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Paul A. Franz, P.E.

Joined: 02 Dec 2008
Posts: 280
Location: Bellevue WA

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:33 am Post subject: Safety Wire Repair Tool

The tool I used to fasten the two ends of a bungee cord together and for many other things I first saw at an air show but didn't buy it. Later I wished I had and then did a great deal of searching and found the source. Regretfully, I don't have that information easily at hand anymore.



The first picture shows the tool and a broken hammer handle I fixed with it using safety wire.



The next photo is a closeup of the safety wire repair. You can make as many wraps as you like. I made 6 wraps on bungee cords which is 12 strands. I think 3 wraps (6 strands) is plenty.



The last photo is a scan of the instructions that came with the tool. The repair job was my first trial with the tool. I've been using that hammer for years since making the repair and it is tight and holds together like new.

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Registration/Aircraft - N14UW/Merlin GT
Engine/Prop - Rotax 914/NSI CAP
Bellevue WA
425.241.1618 Cell
425.440.9505 Office

Tom Jones

Joined: 12 Mar 2006
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Location: Ellensburg, WA

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:50 am Post subject: Re: Safety Wire Repair Tool

http://www.clamptitetools.com/  Watch the video in the instructions section.



Best price $27.50  http://www.gemplers.com/product/HC8/Clamptite-Tool-Standard-4-3-4



read about it on the Supercub.org http://www.supercub.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=17955&highlight=safety+wire+tool

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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:03 am Post subject: Safety Wire Repair Tool

I saw something very similar to that in a GarrettWade catalog....



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On Mar 17, 2009, at 1:33 PM, Paul A. Franz, P.E. wrote:



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 The tool I used to fasten the two ends of a bungee cord together and  

 for many other things I first saw at an air show but didn't buy it.  

 Later I wished I had and then did a great deal of searching and  

 found the source. Regretfully, I don't have that information easily  

 at hand anymore.



 The first picture shows the tool and a broken hammer handle I fixed  

 with it using safety wire.



 The next photo is a closeup of the safety wire repair. You can make  

 as many wraps as you like. I made 6 wraps on bungee cords which is  

 12 strands. I think 3 wraps (6 strands) is plenty.



 The last photo is a scan of the instructions that came with the  

 tool. The repair job was my first trial with the tool. I've been  

 using that hammer for years since making the repair and it is tight  

 and holds together like new.



 --------

 Paul A. Franz, P.E.

 Registration/Aircraft - N14UW/Merlin GT

 Engine/Prop - Rotax 914/NSI CAP

 Bellevue WA

 425.241.1618 Cell

 425.440.9505 Office





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Paul A. Franz, P.E.

Joined: 02 Dec 2008
Posts: 280
Location: Bellevue WA

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:11 am Post subject: Re: Safety Wire Repair Tool

Oops. I screwed up the picture posting. Left off the instructions and somehow posted two pictures of the same thing. Here's the instructions. Here they are.

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Bellevue WA
425.241.1618 Cell
425.440.9505 Office

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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:46 pm Post subject: Safety Wire Repair Tool

That's a "clamp-tite" tool. Get 'em cheapest on e-bay. Handy device, once you get the hang of using it.

  

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 Model 2 582-90 C-Box 3:1 w/clutch

  

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--- On Tue, 3/17/09, Paul A. Franz, P.E. <paul(at)eucleides.com> wrote:



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		  From: Paul A. Franz, P.E. <paul(at)eucleides.com>

Subject: Safety Wire Repair Tool

To: kitfox-list(at)matronics.com

Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 2:33 PM



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		  --> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Paul A. Franz, P.E."

<paul(at)eucleides.com>



The tool I used to fasten the two ends of a bungee cord together and for many

other things I first saw at an air show but didn't buy it. Later I wished I

had and then did a great deal of searching and found the source. Regretfully, I

don't have that information easily at hand anymore.



The first picture shows the tool and a broken hammer handle I fixed with it

using safety wire.



The next photo is a closeup of the safety wire repair. You can make as many

wraps as you like. I made 6 wraps on bungee cords which is 12 strands. I think 3

wraps (6 strands) is plenty.



The last photo is a scan of the instructions that came with the tool. The

repair job was my first trial with the tool. I've been using that hammer for

years since making the repair and it is tight and holds together like new.



--------

Paul A. Franz, P.E.

Registration/Aircraft - N14UW/Merlin GT

Engine/Prop - Rotax 914/NSI CAP

Bellevue WA

425.241.1618 Cell

425.440.9505 Office





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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 6:25 am Post subject: Safety Wire Repair Tool

Paul A. Franz, P.E. wrote:

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 <paul(at)eucleides.com>

 

 The tool I used to fasten the two ends of a bungee cord together and

 for many other things I first saw at an air show but didn't buy it.

 Later I wished I had and then did a great deal of searching and found

 the source. Regretfully, I don't have that information easily at hand

 anymore.

 

 The first picture shows the tool and a broken hammer handle I fixed

 with it using safety wire.

 

 The next photo is a closeup of the safety wire repair. You can make

 as many wraps as you like. I made 6 wraps on bungee cords which is 12

 strands. I think 3 wraps (6 strands) is plenty.

 

 The last photo is a scan of the instructions that came with the tool.

 The repair job was my first trial with the tool. I've been using that

 hammer for years since making the repair and it is tight and holds

 together like new.


	


Ah, the good old Clamp Tite. I bought one at Oshkosh many years back.

After using it I bought several more as gifts for relatives. Everyone

loves it.



Dennis M IV Speedster (someday)

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Dennis Golden

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Fox5flyer
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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 6:44 am Post subject: Safety Wire Repair Tool

I also bought one online for about $25 or so several years ago.   It was too 

small and I wanted something I could use in my plumbing business for things 

like 1.5 inch black plastic pipe and other things here on the farm.  So, 

using my metal lathe I made one that is about 12" long and using heavy wire 

I can do some serious clamps.  Cost was about zero as I used materials I 

already had on hand.  I haven't used it very often because SS hose clamps 

work well for most things, but when I need that thing it definitely does the 

trick.  If anyone is interested I'll take a pic of it and post here.

Deke

Mikado MI

S5

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Paul A. Franz, P.E.

Joined: 02 Dec 2008
Posts: 280
Location: Bellevue WA

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:36 pm Post subject: Safety Wire Repair Tool

On Wed, March 18, 2009 6:43 am, fox5flyer wrote:

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 I also bought one online for about $25 or so several years ago.   It was too

 small and I wanted something I could use in my plumbing business for things

 like 1.5 inch black plastic pipe and other things here on the farm.  So,

 using my metal lathe I made one that is about 12" long and using heavy wire

 I can do some serious clamps.  Cost was about zero as I used materials I

 already had on hand.  I haven't used it very often because SS hose clamps

 work well for most things, but when I need that thing it definitely does the

 trick.  If anyone is interested I'll take a pic of it and post here.


	


Must have been something many people wanted since I see they now sell a big one for

$100 or so, depending where you see it advertised that will handle big wire, even coat

hanger wire. Making one shouldn't be too hard since it is has just three pieces and a

couple pins and a wingnut. Need a swaging tool to connect the nose piece with the

tube.

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Paul A. Franz

Registration/Aircraft - N14UW/Merlin GT

Engine/Prop - Rotax 914/NSI CAP

Bellevue WA

425.241.1618 Cell



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Registration/Aircraft - N14UW/Merlin GT
Engine/Prop - Rotax 914/NSI CAP
Bellevue WA
425.241.1618 Cell
425.440.9505 Office

Fox5flyer
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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:07 pm Post subject: Safety Wire Repair Tool

By popular demand...drum roll.  I don't know if I can do coat hangar wire

with mine as I haven't tried it, but it'll take some pretty heavy stuff with

ease.  I've attached a photo of it for those who have expressed

interest...and those who haven't.  

The body is just aluminum tubing, the tip is 5/8 steel rod that is pressed

up inside the tubing about an inch, and I used a

long bolt down through the middle.  The handle is a big nut with short

pieces of steel rod welded on each side and ground down to look nice.  The

only thing I had to buy was the roll pins.  Pennies.

The small one next to it is the one by Clamptite that I paid $25 for.

Deke Morisse

Mikado Michigan

S5/Subaru/CAP 402+ TT

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 	  Quote: 	

 <paul(at)eucleides.com>

 On Wed, March 18, 2009 6:43 am, fox5flyer wrote:

> 

>

> I also bought one online for about $25 or so several years ago.   It was

> too

> small and I wanted something I could use in my plumbing business for

> things

> like 1.5 inch black plastic pipe and other things here on the farm.  So,

> using my metal lathe I made one that is about 12" long and using heavy

> wire

> I can do some serious clamps.  Cost was about zero as I used materials I

> already had on hand.  I haven't used it very often because SS hose clamps

> work well for most things, but when I need that thing it definitely does

> the

> trick.  If anyone is interested I'll take a pic of it and post here.

 Must have been something many people wanted since I see they now sell a

 big one for

 $100 or so, depending where you see it advertised that will handle big

 wire, even coat

 hanger wire. Making one shouldn't be too hard since it is has just three

 pieces and a

 couple pins and a wingnut. Need a swaging tool to connect the nose piece

 with the

 tube.

 -- 

 Paul A. Franz

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Paul A. Franz, P.E.

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Location: Bellevue WA

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 6:47 pm Post subject: Safety Wire Repair Tool

On Wed, March 18, 2009 4:56 pm, Deke wrote:



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		   The body is just aluminum tubing, the tip is 5/8 steel rod that is pressed

 up inside the tubing about an inch, and I used a

 long bolt down through the middle.


	


How'd you cut the slots in the aluminum tube section? Do you have a milling machine?

Or just some patience with a Dremel cutoff disc?



It looks like ClampTite is using bigger pins in their $100 model and possibly 3/8"

roll stock instead of 5/16". They claim theirs will work with 1/8" wire. Boy that

would be tough to wrap around the tool and twist tight.



Two reasons why I like this method of making clamps is that the result is so much

smaller and lighter than using a gear drive hose clamp. I also think that when

gripping something like Bungee cords, you can get the connection tighter before you

damage the cords which might happen from the sharp edges on a gear drive clamp. With

three wraps (6 strands) I could easily compress 2 7/16" bungees to an outside

thickness of 7/16" which is less than half the thickness of two of them side by side.

I did have to rewrap and tie the safety wire once during the tightening.



-- 

Paul A. Franz

Registration/Aircraft - N14UW/Merlin GT

Engine/Prop - Rotax 914/NSI CAP

Bellevue WA

425.241.1618 Cell



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Registration/Aircraft - N14UW/Merlin GT
Engine/Prop - Rotax 914/NSI CAP
Bellevue WA
425.241.1618 Cell
425.440.9505 Office

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