On Apr 25, 9:27 am, Tuno wrote:
The tail dolly for my new WalletWhomper II came without a handle on
top. I want to add one. I am betting that drilling holes and using
flathead machine screws from inside will still endanger the fuse
boom.

Any hot tips? (Besides "If you have to ask, don't do it.")

2NO

Another solution is to use T nuts, or rather Weld Nuts, mounted on the
inside of course, (you have to peal the padding back from that area),
and a quick solution to make it even more load-worthy would be to
epoxy a rectangle of .050 aluminum sheet (it will easily conform to
the contour) before drilling the holes, then use the weld nuts fed
from the inside. I am doing the same operation on my dolly right now,
but my ship being an SZD-59 the dolly is rather interesting were a
handle would mount (strake at base of vertical...). I am going to use
a cast aluminum oval x-section handle form McMaster Carr that is made
to through-bolt from the top, making it ideal to use with 1/4-20
weldnuts (after reeming the .250" holes to .315" or so... http://www.mcmaster.com/
, pg 2925, pull handle style 21, pick your own size) . Naturally ake
sure your cap screws are short enough not to protrude. This particular
handle feels very comfortable in the hand (I have the same type on my
Sisu trailer tongue) pulling/pushing all directions, and stays
surprizingly cool even after sitting in direct sunlight. Just a
suggestion, there are a million ways to go about this one.

Paul