I didn't want to hyjack Dash8png's painting fuse thread, but wanted to share a few ideas that might make building easier without spending much money. So I started this thread. Don't know where it should go, maybe we need a section for shop equipment??
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"I'm sure your stands are easy to rotate, they are well built. But you will, or have gotten to the point where you need one hand to hold a tool, one hand to rotate the fuse, and one hand to lock the set screw to hold the fuse where you want it, then you lean on it and it moves! Just an idea if you have a worm drive laying around. But it has to be a worm gear to hold. If anyone is building anything like the bolt clamp system as Chris did, consider welding on a coupling nut instead of a standard nut. We have worn out lots of standard nuts. The coupling nuts are 2 or 3 times longer so the threads see much less wear, they last more than 3 times longer!
Besides, you will need it for your next airplane
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And I know I will be called out for not using coupling nuts everywhere, but in lew of them, use big ass bolts.
As soon as you build a rotating stand, you will find you need vertical adjustment. We built a few with bearings and wheels to slide vertically but it was overkill. This shows an easy build that easily adjusts up and down. Cutting the outer pipe and clamping like this holds and lasts better than just a set screw type.
Copied over...
"I'm sure your stands are easy to rotate, they are well built. But you will, or have gotten to the point where you need one hand to hold a tool, one hand to rotate the fuse, and one hand to lock the set screw to hold the fuse where you want it, then you lean on it and it moves! Just an idea if you have a worm drive laying around. But it has to be a worm gear to hold. If anyone is building anything like the bolt clamp system as Chris did, consider welding on a coupling nut instead of a standard nut. We have worn out lots of standard nuts. The coupling nuts are 2 or 3 times longer so the threads see much less wear, they last more than 3 times longer!
Besides, you will need it for your next airplane
"And I know I will be called out for not using coupling nuts everywhere, but in lew of them, use big ass bolts.
As soon as you build a rotating stand, you will find you need vertical adjustment. We built a few with bearings and wheels to slide vertically but it was overkill. This shows an easy build that easily adjusts up and down. Cutting the outer pipe and clamping like this holds and lasts better than just a set screw type.
