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Old October 20th 09, 02:40 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Eric Greenwell
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Default Alternative to welding aluminum frame of Komet?

Dave Nadler wrote:

Thanks all for the replies. I was hoping that someone would say JB-
Weld would work great but I think I am going to have to bite the
bullet and try my hand at doing a few rivets and aluminum gussets. I
am glad I saw the broken welds when I did last night. They are on
both sides of the bar that holds my stabilizer to the roof. I only
had a few screws attached to the ceiling holding that half of the
stabilizer holder up into the roof. Yikes! I would recommend
everyone the next time they are in their trailer to look at the welds
up in the corners of their trailer roof for breaks.

Thanks,
Bruno - B4


Note that UH says Cherry-Max - these are not cheapo pop-rivets !


It's not an airplane - just use standard steel rivets, and put in few
more than you would need with the Cherry-max. They are in a place that's
easy to inspect. If you need strong rivets, the steel 5/32" are really
strong - and cheap (at least in the USA).

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