X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-04.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.103] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.0) with ESMTP id 1495289 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:57:00 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.103; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-096-206.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.96.206]) by ms-smtp-04.southeast.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k9NGuNBh022511 for ; Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:56:26 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000b01c6f6c4$31c93290$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Thin Wall Socket was Re: Flywheel nut Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:56:33 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0008_01C6F6A2.AA668C60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C6F6A2.AA668C60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mark, Mazdatrix used to sell a thin wall socket just for that purpose - = but, as I recall it was a bit pricey. You might try searching their web = site. Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Mark R Steitle=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 11:47 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Flywheel nut While we're discussing tools, can someone suggest a brand of spark = plug socket that is thin enough to use with anything other than the = standard rotary spark plugs? I tried the NGK Iridium plugs last weekend = and had trouble getting a socket that would tighten them the final 1/8 = turn. Rather than grinding down my current socket or modifying the = rotor housings, I would like to purchase a thin-walled socket. Any = suggested sources? =20 =20 Mark S. =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] = On Behalf Of Dale Rogers Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 10:28 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Flywheel nut =20 FWIW, Snap-On wrenches and sockets have offered that same=20 feature - off-point bearing "flank drive" - for over 20 years. =20 Dale R. Donald Willard Garrett wrote:=20 Years ago, I stayed up watching one of those infomercial shows, and = made what turned out to be my favorite tool purchase ever. When they got = stolen from my car, I bought the deluxe set, and like it even better. = Rather than turning the corners of the nut, they cam onto the face, = meaning:=20 1. each socket / wrench does both metric and the nearest fraction of = an inch=20 2. you can't strip a nut or bolt head with them=20 3. you can turn a nut or bolt that's stripped almost round=20 Additionally, I've used (abused) them with cheater bars, and am = confident that anything I can get a socket on I can either crack or = twist off the bolt (like the head bolt on a Chevy 454--oops). I've = pulled engines etc. foreign and domestic, and handed them over on = numerous occasions to jobsite crews when regular hex wrenches fail (tool = sacrifice--watched guys hang from them and hit them with hammers) with = zero failures.=20 There you have it, of all the tools I own, the only ones I'd ever do a = commercial for!=20 http://www.mitools.com/=20 =20 -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C6F6A2.AA668C60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Mark, Mazdatrix used to sell a thin wall socket = just for=20 that purpose - but, as I recall it was a bit pricey.  You might try = searching their web site.
 
Ed
 
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary = Powered
Matthews,=20 NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.comhttp:/= /members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW
http://www.dmack.net/mazda= /index.html
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Mark R Steitle =
Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 = 11:47=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Flywheel=20 nut

While = we=92re=20 discussing tools, can someone suggest a brand of spark plug socket = that is=20 thin enough to use with anything other than the standard rotary spark = plugs?=20  I tried the NGK Iridium plugs last weekend and had trouble = getting a=20 socket that would tighten them the final 1/8 turn.  Rather than = grinding=20 down my current socket or modifying the rotor housings, I would like = to=20 purchase a thin-walled socket.  Any suggested sources? =20

 

Mark=20 S.

 

From: = Rotary motors=20 in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Dale = Rogers
Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 = 10:28=20 AM
To: Rotary = motors in=20 aircraft
Subject: = [FlyRotary]=20 Re: Flywheel nut

 

FWIW, Snap-On wrenches and sockets have = offered that=20 same
feature - off-point bearing "flank drive" - for over 20 = years. =20

Dale R.
Donald Willard Garrett wrote: =

Years ago, I stayed up watching one of those = infomercial shows, and made what turned out to be my favorite tool = purchase=20 ever. When they got stolen from my car, I bought the deluxe set, and = like it=20 even better. Rather than turning the corners of the nut, they cam onto = the=20 face, meaning:

  1. each socket / wrench does both metric = and the=20 nearest fraction of
     an inch
  2. = you=20 can't strip a nut or bolt head with them
  3. you can turn a = nut or=20 bolt that's stripped almost round

Additionally, I've used = (abused)=20 them with cheater bars, and am confident that anything I can get a = socket on I=20 can either crack or twist off the bolt (like the head bolt on a Chevy=20 454--oops). I've pulled engines etc. foreign and domestic, and handed = them=20 over on numerous occasions to jobsite crews when regular hex wrenches = fail=20 (tool sacrifice--watched guys hang from them and hit them with = hammers) with=20 zero failures.

There you have it, of all the tools I own, the = only=20 ones I'd ever do a commercial for!

http://www.mitools.com/=20

 

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