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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) | ||
** [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. | ||
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== 180 Degree Door Latch and Low Profile Handle Hints == | == 180 Degree Door Latch and Low Profile Handle Hints == | ||
* The Aerosport door handle kit assumes a bonded wall thickness of approximately 0.160 inches. It does not include a mechanism to accommodate deviations from this thickness.<br>If the door mechanism holes are drilled prior to bonding, and clecos are used during curing, the door halves may compress tightly in the lock area. This can result in a final wall thickness of only about 0.112 inches—leaving a 0.050-inch discrepancy. This difference will cause the outer lock cover to sit proud and not flush with the surface.<br>Conversely, if your wall thickness exceeds 0.160 inches, the lock cylinder will sit recessed within the outer cover.<br>For doors with thinner walls, a workaround is to fabricate a spacer to mount beneath the strike plate. This spacer should have holes that match the diameter of those in the door skin. For doors with thicker walls, consider designing a 3D-printed collar around the lock cylinder that will raise it to be flush with the cover.<br>[[File:2025-07-09 12-48-09.jpg|100px]] | * The Aerosport door handle kit assumes a bonded wall thickness of approximately 0.160 inches. It does not include a mechanism to accommodate deviations from this thickness.<br>If the door mechanism holes are drilled prior to bonding, and clecos are used during curing, the door halves may compress tightly in the lock area. This can result in a final wall thickness of only about 0.112 inches—leaving a 0.050-inch discrepancy. This difference will cause the outer lock cover to sit proud and not flush with the surface.<br>Conversely, if your wall thickness exceeds 0.160 inches, the lock cylinder will sit recessed within the outer cover.<br>For doors with thinner walls, a workaround is to fabricate a spacer to mount beneath the strike plate. This spacer should have holes that match the diameter of those in the door skin. For doors with thicker walls, consider designing a 3D-printed collar around the lock cylinder that will raise it to be flush with the cover.<br>See also this [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansrv10/posts/10086580921462916 FB Post]<br>[[File:2025-07-09 12-48-09.jpg|100px]] | ||
* PlaneAround 180 degree latch together with Aerosport interior door handle beauty cover causing binding [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansrv10/posts/5427322947388760 (FB 10/11/2022)] | * PlaneAround 180 degree latch together with Aerosport interior door handle beauty cover causing binding [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansrv10/posts/5427322947388760 (FB 10/11/2022)] | ||
* PlaneAround [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansrv10/posts/6065285950259120/ FB thread] | * PlaneAround [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansrv10/posts/6065285950259120/ FB thread] | ||