day of hand weaving cable ends. I have some in the hangar and will see how
any of them fit into a thimble tomorrow. Our power is scheduled to be out
from 5am to mid afternoon though.. so will be tomorrow night with the
results.
The one thing for sure... it will change how you rig since the thimbles
originally just get slipped though the tang and the cable nico'd... and you
can't do that with an insert in place in the thimble.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken" <klehman@albedo.net>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 7:56 PM
Subject: [rebel-builders] Re: Murphy 1800 Amphib's user info required
Curt (or anyone)
Below is an old post.
Anybody know of a source for these thimble inserts to prevent the
thimbles from collapsing. Several guys have mentioned that this is a
problem. I thought I would machine up round 'C' shaped inserts but the
opening is too small for what I want. A triangle insert would work but
is a lot more manufacturing effort so if anybody knows of a source or
has a description it would be appreciated...
thanks
Ken
Rebflyer@aol.com wrote:HI Nigel,
I thought I'd post this separately.
First off I want to reinforce the number of landings. That is no
exaggeration. I do have Wayne's recommended firewall braces. I also have
Angus' STOL
kit with the Fife tips. I guess the only stretch is the weight. I'm 1104
empty
so that's 1404 full of fuel. I'm 210lbs. So are most of my friends. +
or -
30 lbs. Then the baggage I've never weighed. It still performs
wonderfully!
All attach points are the same as the day I installed them. The one
thing I'd
do differently is I found an insert that goes inside the thimble to
prevent
any elongation. I did have to tighten the cables a couple of times in
the
beginning, but I made no adjustments to them this year. Good luck, and
floats are
a blast!!!
Curt
N97MR
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