How tight should you install a tapered pipe (NPT) fitting?
Fixing hose fitting leaks
Flare for AN fitting
Understanding Aircraft Hose Size
Tube Strength for Mechanics

General Principles of Nut Strength for Mechanics
Nylock nut torques
Should Lock Nuts be reused
Hydrogen Embrittlement in high strength fasteners
Which to use - Elastic stop nut or All Metal?
Bolt and Screw Tensile Strength for the Mechanic
Industrial vs Aircraft Hardware
Inch screw size
One is 40% weaker than the other, can you tell the difference?
Aircraft Control Cable - What is it?
How to use a shear nut
How Anti-Seize changes bolt torque

Cracks Grow
Inspecting Springs
Inspecting 0-rings
When reporting expensive defects - be objective and factual
Logbook Entries - protect yourself
Crack Detection using the unaided eye - ebook download

What Torque Wrenches Measure
Air Torque Wrenches as accurate as the manufacturer's claim?
What is "Nominal' size
Vibration for Mechanics
Dial Caliper Measurement Accuracy
Measurement Errors and Challenges for Mechanics - ebook download
What are Tolerances?

Is the aircraft alternator or regulator bad?
Difference between aircraft electrical terminals and commercial wire terminals

Rss feed

Best Drill Bit
Vacuum pump tips
Aircraft Spark Plug Barrel Size
Does the EGT accurately reflect mixture distribution?
Preventing valve burning in Lycoming O320H2AD engines
Hydrogen Embrittlement
Work Habits
An Introduction to Wear Pattern Analysis - ebook download
Gasketed Joints, Loosening and Lockwire
Why you don't want your engine parts stress relieved