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Custom CNC oil fill caps, the part no one actually needs…… but you may just...
Builders; Corvair builder/pilot Ken Pavlou designed and built his own super heavy duty CNC mill last fall, and on a whim decided he was going to make a little run of billet aluminum oil filler caps,...
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Manuals fresh from printer
Builders; The recent cover story on the JaG-2 twin caused a bit of a spike in manual sales. Yesterday my on line inventory went to zero, but I had already ordered a fresh batch to be printed. . Above,...
View ArticleParts delivery to the Post Office and UPS, by any means necessary.
Builders; I mail out 500-600 orders per year. A number of these are single manuals, some are 10-15 part orders, an a dozen or so are engines. I appreciate them all, and try to take care of them in a...
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Spend your way out of problem, or Think your way out?
Builders Last week my 29 year old Lincoln SP-130T welder quit working. I looked inside for an hour, but nothing obvious was wrong. I looked on line, discussion groups had no clear faults, and were...
View ArticleIn House Manufacturing
Builders, A defining characteristic of my business has always been personally making most of the components I sell, for example all of my welded components are made in my hangar, Conversely Gold parts...
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How personally meaningful is your pursuit of Homebuilding?
Builders, Mark Gravatt shared some pictures from his family and a story of his personal connection to building a Corvair powered plane. Builders share a lot of powerful thoughts in letters, but this...
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Pietenpol Cowls
Builders; In the picture are four complete cowls for Pietenpols. These came out of the molds I had made last year. This has been a long term project that started a number of years ago. It was...
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The Continuity of Aviators
Builders. The Contents of the box in the picture are a complete set of Lycoming and Continental cylinder wrenches. The were once every day tools of my late friend Dick Philips. He gave them to me 12...
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Painting
Builders, He is a quick tip on painting your ring gear. I put it on a plastic cup, and paint it horizontally. It resists runs a lot better. I then flip it over and do the other side. . After it dries,...
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Mike Weaver’s California Pietenpol.
Builders, I had a long talk with Mike on the phone tonight. He now has 3 flights on his Pietenpol, and it is working and flying great. The plane has a 2700cc Corvair installed, and it utilizes a...
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Sensenich Propeller order, Pietenpols, 750’s, and Classics.
Builders: Over the last 18 months, we have been doing a lot of behind the scenes prop testing on slower aircraft in the fleet of Corvair powered planes. With the help of five builder/ pilot data...
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Tach Pickups back in stock.
Builders, Tack Pickups are back in stock: . . 3411 Tach Pick Up . William.
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Sun n Fun 2022 – The diversity of homebuilders.
Builders, I took a day out of the shop to spend it at Sun n Fun. I have missed only two years since 1989. As always, the best part was seeing friends, and the first spot I go to find them is the...
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A week with friends;
Builders : I am a very lucky guy, I just got to spend most of a week working on special R&D projects in my hangar with some really talented friends…… who are also great company. . . Above, your...
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An afternoon in “Quiet America”
Builders; I took the afternoon off so Vern Stevenson and myself could go over and look at the worksop of a highly skilled and respected automotive machinist. I leaned a lot about the mans...
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Inventory increase – Conversion Manuals
Builders; Im going to share a series of notes here about catalog items which I will be increasing the inventory on hand of. Let’s start with something simple: Conversion Manuals. . I have these...
View ArticleSwitching gears, Tooling to Production
Builders; Over the last 18 moths, and particularly the last 5 months, I have put a great effort into upgrading the tooling in my hangar and workshop. The goal has been to bring more manufacturing in...
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Inventory increase – Heavy Duty Oil Coolers.
Builders; ‘Group 2800’ is the section of my conversion manual for Heavy Duty oil cooling systems. The cooler itself is part number 2801. . These are very popular, nearly 90% of corvair powered...
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Inventory increase – Ultra Lightweight Starters.
Builders; Here is another installment of my inventory increase series. The subject here is the Ultra Lightweight Starter, Part Number 2401. . This has been my standard starter for the last decade....
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Inventory increase – 2,850cc Piston, Ring Rod and Cylinder Kits
Builders, One of the most common questions I get is about the availability of 2,850cc kits. Good news, Im getting very close to having them on hand again. . I have not been making them for several...
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