Posted for "Ron Jones"
<rjones2000@sbcglobal.net>:
Larry,
Making the molds for our Integral Wingtip Lights was one of the
more
challenging of our projects. I doubt the average builder will be able to
make useable molds. Also, so much time is required to
make the molds that
it's hardly worth it for a single builder.
Once we had a pair of excellent molds, we shopped around
for a shop to do
the forming. We had hoped to use someone local in the Bay Area. To make a
long story short, we had way too many
quality control issues. Sure, these
guys were in the business, and could form all kinds of things, but they
didn't make great
lenses. After some searching, we found the company that
makes the canopy's for the Legacy. While they charge twice as much,
their
lenses are nothing short of perfect. They are a truly beautiful part, and
they are as optically pure as the shape allows. Just
as important as no
flaws, they are also of a uniform thickness. This makes for a great fit. In
short, they are suitable for use on
such as upscale airplane as the Legacy.
Since this discussion is now an active thread on the LML, I've decided to
run an
Oshkosh Special. Our Integral Wingtip Lights normally sell for $795.
That includes the mounting bulkheads, templates, lenses, and
instructions.
They are now officially on sale until the end of Oshkosh for $695. I have a
good stock of lenses on hand, and we can
normally ship the kit in about one
week.
Ron Jones
Legacy Innovations
www.legacy-innovations.com
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marv@lancair.net
Sent: Wednesday, July 23,
2008 6:59 AM
To: lml@nlpi048.prodigy.net
Subject: [LML] Re: Legacy Wing Tip Landing Lights
Posted for
larry.eversmeyer@faa.gov:
Valin,
We have a shop here in Oklahoma City and this is the only thing that
they
do is forming plastic. I made a mold out of dental stone trying to form a
lens for the wing tip. I
finally gave up trying to get the right shape
and decided to go with the standard wing tips. However if I would
have
them form the lens, if my memory serves me right I think they were going
to charge me about $40.00 per set (this was based on
an order of ten sets.
See ya at OSH
Larry Eversmeyer
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