Rodger Rinker

Rocky Mt. House

Canada

Profile Information:

Aircraft Model
Other Zenith
Project Status
Just started
Building From
Kit
Engine installed (or plan to install)
Lycoming
Your website (about your aircraft...)
http://arcticoutreach.org
Building Experience
Have worked on airplanes before
Flying Experience
Private Pilot
Building and Flying Info / Your Profession / Other Background Info
3,000 hours PIC, mostly Arctic. 4 trips into Siberia.
U.S. A&P
Instrument Rating
C 182 owner
Home Airport (ie. KMYJ)
CYRM Rocky Mt. House, AB

Comment Wall:

  • Mike Chapman

    Rodger,

    Zenith provides a recommendation for Cleco fasteners here --->: Recommended Tools

    I think you could build with their recommended quantities; however, I bought lots of used Cleco fasteners on eBay...CHEAP...and I'm glad I did.  I have more than double Zenith's recommended quantities, but I'll admit to being a bit of a nut...inserting a Cleco every-other hole instead of every third or fourth hole...and leaving Clecos in sub-assemblies that I"m not ready to complete. 

    My opinion is to add at least 50% to Zenith's recommendation EXCEPT for the 3/32" (Silver) Clecos...I haven't used any significant quantity of those...but I haven't done the wings.  I'm not sure where those would be used...based on what I have done (fuselage, stabilizer, and elevator) a couple dozen of those would be sufficient.  So far, the only use I have had for those has been to hold nut plates in position.

    The best price I found for new Cleco fasteners was Brown Tool...about 40% less than Aircraft Spruce.

    If you're an eBay user, I would buy some new Clecos to get you going, then buy used on eBay...I averaged about $.26 each for my Clecos.

    Also, I have 5 or 6 Cleco pliers...it's handy to have one in each bucket of Clecos...plus a couple laying on the table.  :)

    Best of luck on your build!!!

    Mike