WTB Federal Ski Bushings

[intheair2]

Want to Purchase Ski Bushings for the Federal A1500 Series Skis or a blueprint to build them myself.

These would be the Tapered Shaft Bushings for a Taylorcraft

email: [email protected]

[Dick Smith]

Re: WTB Federal Ski Bushings

Intheair2,
If you open this link and scroll down through the page about 4 comments...you should see some pix and Paint sketches that might give you some ideas. The bushings depicted have small raised areas on the outer surface, which help to keep the rubber bushings centralized on the tapered bushing, to minimize horizontal movement. The sideloads on the ski tend to make the ski pedestal/compressed rubber bushing combination, "scoot" sideways on the machined bushing that goes over the tapered axle. The compressed rubber bushing when "fattened up" tends to grip the raised portions. Doesn't always work perfectly, but that's the idea.

http://vb.taylorcraft.org/showthread.php?t=1155&highlight=bushings

Hope this helps. Dick

[waltermrich]

Re: WTB Federal Ski Bushings

There is a company in Minn. that makes Fedral A1500 ski bushings for the B series Taylorcraft with the tapered axel. There name is Aero Fabricators, but Im sorry I do not have any more contact info, maybe that will help.

[waltermrich]

Re: WTB Federal Ski Bushings

I found the place in Min. that makes the Fedral ski parts its called Aero Skiin Brooten MN. 320-346-2285 hope that helps

[Forrest Barber]

Re: WTB Federal Ski Bushings

Aero Fabricators is Wag-Aero.

[senior]

Re: WTB Federal Ski Bushings

IntheairII: did you get my e-mail??

There's a set for sale in skiplane.org