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From: "Tom and Carol Burmeister"
To:
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 9:31 PM
Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] F24R46 Cabin door drawings
> Frank for what it's worth. I made both of my doors from scratch including the aluminum door skins. I can only say that of
all the parts I made that the doors were by far the most difficult pieces to make. My suggestion would be to make the doors
first and then make the door sills on the fuselage fit the new door. I made my doors out of solid mahogany because it is
stronger than the originally spruce and it will hold a wood screw much better. I reinforced the top corners with a 90 degree
steel brace available from any hardware store. You must rout out the corners in order to make these braces flush. I made a
door skin jig out of that heavy 3/4 inch underlayment particle board. Hope that helps you out .
>
> Robert Etter wrote:I read your E-mail and can whole heartedly agree. I built my doors without
> any drawings, and basically built the doors to match the door skins. I
> differed slightly on the gussets. I put 4 on each corner, used 1/16"
> plywood for the most part except where the diagonal 1/8" piece was used.
> One on the outside, inside, and 2 more at 1/3 intervals across the joint.
> It so happened that the hand saw that I was using made a perfect cut if
> using 1/16" wood. Another thing that I did differently than original was
> to plate the rear door frame member with 1/16" plywood, both front and back
> side. It strengthened the door member and allowed me to use the same basic
> spruce stock that I utilized for the other 3 door members. I think that it
> was 1/16" plywood that I used. I really don't remember the numbers, but I
> think the top, bottom, and front door members were 3/4", and the rear was I
> believe 7/8". The two factory original doors that I have, and were never
> ever used, had serious cracks in the rear door member in the vicinity of the
> door latch.
>
> Bob
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ROBERT COON"
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 5:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] F24R46 Cabin door drawings
>
>
> > Frank: Don't know how much advise you have gotten lately about rebuilding
> doors, but, from recent experience I can give you what I've come across. No
> two Fairchild 24's are exactly alike. Given the different craftsmen (or
> craftpersons if you prefer) who worked on the aircraft, each had their own
> way of doing things, and interpreting the prints. That was the first thing
> we noticed. Even though we had a set of doors they weren't from the
> aircraft we purchased. (Please realize we purchased a basket case of the
> poorest nature. It had been canabalized by each owner for whatever was
> needed. In various pieces for over 25 years.) However, cutting the doors
> to the size and angles of the original doors we have found ours to be a bit
> narrow. My suggestion would be to measure the inside of your door frame,
> door posts in place, deduct from material being placed on top of door posts
> (fabric, trip pieces, etc.) and you should have your basic measurements. Use
> your handy protractor for
> > angles, if necessary. I have put flush 1/8 inch mahagany gussets on the
> bottom, just as a precaution. Hopefully you have your regulator assemblies.
> Contrary to what everyone tells you, they are extremely hard to find. The
> replacements are much to thick for the door openings. Also, we had glass
> cut to the door angle dementions which gives us a tighter fit. Most
> everything else, from a trim standpoint is pretty straight forward if you
> have the old pieces.
> > Hope this has been some help. I'll be glad to send you some pictures of
> old and new. Any other info I can offer, just shoot me an e-mail. Good
> luck. Bob
> >
> > Mr and Mrs F J Cox wrote:
> > Can anyone help?
> >
> > I am rebuilding the cabin doors and for reference it would be good to
> check the drawings as the present doors are well past their sell by date and
> have been poorly repaired in the past so I am not entirely sure if the
> dimensions are correct.
> >
> > Unfortunately the drawings on the CD ROM are illegible
> >
> > The drawings in question are: 411102 and 411103 - cabin door skeleton.
> >
> > If anyone has a legible set of these I would be very willing to cover all
> the costs involved in copying, mailing etc.
> >
> > Many thanks
> >
> > Frank Cox
> >
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