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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.

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.

Home Shop Machinist

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Flats, keys, and slots.

In Case You Missed It

Buying Used: RANS S-7 Courier

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The Sport Pilot’s Super Cub.

Archive: July 2006

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On our July 2006 cover was the Aventura II, written about and photographed by...

Around the Patch

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Editor-in-Chief Marc Cook looks at the editorial changes within EAA, and reinforces KITPLANES focus on homebuilding.

Calculating Weight and Balance

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Tackling weight-and-balance calculations is a task we have all faced with some trepidation, but...