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| I was once looking into building a kayak kit that would have required lots of wire to hold plywood parts in place until fiberglass went over them. I tried finding safety wire pliers then as I knew they existed from my brother-in-law who had been an A&P mechanic.
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| quote: Originally posted by bendable:
I am guessing that the bolts come with the holes pre drilled ?
Yes, for aviation-spec fasteners.
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| Safety wire isn't just for holding things it is for keeping things that do come loose from going into engines, intakes, getting into turning mechanisms or your face, last thing you want is a bolt being sucked down an intake tract of a single engine plane at 10,000 ft... |
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| When I was in the Navy the radio's and a lot of other electronic equipment in airplanes was mounted in racks with wing nuts that were safety wired in place. I remember we used specific gauges of wire and the number of turns/twists per inch was specified.
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| quote: Originally posted by jeff423:
When I was in the Navy the radio's and a lot of other electronic equipment in airplanes was mounted in racks with wing nuts that were safety wired in place. I remember we used specific gauges of wire and the number of turns/twists per inch was specified.
If you saw the documentary about attempting to recover a WW II era 4 engine bomber off the ice in Greenland I think, you will understand why safely securing everything in an airplane is important. |
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| quote: Originally posted by HRK:
Safety wire isn't just for holding things it is for keeping things that do come loose from going into engines, intakes, getting into turning mechanisms or your face, last thing you want is a bolt being sucked down an intake tract of a single engine plane at 10,000 ft...
Bolt sucked down an intake better than being on fire? |
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| quote: Originally posted by sjtill:
I was once looking into building a kayak kit that would have required lots of wire to hold plywood parts in place until fiberglass went over them.
I tried finding safety wire pliers then as I knew they existed from my brother-in-law who had been an A&P mechanic.
Stitch and glue! Chesapeake Light Craft or Pygmy Boats? I did use my safety wire pliers for the CLC 17 I built. |
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| quote: Originally posted by sjtill:
I tried finding safety wire pliers then as I knew they existed from my brother-in-law who had been an A&P mechanic.
For anything aviation-related, Aircraft Spruce is always a good place to look.
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| Trapper—Pygmy Boat. But I never went ahead with it. My son is now married, has a year-old boy, lives 3000 miles away. Here in CA two granddaughters—no time for anything like building a kayak. And no space. Might get an inflatable with drop-stitched walls, floor. Hear they paddle pretty well.
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