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The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

Jetpainter

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Rotisserie projects are always fun. It's so nice not to have to lay on a creeper to work. Especially when your old and fat like me. I have a 69 Cutlass in my garage here at home that I did on a rotisserie. I have yet to finish it. I chose not to do the final paint on the rotisserie, so it's back in the frame with all the sheet metal on, it runs and drives, and the door, trunk, and fender jambs are all painted. Unfortunately it's been sitting like that since 2011 when this other hobby took over my life again.;)
 

Snoopy1

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Today I replaced the motor mounts and prop hub on the Marlboro Pitts, the bolts were loose and the hub had a hair line crack.
The prop hub what made you look at it and why would it crack , never seen that happen, loose bolts all to often.
 

acerc

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The bolts were a local purchase and apparently not a high grade. I have no idea why the hub cracked, maybe to tight on the prop bolt. I catch these issues because I go through everything on each airframe every January but I also give things a good look and tug before packing up nearly every time out, have saved many airframes by catching things early.

This evening I will be installing a new 60cc twin on the yellow Pitts. The previous one got pulled quite some time ago to go into a Yak.
 

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Jetpainter

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I bought an inch pound torque wrench for home just for doing prop bolts. One thing I realized after using it was I wasn't tightening them anywhere near tight enough before. With a carbon fiber prop 80 inch pounds is way tighter than you think it is.o_O
 

acerc

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I bought an inch pound torque wrench for home just for doing prop bolts. One thing I realized after using it was I wasn't tightening them anywhere near tight enough before. With a carbon fiber prop 80 inch pounds is way tighter than you think it is.o_O
Is it a standard size torque wrench or mini?
 

Jetpainter

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I've got the engine and pipe back in Miss Moana and also reinstalled the repaired fuel tank. Tonight I plan on putting the cowl and the tuned pipe hatch back on. The pipe hatch mounts also need a little work.

Later this week I'm going paint the damaged elevator and after that she'll be air worthy again.
 

Snoopy1

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The bolts were a local purchase and apparently not a high grade. I have no idea why the hub cracked, maybe to tight on the prop bolt. I catch these issues because I go through everything on each airframe every January but I also give things a good look and tug before packing up nearly every time out, have saved many airframes by catching things early.

This evening I will be installing a new 60cc twin on the yellow Pitts. The previous one got pulled quite some time ago to go into a Yak.
Talking about bolts I just went through a stunt with bolts on wheel axles. I was breaking 3/8 bolts that should never break as some have said China junk. Bought some North American made bolts which are very hard to get but I did and have never looked back. I had do a special order to get them.
 
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