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51fixer · **Posted:** Thu Aug 16, 2012 12:02 pm

I don't know where to get them. I picked up a large lot of various hole saws and mandrels on eBay years ago and this was included. Normal mandrel has a pilot but for this I cut the pilot off. The id of hole saw cutter needs to be close to the od of the dzus.

Lynn Allen · **Posted:** Thu Aug 16, 2012 6:08 pm

51fixer wrote:

I don't know where to get them. I picked up a large lot of various hole saws and mandrels on eBay years ago and this was included. Normal mandrel has a pilot but for this I cut the pilot off. The id of hole saw cutter needs to be close to the od of the dzus.

Thank you...

Jim Beasley · **Posted:** Fri Aug 17, 2012 10:21 am

So we're at the FAA ramp waiting for practice here at the Atlantic City Airshow, and the nice FAA people want to get a photo next to Andrew's plane. Here's how he looked right as the photo was taken. Classic.

Waiting to fly today, weather looks great, they say 1 million people will be on the beach and boardwalk today. The 177th FW has been awesome, I've got their engine test hangar all to myself.

TAdan · **Posted:** Fri Aug 17, 2012 11:07 am

Great updates Jim, thanks. I couldnt make it down to the show this year so it is I appreciate the behind the scenes look.

Have a fun show!

Brian Snow · **Posted:** Sat Aug 18, 2012 8:17 am

Hey Jim, who flew with you to the A.C. Show......?????.....Let us know if your displays show up on You Tube. The ships look great.

Brian

Mark D · **Posted:** Sat Aug 18, 2012 10:00 am

Lynn Allen wrote:

51fixer wrote:

Dzus Removal
Cutter and 6 1/2 size dzus

Rich, is that cutter a Aircraft Spruce item?

Thanks,

Lynn

Hi Lynn
I got mine here http://www.averytools.com/prodinfo.asp?number=17512, they are called Rotabroach and work quite well as Rich has demonstated.

Mark D

Lynn Allen · **Posted:** Sat Aug 18, 2012 7:51 pm

Mark D wrote:

Lynn Allen wrote:

51fixer wrote:

Dzus Removal
Cutter and 6 1/2 size dzus

Rich, is that cutter a Aircraft Spruce item?

Thanks,

Lynn

Hi Lynn
I got mine here http://www.averytools.com/prodinfo.asp?number=17512, they are called Rotabroach and work quite well as Rich has demonstated.

Mark D

Thanks for the info...

51fixer · **Posted:** Sun Aug 19, 2012 8:43 am

Jim flying BE doing the Heritage Flight on Fri-

ZRX61 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:16 am **Posts:** 2308

51fixer wrote:

I don't know where to get them. I picked up a large lot of various hole saws and mandrels on eBay years ago and this was included. Normal mandrel has a pilot but for this I cut the pilot off. The id of hole saw cutter needs to be close to the od of the dzus.

I think Irwin sell those. I know I have some, I'll take a look later & find out

6trn4brn · **Posted:** Mon Aug 20, 2012 2:13 am

Hi Rich...as so many others have put it, I appreciate so much your posts and pictures of the inner workings of the fine machines you work on! Being able to pass on your knowledge to your boys is just wonderful! And, Mr Beasley seems like a great man to work for

I was curious if you are a pilot or have ever considered learning the fly the beautiful aircraft that you do such lovely work on? Sorry if this is a redundant question that you may have answered before.

Darrell

Brian Snow · **Posted:** Tue Aug 28, 2012 3:31 pm

Is there any public asking / published price for the Spitfire.......???? :spit

Django · **Posted:** Wed Aug 29, 2012 11:43 am

Cool photos Jim. I like the one with the Spitfire and Mustang. Pretty cool to see you up with 2 F-4s!

Old Shep · **Joined:** Thu Jun 09, 2005 5:49 pm **Posts:** 219

I didn't want to mix questions (from the SNJ/T6 thread)....We are also working on a Mustang here. It seems to have developed alternator/voltage regulator problems. The airplane is twenty hours out of restoration...everything looks good, but it burned up a voltage regulator, which we replaced, only to discover that the alternator was bad, which then burned up the second voltage regulator. That has been replaced, but we are now in a bit of a quandry wondering if our problem is a wiring one that is causing the failures. A mechanic who worked on the airplane prior to restoration said that many Mustang operators don't like using alternators: the old generator is what they prefer. Any suggestions on this issue would be appreciated.
Old Shep

Glenn Wegman · **Posted:** Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:52 am

Put a generator system back on it and be done with it.

My .02...

51fixer · **Posted:** Fri Aug 31, 2012 2:30 pm

Old Shep wrote:

I didn't want to mix questions (from the SNJ/T6 thread)....We are also working on a Mustang here. It seems to have developed alternator/voltage regulator problems. The airplane is twenty hours out of restoration...everything looks good, but it burned up a voltage regulator, which we replaced, only to discover that the alternator was bad, which then burned up the second voltage regulator. That has been replaced, but we are now in a bit of a quandry wondering if our problem is a wiring one that is causing the failures. A mechanic who worked on the airplane prior to restoration said that many Mustang operators don't like using alternators: the old generator is what they prefer. Any suggestions on this issue would be appreciated.
Old Shep

We have the Jasco Alternator and get 200-300 hours from them typically.
I would ring out the schematic and check wiring, check the balance resistor
Also alternator and voltage regulator should both be checked any time one shows a problem. I recently changed one of each on BE and had one set sent out for O/H. Jasco does this at no charge but takes some time. I don't think there is any approved repair avail other than OEM. They almost always say it needs to be O/Hed when I have sent them but one time it only needed a rubber coupling they changed at N/C.
These are an item, whether gen or alt, that a spare is a good thing to have on the shelf.

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