Rebuilding my '39

[R. Winger]

Fabric work is coming along on my Taylorcraft. Question for you guys. I'm just wondering which is the best way to treat the rudder cable exit. I saw my buddies Cub with a leather patch which didn't seem to stick very well to the fabric and was falling off. Should a guy just put a few extra layers of Ceconite there or perhaps the plastic fairing that Aircraft Spruce sells? Or perhaps bend up a fairing from metal?

Roger

[Robert Lees]

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Personally, I'd steer away from the fairings...unless you are absolutely sure of the exit point of the cable.

I have used a fabric patch for my project, but a leather patch would be OK if a suitable adhesive could be found. I am thinking of getting a saddle-maker (read: motorcycle guru) to tool up the Taylorcraft logo on mine.

Rob

[alwaysoar]

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Have you heard of cecobond? It's the glue used in the AFS waterborne process. I got some piper cub patches from WAG and glued them on with cecobond--they'll never come off. It sticks to anything.

[R. Winger]

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I ended up do a 3 layer patch with each layer progressively larger, in a teardrop shape. Should do ok.

It has been a long time since I've taken a picture of the 'ol Taylorcraft. Here's the fuselage with the fabric work nearly complete. Doors are covered,tailfeathers are done except for the edge tapes on the horizontal stabs. Soon I should be into the ailerons and then the wings. Getting there.

Rog

[mhorowit]

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It looks like it's standing outside in it's underwear!

[Guest]

Re: Rebuilding my '39

I ended up do a 3 layer patch with each layer progressively larger, in a teardrop shape. Should do ok.

It has been a long time since I've taken a picture of the 'ol Taylorcraft. Here's the fuselage with the fabric work nearly complete. Doors are covered,tailfeathers are done except for the edge tapes on the horizontal stabs. Soon I should be into the ailerons and then the wings. Getting there.

Rog

Nice T-craft pic., nice interior work too!

[Don Eide]

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I like the plastic fairings. I think they really look neat and clean up the area.
JMHO.

Don

[R. Winger]

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Thanks for the comments Guys, but plastic fairings? Not sure what you mean.

Rog

[Don Eide]

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Rog,

I found Control Cable Fairings in Aircraft Spruce page 136
and in Wicks page 35.
Hope this helps.

Don

[R. Winger]

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Not much new to report on the rebuild. I've been doing lots of ribstitching lately. Elevators, H stabs and 1 1/2 ailerons complete. Next up is to recover the rudder as I wasn't happy with the way it turned out on my first effort and took all the covering off. Now I've got some bias tape and it should turn out much better.

According to some reading I've done, they say you can ribstitch a wing in a day. There is no way I could do that. For you fellows that have done a wing recover, how long did it take you?

I did get some new used control yokes from Mark Julicher. Thanks Mark!

[Dick Huish]

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Hang the wing by the rear spar attach fitting and the outboard aileron bracket at a comfortable height. Use 4 or five needles and stitch every other rib. Most ot your time is used in going from one side to the other and by using several needles you save a LOT of travel time. The reason for doing every other rib is to keep the cords from getting tangled with each other. Dick

[R. Winger]

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That's a great idea Dick! I'll definately remember that one. Thanks!

Rog

[R. Winger]

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Fabric work is coming along nicely. The ailerons, elevators, horizontal and vertical stabs and (rudder..redone) are done and waiting for paint, mostly One little detail is nagging at me. The horizontal stab attach bolts when installed are in a horizontal position, not vertical. The only way to attach a nut on the inside is to cut a hole of some appropriate size. I think inspection rings would be too large and look goofy. Anyone ran into this and what did you do?

When I bought the plane there was no access hole to the nut. The previous person must have bolted the stabs on and then covered them.

Roger

[lktiller]

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Roger, my '41 tcraft has the horiz stab attach bolt in a horiz. position like yours. Previous owner cut a very small slit in the fabric to insert the nut. Then trim tape covered the slit. A bit of touch-up paint covered it nicely. Never noticed it when I bought the plane.

My '46 tcraft has the bolt vertical.

Larry Tillery

[R. Winger]

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Well sure that would work Why didn't I think of that? Argghh!

Rog