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Bryan, if you decided to drill your legs, in addition to a
drill press, the drill bit itself is important. I would not attempt it
unless I used a quality colbalt drill bit (not carbide - too
brittle). I would start off with a drill bit undersize but not smaller
than 1/8" perhaps 3/16" (too small and they may wander). Then if you
progressively enlarge the hold with a larger drill bit, you are more likely to
drill a straight hole. You will need to drill at a slow rpm or risk
burning the drill bit and hardening the metal even more.
If you do not feel comfortable doing this, then the
shipping charges to someone who knows what they are doing is probably cheap in
the long run.
I drilled my own (successfully), but, only because I could
not find anyone at the time to do it for me{:>)
Ed
Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 5:12 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Dimensional help needed
That’s what I wanted to
do, but Ed K prefers to mount the clips undrilled. This forces me to drill
the legs. But, he is apparently able to use Van’s mount. Did he
charge more for this approach as opposed to his preferred way? I guess
shipping is more costly.
I guess I need to run
it by him again. I haven’t bought any mount, but I really don’t want to
drill my legs.
BW
From:
Rotary motors in aircraft
[mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
Behalf Of Bob Perkinson
Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 5:02
PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Dimensional help
needed
The gear legs were straight from Vans. After
having been ripped off by Fred Breeze (Conversion Concepts) I ordered an engine
mount and matching gear legs from Vans and had Ed Klepis convert it. I had
bought a pair from Harman Lang several years ago to be match drill to the CC
mount, but after spending the money and not getting the mount I sold them to
someone in Texas can't now remember. The only
advice that I can relay is that of a machinist friend. Use a good sharp
centering punch and good luck if you don't have a good drill press to mount the
gear leg in.
RV-9 13B
From: Bryan
Winberry <bryanwinberry@bellsouth.net>
To: Rotary motors
in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Fri, September 3, 2010 4:38:41
PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re:
Dimensional help needed
Bob,
Any tips on drilling
your gear legs?
Thanks,
Bryan
From:
Rotary motors in aircraft
[mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
Behalf Of Bob Perkinson
Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 5:03
PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Dimensional help
needed
as you can see in the photo I used a
laser light level to find the distance, but as you probably know the line gets
somewhat thick the father you get from the source. SO you can add or
subtract a 16 th. I got 4" 15/16. Ed Klepis probably has that figure
in his notebook. Let me know what other numbers you come up
with.
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