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Re: Part number for 12 5/8 inch landing light lens?
Jim,
I would like to try the mold. No problem waiting.
Thanks,
-Subsonic
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Re: Part number for 12 5/8 inch landing light lens?
Hi Subsonic,
I kind of tbought you would. You'll be the first to get it then. I'll send along some address labels for Steves place and some blanks in case you send it to another short wing guy. At my age I won't have a use for more than the one spare I made for myself.
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Re: Part number for 12 5/8 inch landing light lens?
Thanks Jim,
The lens mold arrived today with complete instructions, labels, and a lens! Very thoroughly thought out kit. I'll be on travel for the next 9 or 10 days, but will make up several when I get back in town.
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-Subsonic
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Re: Part number for 12 5/8 inch landing light lens?
I made two new lenses successfully. I used Polycarbonate instead of Acrylic. Higher thermo-forming temperature required but little to no shrinkage, easy to drill, and it installed easily. Sightly more expensive than acrylic, but much stronger. I added my notes for oven temps and using a smaller oven to Jim's notes and instructions for using his mold. I want to say Thanks! and give a shout out to Jim for making this mold available to us. I'll be packaging it up and sending his "kit" out later this week to Steve Pierce, unless someone speaks up quickly to receive it sooner. Otherwise, you should know it worked great for me. I installed one, and have a spare too. I flew it yesterday to "test out the aerodynamics". Er, at least that was the story to my wife who wondered where I was all afternoon. : ) All good.
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Re: Part number for 12 5/8 inch landing light lens?
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Landing Light Lens Mold
Does anyone have a photo of the Landing Light Lens Mold? I have used it in the past to make lenses for my Colt and a friends Pacer, so I’m familiar with it. A group of us are rebuilding a friend’s PA-12, and his project needs a lens. The ones I made according to the directions that come with the mold are for a Short Wing lens. They are about an inch short.
Does the guys over on SuperCub.Org have a mold?
Hugh Mattingly
530-513-8957
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Re: Part number for 12 5/8 inch landing light lens?
Merged your thread with another on the subject.
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