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PSPRV6A(at)aol.com
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:27 am Post subject: Nose wheel axle torque

On the 6A my son Eric & I are completing,  we chose to put a spacer between the inner races of the tapered roller  bearings.  This permits the axle nut to be fully tightened without  overloading the bearings.

     Having a metal lathe in our shop made it simple  to trim the spacer to exactly the right length. If you have easy  access to a lathe, it is a worthwhile improvement.  

                                                                                    Paul  s. Petersen, Minnetonka MN 



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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:56 am Post subject: Nose wheel axle torque

Or maybe someone could start a little side business making them 

available to RVers   Of course, I won't need them for my RV-4 



Speaking of lathes, I'd love to have one.  What do listers who own 

lathes recommend for a general purpose, non-wallet busting lathe??



Scott

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Building RV-4 (Super Slow Build Version)



PSPRV6A(at)aol.com wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		        On the 6A my son Eric & I are completing, we chose to put a 

 spacer between the inner races of the tapered roller bearings.  This 

 permits the axle nut to be fully tightened without overloading the 

 bearings.

     Having a metal lathe in our shop made it simple to trim the spacer 

 to exactly the right length. If you have easy access to a lathe, it is 

 a worthwhile improvement. 

                                                                                    Paul 

 s. Petersen, Minnetonka MN 



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truflite(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:48 pm Post subject: Nose wheel axle torque

I have an Enco 10 x 36 lathe in my basement. I also

have a 9 x 26 knee type (Bridgeport similar) mill. 

Both have digital readouts.  They are both great for

hobbyists and small work. 



I have been building a nine cylinder radial engine on

these machines but RV building has been getting the

attention lately. 



I am always looking for sidework, especially for RV

work.  We have just moved into a new house and the

lathe and mill are in pieces.  About a month I will be

up and running.



Dave

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 <acepilot(at)bloomer.net>

 

 Or maybe someone could start a little side business

 making them 

 available to RVers   Of course, I won't need them

 for my RV-4 

 

 Speaking of lathes, I'd love to have one.  What do

 listers who own 

 lathes recommend for a general purpose, non-wallet

 busting lathe??

 

 Scott

 http://corbenflyer.tripod.com/

 Gotta Fly or Gonna Die

 Building RV-4 (Super Slow Build Version)

 

 

 

 PSPRV6A(at)aol.com wrote:

 

 >      On the 6A my son Eric & I are completing, we

 chose to put a 

 > spacer between the inner races of the tapered

 roller bearings.  This 

 > permits the axle nut to be fully tightened without

 overloading the 

 > bearings.

 >     Having a metal lathe in our shop made it

 simple to trim the spacer 

 > to exactly the right length. If you have easy

 access to a lathe, it is 

 > a worthwhile improvement. 

 >                                                   

                                 Paul 

 > s. Petersen, Minnetonka MN 

 >

 >

 >

 >



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bmeyette(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:22 am Post subject: Nose wheel axle torque

You can get smaller, cheaper, "all in one" machines, but in my opinion the

best bang for the buck is Grizzly's G4003



http://www.grizzly.com/products/g4003



they also have smaller, cheaper ones (and bigger, better ones), depending on

your budget.   Grizzly's customer service has been excellent.



Brian

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truflite(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 12:16 pm Post subject: Nose wheel axle torque

Going with a gear head lathe is a good idea.  I have a

belt drive head that is a pain to change speeds, but I

don't let it bother me.  I do question the Grizzly

brand though.  I was a member of a machining group and

I found the most complaints were with the Grizzly

brand.  Not everything from Grizzly is bad, just that

they could have designed a better product, it appears

cost reductions in designs have caused problems with a

few of their products.  I have an Enco lathe which is

a step or two above the Grizzly and have had no

problems other than I am on my third motor.  Yes, I

burned up two Asian motors and finally they sent me an

American made motor and it has been purring along for

eight years now.  All this was under warranty.



The best brand of machinery for the hobbyist would be

the Jet brand.  I have a Jet mill that works just

fine...and I am still on my first motor. 



Dave

--- Brian Meyette <bmeyette(at)gmail.com> wrote:



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 <bmeyette(at)gmail.com>

 

 You can get smaller, cheaper, "all in one" machines,

 but in my opinion the

 best bang for the buck is Grizzly's G4003

 

 http://www.grizzly.com/products/g4003

 

 they also have smaller, cheaper ones (and bigger,

 better ones), depending on

 your budget.   Grizzly's customer service has been

 excellent.

 

 Brian

 http://brian76.mystarband.net/RV-7Ahome.htm

 

 

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brian.kraut(at)engalt.com
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 12:52 pm Post subject: Nose wheel axle torque

I agree on the Jet brand.  I bought a new Jet lathe about a year ago and

have been very happy with it.  One of the things I like about Jet is that

even though they are not made in the U.S. they are good quality and they

have technical support people and parts in the U.S.  Their parts pricing is

also good.  With most of the other brands of the made in China machinery you

can't get parts when you need them.



Brian Kraut

Engineering Alternatives, Inc.

www.engalt.com



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