I suspect the slot design has to do with being able to put a lot of torque on the screw and not have the driver bit jump out of the screw head. The coin slot bit has a bit of a dovetail on the end...
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I suspect the slot design has to do with being able to put a lot of torque on the screw and not have the driver bit jump out of the screw head. The coin slot bit has a bit of a dovetail on the end...
Thanks a ton RV8505. I contacted Wesco Aircraft (they're the local rep for Hi-Shear) and I'm waiting to hear back.
aaaaaaand SCOOOORE! Those fine folks at Genuine Aircraft had the parts! ...
The trim piece I'm working with is outsize the pressurization section. I can scan the page in the -4 if you guys are really curious about it. :)
Kurt, I'll contact Hi-Shear today and see if they...
The fasteners are for the trim pieces that run from the mid-canopy seam all the way forward.
I grabbed a loupe and examined one of the cleaner fasteners. The number on it is HT-4041-3. My Nikon...
Hehehe. No problem. I'll see if I can find a screw that's got a less marred head as well. I'm picking up the raw material to fab the new trim piece today, so I'll be in the shop.
tnx!
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Thanks 2VW. Of the three, I was missing the auto-flight system manual. Thanks for that!
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Thanks for the info folks. The fasteners are VERY aerospace. They're off the straight trim section for the F-15C canopy I'm repairing.
Matt, the catalog you sent has a lot of cool info, but I...
Er... What is AC 43-13-2B? :)
It may be titanium. The head has "2-5" stamped along the edge and there's another number I can't make out, even with a loupe. :(
The material it's holding down is...
I need to find 88 of these little suckers:
http://www.geneb.org/images/screw-side.jpg
http://www.geneb.org/images/screw-top.jpg
It's a Hi-Torque coin-slot style screw. It's threaded 10-32...
martymayes: That's pretty slick. I may have to scrounge up a slug of steel and give that a shot at some point.
Rv8505: Thanks! I have to admit, being referred to as a "young man" made my day. ...
RV8505, Here's the damage pics:
http://www.f15sim.com/images/canopy-damage-1.jpg
http://www.f15sim.com/images/canopy-damage-2.jpg
http://www.f15sim.com/images/canopy-damage-3.jpg...
I'll get better pics and a material thickness this evening (Pacific Time). I'd like the repair to be as good as possible. "Airworthy" really doesn't apply since I don't happen to own the back half...
Here's a pic: http://www.f15sim.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/canopy-1.jpg
The trim is split nearly all the way through right about where the black section starts and there's a tiny tear about 2...
So essentially, you'd take a block of material, drill a hole in it the size of the rivet body and counter sink the hole. Then drop the rivet in and pound on it till the head conforms to the...
Hi folks, my name is Gene and I've got a need for learning the ins and outs of doing rivet work for a project I've been working on for a very long time.
Last week I finally got a canopy for my...