Posted for "Rod Pharis" <rpharis@teamimc.com>:

Er ... aahhh, who is  KCI?

[Kit Components, Inc (Lancair) 541-923-2244 <M> ]

----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Hebert
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 3:32 AM
Subject: [LML] Re: Piano Hinges -- Carbon vs. Aluminum?

Just to add a  little hint. the best tool for inserting and removing the
pins on the carbinge is the Knipex parallel jaw pliers.  grips without marring
so no stress risers for those who are concerned about breakage. Many of us
have these from KCI.

Peter Hebert

-----Original Message-----
From: Don Barnes <don@cellarideas.com>
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Sent: Sun, Aug 9, 2009 9:08 pm
Subject: [LML] Re: Piano Hinges -- Carbon vs. Aluminum?

For what it's worth, I'm a huge fan of the Carbon hinge. Moreover, John
Barrett's honesty and integrity are as high as anyone would hope for. The main
reason I went with and support my point of view are the ease of de-cowling,
clean lines, and strength of this option. A picture of my plane was featured
as the "mystery plane" and the odd bulge reported is actually a reflection of
my wing.

I did have some trouble early on with getting the pins to slide in as the
fit is tight due in part to the curved cowl and some paint getting in during
the build process. This was corrected by John sending me some smaller diameter
replacement pins and a religious practice of waxing up the pins with parafin
wax before re-installing the pins. (They slide in much easier now).

By using the carbhinge system, you'll never see the rivets under paint as
the clear shrinks up with time and by using hysol to bond, you can be assured
they'll stay bonded. I did do a 2-bid lay-up over the installation, but that
was more for peace of mind.

Don

Notice no bulge in this shot taken by Chris Luvara of
www.stickandrudderphoto.com

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