X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:27:35 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from bay0-omc3-s5.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.190.143] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.1) with ESMTP id 6036134 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:01:46 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.190.143; envelope-from=jraddison@msn.com Received: from BAY174-W24 ([65.54.190.188]) by bay0-omc3-s5.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:01:12 -0800 X-EIP: [IWhcrW/JMO7BiSUR8fmrncldHekW/0XG] X-Originating-Email: [jraddison@msn.com] X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: jraddison@msn.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_2da4be7d-eabc-46c4-abd7-1830cff451d5_" From: JON ADDISON X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: Lancair jacks X-Original-Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:01:12 -0800 Importance: Normal MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 30 Jan 2013 04:01:12.0743 (UTC) FILETIME=[71941370:01CDFE9E] --_2da4be7d-eabc-46c4-abd7-1830cff451d5_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Home made jacks for Lancair 360 (Legacy??) I built 2 jacks using: Older style short car jack stand plus a bottle jack welded to fla= t plate of jack stand. 2 each. Old jack stands can be found at thrift sto= res or used tool places=2C or your garage if you're over 60. The older style jack stand has 3 legs and a top that needs to be = pounded out flat. To that place on it an appropriately sized hydraulic bo= ttle jack (Harbor Freight)=3B I drilled one hole for a nut and bolt and th= en welded most of the perimiter. Also weld the up-down adjustment and pin = in the stand (the pin still takes the vertical compressive load=2C so welds= are just keeping the "height" of the jack stand constant.) The top of the jack can be dremeled out to receive the pointy co= ne of the common jack point from Lancair (used on Mooneys too I think). When under the center of the ac=2C both jacks can be jacked at t= he same time for a level rise. =20 Tail is supported on a wood cradle that is held down with 3 sand= bags or grain bags of 30-40 pounds each=2C and a strap wraps around the em= pennage just forward of the horizonal that is fixed to the wood cradle. (= Some put them on the horizontal stabilizer=3B not so good.) THEN place 2 "safety" carpenter horses under the wings at a rib = that is padded (and I also contoured the top board to match the bottom cont= our of the wing). Usually=2C I then lower the jacks slightly to have pa= rtial normal force on to the safety horses. VERY STABLE! Climb in and o= ut all you want. Since my plane has a lot of yellow.... I cleaned the jack st= and and bottle jack and sprayed it ... yellow. Nice to grind out the C- w= elds before painting. I've used this simple and cheap system a dozen times now. On= ly spent $8 for the one lacking bottle jack. They have become indispensabl= e.=20 Next trip to hangar I'll take a picture and forward it. Jack Addison 360 Mk II =20 = --_2da4be7d-eabc-46c4-abd7-1830cff451d5_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Home made jacks for Lancair 360 (Legacy??)

I built 2 jac= ks using:

=3B =3B =3B =3B &nbs= p=3B Older style short car jack stand plus a bottle jack welded to flat pla= te of jack stand. =3B2 each. =3BOld jack stands can be found at t= hrift stores or used tool places=2C or your garage if you're over 60.

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=3B =3B =3B =3B =3B The older = style jack stand has 3 legs and a top that needs to be pounded out flat. &n= bsp=3B To that place on it an appropriately sized hydraulic bottle jack (Ha= rbor Freight)=3B I drilled one hole for =3Ba =3Bnut and bolt and t= hen welded most of the perimiter. =3BAlso weld the up-down adjustment = and pin in the stand (the pin still takes the vertical compressive load=2C = so welds are =3Bjust keeping the "height" of the jack stand constant.)<= /div>

=3B =3B =3B =3B =3B = =3BThe top of the jack can be dremeled out to receive the pointy cone of th= e common jack point from Lancair (used on Mooneys too I think).

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=3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3BWhen und= er the center of the ac=2C both jacks can be jacked at the same time for a = level rise. =3B =3B

=3B =3B &nb= sp=3B =3B =3B =3BTail is supported on a wood cradle that is = held down with 3 sand bags or grain bags of 30-40 pounds each=2C and a stra= p wraps around the empennage just forward of the horizonal that is fixed to= the wood cradle. =3B (Some put them on the horizontal stabilizer=3B n= ot so good.)

=3B =3B =3B =3B &= nbsp=3B =3BTHEN place 2 "safety" carpenter horses under the wings at a= rib that is padded (and I also contoured the top board to match the bottom= contour of the wing). =3B =3B Usually=2C I then lower the jacks = slightly to have partial normal force on to the safety horses. =3B &nb= sp=3BVERY STABLE! =3BClimb in and out all you want.

=3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B = =3BSince my plane has a lot of yellow.... I cleaned the jack stand and bott= le jack and sprayed it ... yellow. =3B Nice to grind out the C- welds = before painting.

=3B =3B =3B = =3B =3B =3B I've used this simple and cheap system a dozen times = now. =3B =3BOnly spent $8 for the one lacking bottle jack. = =3BThey have become indispensable. =3B

= =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3BNext trip to hanga= r I'll take a picture and forward it.

Jack Addison= =3B

360 Mk II

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