Cutting Landing Light holes in LE

Lorin Dueck · Post by **Lorin Dueck** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 8:55 pm

Ok all -

Here's another newbie question.
I've received 2 Duckworks Landing Lights and will soon be ready to start cutting the leading edge for them.

So -> What tool(s) work best?
After watching PK's recent router video I'm leaning toward my Rotozip.
It's lightweight, rotary, and can probably do a decent job.

Also - any "watchouts"?
I'd rather not have to rebuild my leading edges....

Thanks,

Lorin D
9A Wings
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captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:05 pm

The dremel tool with the abrasive disk, followed by the carbide cutter and then the drum sander.

An excellent, precise, fast process that is hard to beat!

Give it a try!

No gotchas except for accidently putting the template on upside down!!!

CJ

BTW, NO... I didn't do it! I have heard of others who have though!

Lorin Dueck · Post by **Lorin Dueck** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:14 pm

hmmmmm
... "excellent, precise, fast process"
sounds good to me

Thx CJ.

BTW - I did a little more research on past posts.
Do you have a pic of your LE fix after the "bucking bar" incident??

Lorin D

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 5:58 am

Yup, I did. I think I have some uploaded here. I am heading to school right now and will check later, but I did a standard fix accorsing to 43.13.

My DAR told me about a "bullethole patch" like they did back in WWII that is just a plate that can go either inside or outside of the ding. I stop drilled it and put the plate on the inside.

It worked out just fine.

OH, I also prosealed it into place to minimize and vibration cracking later on down the road.

CJ

bmurrish · Post by **bmurrish** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:27 am

Lorin, I second CJ's use of the dremil tool. Worked great for me. I used the little barrel type sanding fitting to clean it up.