.. if not very questionable if I'll have time to get to a
set if I have to wait for springs to arrive, as I have two virgin amphib
installs to do before then (as well as returning my own bird to it's
floaters). I'll check tomorrow morning if I have springs.
Wayne O'Shea
Irish Field Aviation
www.irishfield.on.ca
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From: "Mike Kimball" <mkimball@gci.net>
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Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 8:40 PM
Subject: RE: [rebel-builders] Die Spring Gear Struts - 100th and 101st sets
shipped today
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Compression Struts that replace the bungee cord struts Mike.
I've made gear struts for about 10 Renegades. Same 4130 tubes... a little
different ends (since the Renegade's are 1" top and bottom) and a lighter
spring than I use on the Rebel. All customers very happy.
Joe.. can't remember if I have a set of springs in the shop or not. If I do
I can try and fit making them into my schedule before I go away for the
summer in early May.. if not very questionable if I'll have time to get to a
set if I have to wait for springs to arrive, as I have two virgin amphib
installs to do before then (as well as returning my own bird to it's
floaters). I'll check tomorrow morning if I have springs.
Wayne O'Shea
Irish Field Aviation
www.irishfield.on.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Kimball" <mkimball@gci.net>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 8:40 PM
Subject: RE: [rebel-builders] Die Spring Gear Struts - 100th and 101st sets
shipped today
Having owned a Renegade and dropped in some pretty bad landings early on
I'd
say the stock gear is strong enough. I doubt the Rebel spring gear could
be
used. Regarding the rest of the airframe, based on the aerobatics I put
mine
through I would say it is more than strong enough. The plane just doesn't
fly fast enough with all those wings and wires to allow you to pull too
many
Gs. It dissipates energy rapidly too. Unless you plan to use an unusually
powerful engine you just don't have enough power or speed to damage the
plane in flight. I doubt mine would exceed redline when pointing right at
the ground with full power. Too much drag.
Mike
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From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of
wHITE
bUFFALO
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 2:31 PM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: RE: [rebel-builders] Die Spring Gear Struts - 100th and 101st
sets
shipped today
I'm a new kid here Guys & gals... I am restoring a 20 year old Renegade
here in New Jersey.. What is this Die Spring Gear Struts ??? What I
see
on my Project is not the strongest thing I've ever seen or high tech
either.
Can I get some Information from Wayne ??? will what he has work on a
Renegade
Thanks
Joe diamond@easyliving.com
-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of
Wayne
G. O'Shea
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 11:20 PM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Die Spring Gear Struts - 100th and 101st
sets
shipped today
1/2" wrench will give the slider bolt a spin if that's what you wanna do.
Would have called but was scrambling with wife in Emerg during my
pre-arranged dash there and back by truck....Saw a lot of "interesting"
stuff.....
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Patterson" <bobp@prosumers.ca>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 11:12 PM
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Die Spring Gear Struts - 100th and 101st
sets
shipped today
Hi Wayne !
You should have called if you were down - I'd buy coffee,
or a beer, if you drove ! :-)
(See anything you liked ??)
Congratulations on reaching 100 !!
I usually oil my gear struts every 2nd or 3rd flight .... been a
looonnnnggggg while !! :-( What size are those bolts, again ??
Hope to get out from behind this keyboard & go flying
again soon - after giving it a bath, lube, and gear leg fairing ....
Likely will be after Sun 'n Fun ...
--
......bobp
bobp@prosumers.ca
http://www.prosumers.ca/Ramble09
http://bpatterson.qhealthbeauty.com
http://apatterson2.qhealthzone.com
http://apatterson2.ordermygift.com
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On Saturday 04 April 2009 01:40, Wayne G. O'Shea wrote:Just some self serving spam !
Shipped the 100th and 101st pair of die spring struts today, that I've
been mfg'g since 1994 for the Rebel, some Renegades, a couple of
Mirandas
and a few others.
I haven't had one customer contact me, after shipping, in regards to the
struts... so in the consumer market place that speaks volumes itself !
For those that have them... remember.. you should lubricate at least
once
a year. Possibly a little more often if stored outside. A bit of oil
down
the tube so it lubes the slider area between inner and outer tubes and a
quick spray of high pressure grease in the bolt slot behind the spring
to
keep it lubed and moisture out.
Have a set here in the hangar on a customers airplane that were seized
so
tight it took 4 tons force to pull them apart. Built in 1995 or 1996 and
had never been re-lubed on a stored outside aircraft
Bobp...when'd you do yours last... looked pretty dry yesterday! lol
Cheers,
Wayne O'Shea
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