Tag: tools
Locating and Center-Punching Holes
You may have the best tools, but it's knowing how to use them that makes you a craftsman - in this case our members...
Glasair Elevator Trim Cable Crimping Tool
The 3/64" elevator trim cables in the Glasair are secured with two NicoPress sleeves (P/N 450-0002-015) per end. Stoddard-Hamilton supplies these sleeves because they’re...
Level-Headed Observations
This builder hint concerns the lowly instrument called the "level."
No matter what kind of aircraft you are building, everything evolves from what is referred...
Nutplate Jig
Submitted by Don Jessup.
Don't delay—make yourself a metal template to drill all the holes you will make for nutplates. About 1" x 2" seems...
Water Level Using PVC Pipe
Submitted by Bob Buckihal
Here's an idea that you might pass along to others. For $20 at the local hardware store, I was able to...
Spray Gun Lowdown
This tip was submitted by John Top.
I had never owned a paint gun, and I researched them for my GlaStar project. I settled on...
Technique for Cutting Stainless Engine Mount Backing Plates
This tip was submitted by Richard May, Glasair III.
I found a method that makes the job of cutting, shaping and drilling the engine mount backing...
Drilling Tips
With so many holes that need to be drilled in a typical GlaStar or Sportsman, it pays to learn some tricks to do it...
Pneumatic Squeezer Tips
Mike Lauritsen from Cleaveland Tool responded to a query re: how to operate pneumatic squeezers. It might be of interest to a builder or two. Pay...
Landing Gear Extension Spring Installation Tool
Many builders have had difficulty installing their gear extension springs. The following is a technique sent in by David Gengenbach that could make your...