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Bob Hadley

Bob Hadley
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Bob Hadley is the R&D manager for a California-based consumer products company. He holds a Sport Pilot certificate and a Light-Sport Repairman certificate with inspection authorization for his Jabiru J250-SP.

Parallels, Stops, and Travel Limiters

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Although the title might suggest it, this is not about parallel parking, speeding tickets, or driving of any kind.

Home Shop Machinist

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Trail of crumbs.

Chasing the Elusive Thread

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Chasing a thread (B) on the lathe involves engaging the feed system to make several passes using the 60-degree thread-form tool (A) until...

Home Shop Machinist

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Billet oil-drain elbow.

Silver & Deming and Step Drills

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Home shop machinist.

Machinery Mobilization

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Rich Seifert next to his Shopsmith Mark V combo machine. Factory wheels make the Mark V easy to maneuver. I've yet to meet someone...

Home Shop Machinist

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Be steady.

Sphere Turning

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Sphere turning.

Home Shop Machinist

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Gnarly good knurls.

Home Shop Machinist

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The vise squad.

In Case You Missed It

Safety Is No Accident: Buying a Previously Owned, Flying Homebuilt

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Ron Wanttaja looks at the accident data to determine whether its safer to buy than build an Experimental, and he identifies the key factors to ensuring a successful outcome.

Rapid Prototyping and Experimental Design

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How to fabricate sandwich panels, part 1.

2023 Homebuilt Aircraft Directory

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Welcome back to our annual extravaganza that is our directory of homebuilt aircraft. As...

Wind Tunnel

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Design process, part 7-runway surface.