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Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 08:40:31 -0700
From: Brent Regan <Brent@regandesigns.com>
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Subject: More cool tools (Livelock Fasteners)
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Skip Asks:

<<Brent, Since most of us aren't familiar with them, could you briefly 
comment on the advantage of the Livelock versus Dzus or Camloc 
fasteners? Thanks, Skip Slater>>

Both the Dzus and Camlock fasteners are basically springs that hold the 
parts of interest together. The clamping force is a function of the ramp 
angle of the mating parts and does not increase when the fastener is mated.

Livelocks have a three start thread to enable rapid actuation, a 
ratcheted to lock the fastener to prevent loosening independent of 
torque and close tolerance parts to prevent fretting. Also, their mated 
stiffness is an order of magnitude higher than Dzus or Camlock.

Will Dzus and Camlock work for less money? Yep. But then you should be 
building a Kitfox as you don't appreciate the issues involved in high 
speed flight.

Bottom line, buy one set to play with. If you are not convinced within 
thirty seconds that you need them on your plane then send it to me and 
I'll buy it from you ;-)  

Regards
Brent Regan

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