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Matt Dralle
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Fellow Builders,
On Ruby 1.0 I engineered a custom canopy lock that I really liked. I worked really well and in 172 hours of flying I never had a problem with it. (See attached pictures.) I also really liked having that lock sticking out right there because it made it really easy to open the canopy and pop the back end of the canopy up.
For Ruby 2.0 I plan to do the same thing, but I would really like to fine a higher quality lock. The one I used I got from the hardware store and is really kind of a piece of garbage. It seems like a Chinese copy of something that was actually good.
Does anyone know where I could get a similar lock, but of exceptionally high quality and maybe made out of stainless?
Thanks!
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Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 N998RV "Ruby Vixen"
http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's Complete RV-8 Construction Log
http://www.mattsrv8.com/Mishap - Landing Mishap Rebuild Log
http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel
Status: 172+ Hours TTSN - Rebuilding Fuselage After Landing Mishap...
RV-6 #20916 N360EM "The Flyer"
http://www.mattsrv6.com - Matt's RV-6 Revitalization Log
Status: 120+ Hours Since Purchase - Upgrades Complete; Now In Full Flyer Mode
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Matt Dralle
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Location: Livermore CA USA
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| Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 2:05 pm Post subject: Canopy Lock Source... |
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Fellow Builders,
On Ruby 1.0 I engineered a custom canopy lock that I really liked. I worked really well and in 172 hours of flying I never had a problem with it. (See attached pictures.) I also really liked having that lock sticking out right there because it made it really easy to open the canopy and pop the back end of the canopy up.
For Ruby 2.0 I plan to do the same thing, but I would really like to fine a higher quality lock. The one I used I got from the hardware store and is really kind of a piece of garbage. It seems like a Chinese copy of something that was actually good.
Does anyone know where I could get a similar lock, but of exceptionally high quality and maybe made out of stainless?
Thanks!
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Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 N998RV "Ruby Vixen"
http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's Complete RV-8 Construction Log
http://www.mattsrv8.com/Mishap - Landing Mishap Rebuild Log
http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel
Status: 172+ Hours TTSN - Rebuilding Fuselage After Landing Mishap...
RV-6 #20916 N360EM "The Flyer"
http://www.mattsrv6.com - Matt's RV-6 Revitalization Log
Status: 120+ Hours Since Purchase - Upgrades Complete; Now In Full Flyer Mode
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Michael Wynn
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| Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 4:09 pm Post subject: Canopy Lock Source... |
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Hi Matt,
I haven't specifically looked, but there is a place called Dad's Locksmith in downtown Danville that generally has high end stuff. They did all the locks in my office and the hardware is first class. I could check in there next time I am wandering around town.
Regards,
Michael Wynn
RV 8 Finishing
San Ramon, CA
In a message dated 4/2/2013 11:37:58 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, dralle(at)matronics.com writes:
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Fellow Builders,
On Ruby 1.0 I engineered a custom canopy lock that I really liked. I worked really well and in 172 hours of flying I never had a problem with it. (See attached pictures.) I also really liked having that lock sticking out right there because it made it really easy to open the canopy and pop the back end of the canopy up.
For Ruby 2.0 I plan to do the same thing, but I would really like to fine a higher quality lock. The one I used I got from the hardware store and is really kind of a piece of garbage. It seems like a Chinese copy of something that was actually good.
Does anyone know where I could get a similar lock, but of exceptionally high quality and maybe made out of stainless?
Thanks!
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Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 N998RV "Ruby Vixen"
http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's Complete RV-8 Construction Log
http://www.mattsrv8.com/Mishap - Landing Mishap Rebuild Log
http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel
Status: 172+ Hours TTSN - Rebuilding Fuselage After Landing Mishap...
RV-6 #20916 N360EM "The Flyer"
http://www.mattsrv6.com - Matt's RV-6 Revitalization Log
Status: 120+ Hours Since Purchase - Upgrades Complete; Now In Full Flyer Mode
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Matt Dralle
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| Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 3:09 pm Post subject: Canopy Lock Source... |
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At 05:09 PM 4/2/2013 Tuesday, you wrote:
| Quote: | In a message dated 4/2/2013 11:37:58 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, dralle(at)matronics.com writes:
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Fellow Builders,
On Ruby 1.0 I engineered a custom canopy lock that I really liked. I worked really well and in 172 hours of flying I never had a problem with it. (See attached pictures.) I also really liked having that lock sticking out right there because it made it really easy to open the canopy and pop the back end of the canopy up.
For Ruby 2.0 I plan to do the same thing, but I would really like to fine a higher quality lock. The one I used I got from the hardware store and is really kind of a piece of garbage. It seems like a Chinese copy of something that was actually good.
Does anyone know where I could get a similar lock, but of exceptionally high quality and maybe made out of stainless?
Thanks!
Matt Dralle
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Thanks to all that have replied both on and off List. I found these babies today and, at least in the pictures, look pretty manly. I ordered one and it should be here tomorrow. Hopefully it will be better quality than the pot-metal ones from Home Depot. At $33.49/ea, they cost literally about 10-times as much as Home Depot units. So, that HAVE to be 10-times better, right? ;-/
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=664
After I ordered the ones above, I found an "Olympus" brand of something similar for even more money ($50/ea). These look even more manly, although they have a 1/125" dia barrel which is starting to get a little too big:
http://buyaccess.com/olympus-lock-800sc-deadbolt-cabinet-drawer-lock?gdftrk=gdfV22700_a_7c1040_a_7c4922_a_7c800SC
I'll post some pictures when I get the Rockler units in the mail.
Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 N998RV "Ruby Vixen"
http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's Complete RV-8 Construction Log
http://www.mattsrv8.com/Mishap - Landing Mishap Rebuild Log
http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel
Status: 172+ Hours TTSN - Rebuilding Fuselage After Landing Mishap...
RV-6 #20916 N360EM "The Flyer"
http://www.mattsrv6.com - Matt's RV-6 Revitalization Log
Status: 120+ Hours Since Purchase - Upgrades Complete; Now In Full Flyer Mode
| | - The Matronics RV8-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV8-List |
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Matt Dralle
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Posts: 25204
Location: Livermore CA USA
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| Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 3:09 pm Post subject: Canopy Lock Source... |
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At 05:09 PM 4/2/2013 Tuesday, you wrote:
| Quote: | In a message dated 4/2/2013 11:37:58 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, dralle(at)matronics.com writes:
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Fellow Builders,
On Ruby 1.0 I engineered a custom canopy lock that I really liked. I worked really well and in 172 hours of flying I never had a problem with it. (See attached pictures.) I also really liked having that lock sticking out right there because it made it really easy to open the canopy and pop the back end of the canopy up.
For Ruby 2.0 I plan to do the same thing, but I would really like to fine a higher quality lock. The one I used I got from the hardware store and is really kind of a piece of garbage. It seems like a Chinese copy of something that was actually good.
Does anyone know where I could get a similar lock, but of exceptionally high quality and maybe made out of stainless?
Thanks!
Matt Dralle
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Thanks to all that have replied both on and off List. I found these babies today and, at least in the pictures, look pretty manly. I ordered one and it should be here tomorrow. Hopefully it will be better quality than the pot-metal ones from Home Depot. At $33.49/ea, they cost literally about 10-times as much as Home Depot units. So, that HAVE to be 10-times better, right? ;-/
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=664
After I ordered the ones above, I found an "Olympus" brand of something similar for even more money ($50/ea). These look even more manly, although they have a 1/125" dia barrel which is starting to get a little too big:
http://buyaccess.com/olympus-lock-800sc-deadbolt-cabinet-drawer-lock?gdftrk=gdfV22700_a_7c1040_a_7c4922_a_7c800SC
I'll post some pictures when I get the Rockler units in the mail.
Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 N998RV "Ruby Vixen"
http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's Complete RV-8 Construction Log
http://www.mattsrv8.com/Mishap - Landing Mishap Rebuild Log
http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel
Status: 172+ Hours TTSN - Rebuilding Fuselage After Landing Mishap...
RV-6 #20916 N360EM "The Flyer"
http://www.mattsrv6.com - Matt's RV-6 Revitalization Log
Status: 120+ Hours Since Purchase - Upgrades Complete; Now In Full Flyer Mode
| | - The Matronics RV8-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV8-List |
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