Shop Tips: Undrilling a Hole in Steel

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A brass block makes it easy.

Home Shop Machinist

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Trail of crumbs.

Wire Bundle Lacing

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Sometimes the old ways are still the best.

Engine Mounts

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Many factors go into designing and building good engine mounts, including consideration of the engines thrust line and gyroscopic precession effects. They deserve our respect.

Carburetor Maintenance

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Neglect is the biggest enemy of your carburetor. Take care of it and it will take care of you.

Maintenance Matters

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A clean plane is a safer plane and a source of pride.

Build A Spark Plug Resistance Tester

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Checking resistance is an important part of plug maintenance. By Michel Suire.

How the Bead Goes On

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Welded assemblies (also known as weldments) can be found on just about every airplane. Even my Jabiru, which is 99% fiberglass, has a tubular-steel...

Unairworthy

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Leaking gascolator.

Aero ‘lectrics

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Throwing the big switch.

In Case You Missed it

Dispatches from Florida

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There was a time when we had multiple airshows and events in a year...

Metal Magic: Learning To Love the Step Drill

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KITPLANES editor at large Paul Dye explains the best times to use the so-called...

Kit Stuff

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Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.

Plane and Simple

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Making paint stick to aluminum.