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==== Locks & Keys ====
See [[Door locks]] for more information.
==== Cabin Door Seals ====
==== Cabin Door Seals ====
* Many builders decide to put the door seals on the fuselage side instead of onto the inside of the door.<br>Two McMaster order numbers are being used: [https://www.mcmaster.com/1120A311 1120A311] (lip on inside, 3/16 edge thickness, 3/8 high):<br>[[File:Screen Shot 2024-03-21 at 1.59.37 PM.png|300x300px]]<br>[[File:McMasterSeal.jpg|300x300px]]<br>[[File:McMaster2.jpg|300x300px]]<br>'''1120A311'''<br> and 1120A313 (lip on outside, 3/16 edge thickness, 3/8 high). Since you are building up the inside edge, the lip is better to be on the inside as the groove for it will automatically form when using a throwaway seal as mold.<br>Some builders prefer the 1120A411 variant which is for 1/4 edge thick edges.<br>Builders usually sacrifice one set of seals as mold to form out the edges, then replace it with a clean second set. This procedure will need 100 ft total.<br>Some builders experience a gap where the ends meet after some time, see this [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansrv10/posts/8671462906308065 FB thread].<br>See also:
* Many builders decide to put the door seals on the fuselage side instead of onto the inside of the door.<br>Two McMaster order numbers are being used: [https://www.mcmaster.com/1120A311 1120A311] (lip on inside, 3/16 edge thickness, 3/8 high):<br>[[File:Screen Shot 2024-03-21 at 1.59.37 PM.png|300x300px]]<br>[[File:McMasterSeal.jpg|300x300px]]<br>[[File:McMaster2.jpg|300x300px]]<br>'''1120A311'''<br> and 1120A313 (lip on outside, 3/16 edge thickness, 3/8 high). Since you are building up the inside edge, the lip is better to be on the inside as the groove for it will automatically form when using a throwaway seal as mold.<br>Some builders prefer the 1120A411 variant which is for 1/4 edge thick edges.<br>Builders usually sacrifice one set of seals as mold to form out the edges, then replace it with a clean second set. This procedure will need 100 ft total.<br>Some builders experience a gap where the ends meet after some time, see this [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansrv10/posts/8671462906308065 FB thread].<br>See also:
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** [https://ivankristensen.smugmug.com/Building-an-RV-10-EXPERIMENTAL-aircraft/Cabin-doors/i-fbs77m4/A Ivan Kristensen's video] with door trim measurements
** [https://ivankristensen.smugmug.com/Building-an-RV-10-EXPERIMENTAL-aircraft/Cabin-doors/i-fbs77m4/A Ivan Kristensen's video] with door trim measurements
** [https://ivankristensen.smugmug.com/Building-an-RV-10-EXPERIMENTAL-aircraft/Cabin-doors Ivan Kristensen's door seal photos] (now on smugmug, no longer on ivankristensen.phanfare.com). The sparse text for photos is available on the [https://web.archive.org/web/20150111090452/http://ivankristensen.phanfare.com/2292606_3334806 web archive].
** [https://ivankristensen.smugmug.com/Building-an-RV-10-EXPERIMENTAL-aircraft/Cabin-doors Ivan Kristensen's door seal photos] (now on smugmug, no longer on ivankristensen.phanfare.com). The sparse text for photos is available on the [https://web.archive.org/web/20150111090452/http://ivankristensen.phanfare.com/2292606_3334806 web archive].
** [[Media:RV-10 McMaster Carr Door Seal Installation Compilation.pdf|Les Kearney's door seal compilation pdf]] (originally posted to the Matronics mailing list)
** [[index.php?title=Media:RV-10 McMaster Carr Door Seal Installation Compilation.pdf|Les Kearney's door seal compilation pdf]] (originally posted to the Matronics mailing list)
** [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansrv10/posts/7639470282840671 FB thread]
** [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansrv10/posts/7639470282840671 FB thread]
* Some builders use the standard Vans way of putting the seals on the doors but use better seals sold by McMaster.
* Some builders use the standard Vans way of putting the seals on the doors but use better seals sold by McMaster.

Revision as of 14:59, 5 July 2025

Locks & Keys

See Door locks for more information.

Cabin Door Seals

  • Many builders decide to put the door seals on the fuselage side instead of onto the inside of the door.
    Two McMaster order numbers are being used: 1120A311 (lip on inside, 3/16 edge thickness, 3/8 high):



    1120A311
    and 1120A313 (lip on outside, 3/16 edge thickness, 3/8 high). Since you are building up the inside edge, the lip is better to be on the inside as the groove for it will automatically form when using a throwaway seal as mold.
    Some builders prefer the 1120A411 variant which is for 1/4 edge thick edges.
    Builders usually sacrifice one set of seals as mold to form out the edges, then replace it with a clean second set. This procedure will need 100 ft total.
    Some builders experience a gap where the ends meet after some time, see this FB thread.
    See also:
  • Some builders use the standard Vans way of putting the seals on the doors but use better seals sold by McMaster.

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