Aircraft tools

[Bronson]

There's always the *hush-hush double flush*

Oh, dear!

.....and the zinc chromate to hide it.

 

[ZRX61]

Miller 210 for scale

 

[UncleDirty]

Wow this thread was back 14 pages.
Anyway, I give ZRX, what is it? The half spanner looks like some kind of axle nut tool.

 

[ttpete]

Miller 210 for scale

Intake pipe torque adapter?

I have a few aircraft type tools, mostly used for motor racing. Several wire twisters, including one that will twist either direction, has smooth jaws, and has a way to hold the cut off ends. I have several sizes of clecos, 2X and 4X riveters with different sets, a micro stop countersink set, right angle air drills, and various snips. I have Huck hydraulic pullers for Cherry rivets and rivnuts, and Greenlee punches up to 3-1/8". I wish I had a set of tube beaders.

 

[MFolks]

Other tools for missile and aircraft assembly are:

Pneumatic drills.
Reverse countersinks & counterbores.
Adjustable depth countersink cages.
Cleco tools & spring clamps to hold the sheet metal in place for riveting.
"Suicide" riveting tools.
Hi-lok installation tools.
Jo-bolt installation tools.
2X, 3X, and 4X rivet guns.
"Huck" installation guns.

And probably more that I've forgotten.......

 

[smschriefer]

Looks like a specialized Wiggins coupling wrench to me.

 

[Dave455]

It still happens.

I have friends that used to maintain the Omega VLF Navigational Aid station in Australia (Station G, near Woodside, Victoria, Australia).

Every time there was a modification to be done on the US made equipment, the modification kit would include every single tool you'd need to do the job. If a hole had to be drilled, the modification kit would have the drill bit, and the power drill to go with it.

That's the way to do it, if you can afford it!

I remember Omega, a lot of the 1-11 500's had it fitted! Good aid in those pre GPS days!

 

[MikeF2316]

How about a rivet squeezer? Cleco brand!

 

[ZRX61]

Wow this thread was back 14 pages.
Anyway, I give ZRX, what is it? The half spanner looks like some kind of axle nut tool.

Doodad for the intake pipes on Wrights.

 

[Steinmetz]

That's the way to do it, if you can afford it!

I remember Omega, a lot of the 1-11 500's had it fitted! Good aid in those pre GPS days!

I remember the OMEGA station at Kaneohe.

 

[James_B]

It didn't matter where they were in town, the technical staff at Woodside always knew if the station was running. All the incandescent lights in town used to dim in synchronism with the station's transmitted pulses.

 

[Steinmetz]

Reminds me of the old days of tropospheric scatter stations in the far north. They could load down the diesel genset pretty good.

 

[James_B]

Reminds me of the old days of tropospheric scatter stations in the far north. They could load down the diesel genset pretty good.

Ah yes. Troppo scatter. We had a couple of them in service the days before there was a satellite coverage over Australia. I used to have one of the big magnetically focussed klystrons from one of the transmitters in my office as a training aid for my microwave courses.

But the joys of running stuff on gensets I could do without. I had no end of battles trying to get a VOR up and running on a genset because somebody had run a trencher through the power lines to the site. Normally, you'd wait for a new power line to be run, but but they needed the new VOR installed and commissioned by a certain date to meet a promise made by a politician, so it was a case of do it on a generator. The voltage regulator in the power supply in the VOR and the voltage regulator in the genset fought each other. In the end the only solution was an oversized generator with many kW of domestic electric heaters attached as loads to mask the load variations from the VOR and stop the generator hunting.

 

[johnnybentwrench]

I am about to reskin this trailer and need advise on panel replacement or help in the Los Angeles area. I have rivet guns, clecos need to find bucking bars that fit in the C channel.

What size hole finder do you use for a 1/8 and 5/32 hole?
what is a good sheer to cut .040 need to cut wheel well pattern and possible the front and rear end caps. Thanks, John Los Angeles, CA

 

[johnnybentwrench]

Damn picture will not load err

HELP

 

[johnnybentwrench]

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@ZRX61 did you ever find someone to help me? I will tow it out there if needed. I have all the C channel cut already just need to purchase the 2024T3

again is there anyone in the Los Angeles area with rivet experience that can help me

 

[espyking83]

We deal with a lot of things held on with glue, typically 3M 1300L. In the auto world I believe it is called weather stripping adhesive.

Some of the things we periodically replace for instance are deice boots, which are large inflatable rubber assemblies glued to the leading edges of wings. To remove the boot you rip the old boot off and in the past we used MEK to soften and loosen the glue. MEK is not friendly to paint or livers so I was pleased to find a new product called Peerco 321.

I was told it is envirementally friendly and does not hurt paint...I didn't believe it would work worth a **** but after a little experimenting it f...ing rocks!!

We applied it in a layer about 1/4 thick and covered in plastic to keep the fumes in, let it sit overnight and the next morning it wiped clean off, glue to. It did zilch to the paint..... This cut our cleanup time into about 1/10 of what we used to do.

It seems to be only used in the aviation world but you can buy it online at Skygeek. I hope the Link works?

[URL="http://www.skygeek.com/peerless-peerc0321-adhesive-remover-gallon.html[/URL]

Use toluene to re-activate 1300L. Use a soft scraper to work at the edges, then douse it with toluene. You can just peel the old boot back. Unless you know for a fact that you hqve another boot in stock, try to keep the old one intact. There are some times they can actually be patched when you would think it's done.

 

[johnnybentwrench]

Can anyone give me ideas for finding a rivet shooter? Can I just roll up to the Torrance airport and ask around?
Are there forums for you guys? Thanks for any help. John Los Angeles, CA

 

[espyking83]

Can anyone give me ideas for finding a rivet shooter? Can I just roll up to the Torrance airport and ask around?
Are there forums for you guys? Thanks for any help. John Los Angeles, CA

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Thats a beauty of an airstream, btw. Our family misses ours.

 

[NKlamerus]

Crazy expensive, but for a line mechanic somewhere away from compressed air (to run the rivet gun/screwknocker) it is a lifesaver. One guy at work used to have one. I searched for several years and could not locate a source for them, found them at Brown Aviation Tool Supply, $339 and $379 depending on whether you want 1/4 or 3/8 square drive for the bit holder and ratchet.

Charles

Can someone please explain to me how this thing works......

When I first got into aviation repair, "El Brutus" Johnson Bar was the first thing one would get if they expected to do wing fuel panel removals.

 

[Airframer]

Un thread the pointy end, slip screw inside, screw into panel. Thread that end back into tool. Attach apex bit to sliding male square drive in center and ratchet to back of sliding drive. Put some *** on the handle at the end and work ratchet to break loose the screw (s)

 

[NKlamerus]

Better question. ... if you could get one for less than 100 bucks; would you?

 

[Airframer]

Yes. That is, if you have a bunch of stuck phillips to get out of a panel.

 

[Farmer J.]

How about these... (Merlin engine)

Ah, that must be the tool kit I've heard about but had never seen...

 

[427]

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

 

[tokillamurderer]

We remove and install a lot of screws #8 and 10s, most are steel but a fair number are stainless too. Needless to say we employ a lot of methods to extract stripped screws.

One of the slickest extractors is available at lowes for around $20.00. The nice thing is its a drill and extractor in one piece. It works great so far but the jury is out on how long the bit will last.

The manufacturer says they will replace any piece that broke fee of charge, I doubt this covers smoked units..but for a few bucks apiece I can charge it to the job.

These are AWESOME! I'm an aircraft mechanic too, and I've been using the Craftsman 3pc version since 2011 (the same set!). Infinitely better than the Snap On ones - the narrow flute spacing and the flat tips make all the difference in the world!