[rebel-builders] Doublers/angle drill

[Jesse Jenks]

Ditto Mike,
Don't know how you could build one of these planes without 90* tight fit,
and what has been nearly as valuable to me is a "pancake". Really, really
helpful. You have to have some threaded drill bits for these things, but it
is so worth it. I got my stuff on ebay at very reasonable prices.
Jesse

From: Ken <klehman@albedo.net>
Reply-To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Doublers
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:12:29 -0400

FWIW we have had some discussion about wrinkles at the bottom of the
wheel well sides just aft of the bulkhead that the gear mounts on. I
decided to increase the strength of the diagonal stringers and to tie
them into the vertical angles (FL202 ??) with a doubler there. A
doubler bonded with proseal might help but I'd sure prefer rivets into
the stringer and the vertical angles.

Drew - Princess Auto has a pneumatic angle drill advertised for $29.
this week. That's even cheaper than that angle attachment thingme for
dremels. Neither will get in as tight as the specialty aviation angle
attachments.

Ken

Walter Klatt wrote:

Drew, I would be interested further to know exactly where these cracks

are,

and what you think may have caused them. Any pics to post?

Walter

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of

Drew

Dalgleish
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 3:51 PM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: [rebel-builders] Doublers

Hi guys I found a couple small wrinkles and cracks in my float wheelwell.
No leaks last year but I want to deal with this while I have the gear

apart

to install die springs. My question is are rivets really neccessary to

bond

a doubler to the inside of the wheel well side skin. I would need to get

a

right angle drill if I wanted to get holes in there but it would be

fairly

easy to clamp it in place with some wedges. I think I'll use pro-seal for
the bonding agent instead of sikaflex. Any comments?
Drew

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[bransom]

What's a pancake? assuming you're not just eating breakfast while building :)
-Ben


On 6/27/2007 8:34 AM, jessejenks@hotmail.com wrote to rebel-builders:

Ditto Mike,
Don't know how you could build one of these planes without 90* tight fit,
and what has been nearly as valuable to me is a "pancake". Really, really
helpful. You have to have some threaded drill bits for these things, but it
is so worth it. I got my stuff on ebay at very reasonable prices.
Jesse

From: Ken <klehman@albedo.net>
Reply-To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Doublers
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:12:29 -0400

FWIW we have had some discussion about wrinkles at the bottom of the
wheel well sides just aft of the bulkhead that the gear mounts on. I
decided to increase the strength of the diagonal stringers and to tie
them into the vertical angles (FL202 ??) with a doubler there. A
doubler bonded with proseal might help but I'd sure prefer rivets into
the stringer and the vertical angles.

Drew - Princess Auto has a pneumatic angle drill advertised for $29.
this week. That's even cheaper than that angle attachment thingme for
dremels. Neither will get in as tight as the specialty aviation angle
attachments.

Ken

Walter Klatt wrote:

Drew, I would be interested further to know exactly where these cracks

are,

and what you think may have caused them. Any pics to post?

Walter

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of

Drew

Dalgleish
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 3:51 PM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: [rebel-builders] Doublers

Hi guys I found a couple small wrinkles and cracks in my float wheelwell.
No leaks last year but I want to deal with this while I have the gear

apart

to install die springs. My question is are rivets really neccessary to

bond

a doubler to the inside of the wheel well side skin. I would need to get

a

right angle drill if I wanted to get holes in there but it would be

fairly

easy to clamp it in place with some wedges. I think I'll use pro-seal for
the bonding agent instead of sikaflex. Any comments?
Drew

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[Jesse Jenks]

A pancake (other than being a tasty breakfast item) is a double 90*
attachment. It chucks in the drill and has a flat bar 90* to the drill. The
bit threads into the bar (gears inside the bar transfer the torque to the
bit). The bit ends up pointed in the same direction as the drill, but offset
about 3". I have also threaded the bit in the top of the bar so it points
back at you. Absolutely wonderful tool.
Look on ebay, there are usually some on there.
Jesse

From: bransom@dcsol.com
Reply-To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Doublers/angle drill
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:04:44 -0900

What's a pancake? assuming you're not just eating breakfast while building
:)
-Ben


On 6/27/2007 8:34 AM, jessejenks@hotmail.com wrote to rebel-builders:

Ditto Mike,
Don't know how you could build one of these planes without 90* tight

fit,

and what has been nearly as valuable to me is a "pancake". Really,

really

helpful. You have to have some threaded drill bits for these things, but

it

is so worth it. I got my stuff on ebay at very reasonable prices.
Jesse

From: Ken <klehman@albedo.net>
Reply-To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Doublers
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:12:29 -0400

FWIW we have had some discussion about wrinkles at the bottom of the
wheel well sides just aft of the bulkhead that the gear mounts on. I
decided to increase the strength of the diagonal stringers and to tie
them into the vertical angles (FL202 ??) with a doubler there. A
doubler bonded with proseal might help but I'd sure prefer rivets into
the stringer and the vertical angles.

Drew - Princess Auto has a pneumatic angle drill advertised for $29.
this week. That's even cheaper than that angle attachment thingme for
dremels. Neither will get in as tight as the specialty aviation angle
attachments.

Ken

Walter Klatt wrote:

cracks

are, Drew

wheelwell.

apart

to

bond

get

a fairly

for

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[ray.mason]

Drew

I also have crack in what sounds like the same spot. I think they appeared
after I started using my own strip which is still a little rough. I am interested
in how your spring conversion is going as I am thinking of doing the same.
Would prefer to use titanium springs if I can find some stock ones with the
right dimensions.

Ray


On 6/28/2007 5:04 PM, bransom wrote to jessejenks@hotmail.com:

-> What's a pancake? assuming you're not just eating breakfast while
building :)
-> -Ben
->
->
-> On 6/27/2007 8:34 AM, jessejenks@hotmail.com wrote to rebel-builders:
->
-> > Ditto Mike,
-> > Don't know how you could build one of these planes without 90* tight
fit,
-> > and what has been nearly as valuable to me is a "pancake". Really,
really
-> > helpful. You have to have some threaded drill bits for these things, but
it
-> > is so worth it. I got my stuff on ebay at very reasonable prices.
-> > Jesse
-> >
-> >
-> > >From: Ken <klehman@albedo.net>
-> > >Reply-To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
-> > >To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
-> > >Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Doublers
-> > >Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:12:29 -0400
-> > >
-> > >FWIW we have had some discussion about wrinkles at the bottom of
the
-> > >wheel well sides just aft of the bulkhead that the gear mounts on. I
-> > >decided to increase the strength of the diagonal stringers and to tie
-> > >them into the vertical angles (FL202 ??) with a doubler there. A
-> > >doubler bonded with proseal might help but I'd sure prefer rivets into
-> > >the stringer and the vertical angles.
-> > >
-> > >Drew - Princess Auto has a pneumatic angle drill advertised for $29.
-> > >this week. That's even cheaper than that angle attachment thingme
for
-> > >dremels. Neither will get in as tight as the specialty aviation angle
-> > >attachments.
-> > >
-> > >Ken
-> > >
-> > >Walter Klatt wrote:
-> > >
-> > > >Drew, I would be interested further to know exactly where these
cracks
-> > >are,
-> > > >and what you think may have caused them. Any pics to post?
-> > > >
-> > > >Walter
-> > > >
-> > > >-----Original Message-----
-> > > >From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On
Behalf Of
-> > >Drew
-> > > >Dalgleish
-> > > >Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 3:51 PM
-> > > >To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
-> > > >Subject: [rebel-builders] Doublers
-> > > >
-> > > >Hi guys I found a couple small wrinkles and cracks in my float
wheelwell.
-> > > >No leaks last year but I want to deal with this while I have the gear
-> > >apart
-> > > >to install die springs. My question is are rivets really neccessary to
-> > >bond
-> > > >a doubler to the inside of the wheel well side skin. I would need to
get
-> > >a
-> > > >right angle drill if I wanted to get holes in there but it would be
-> > >fairly
-> > > >easy to clamp it in place with some wedges. I think I'll use pro-
seal for
-> > > >the bonding agent instead of sikaflex. Any comments?
-> > > >Drew
-> > > >
-> > > >
-> > >
-> > >
-> > >
-> > >
-> > >
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