Dillsburg Aero Closing Email

[wingnut13]

Hi guys,

Last Friday evening I received an email from Susan Lapinski advertising %50 off all in stock steel. There was a price list as well I can attach. I guess they are shutting the doors on Sept 30th. I haven't ordered my steel yet and it's a bit tempting. . . .. Still not sure how I feel about the Chinese steel though.

~Todd

[LSA-14]

I had the same concerns about the Chicom steel but did some checking and was told that it should be fine (unofficial Bearhawk list and EAA Tech Counseler). I pulled the trigger last night and put in an order that should come in for $500-600 depending on the final lengths of the full size sticks. That got me probably 2/3 of the tubing for the LSA fuselage, wings, and tail. I did not order the struts and they didn't have the material for the lower longerons. The order also included 200 3/32" clecos. They also have a bunch of rivet sizes available. They didn't have any sheet material that I needed. I am driving down from the Rochester NY area on Friday if anybody in the area wants to ride along or needs something picked up. Lots of room in the pickup.

Dave

[wingnut13]

Hey Dave I'm going to send you a PM.

[X'N]

sorry to ask a stupid question but what does the LESS, 2LN... columns mean? Price per?

[Craig C.]

Most likely means number of full sticks of tube...ie a full 20-24 foot piece.

Wish I had known about this a week or two ago. I'd have put together a decent order for a couple of my projects that are waiting on the shop.

[LSA-14]

I picked up my tubing order today. I am happy with the quality and price. When I asked about the Chinese tubing the woman told me that there were problems when they first started carrying it - 15-20 years ago - but now they had customers that requested the Chinese product. The tubes looked fine to me but I haven't tried welding it yet.

As for the clecos - I ordered 200 and got handed a bag of 42. They are now sold out :-)

Dave

[X'N]

Dave do you know if they are they going to be open on Monday for orders?

[LSA-14]

I didn't ask but the flyer said the closing date was 9/30. It wouldn't hurt to try. They open at 7:00am EDT.