elevator stop?

[adrozell]

Has any one made a new elevator stop bolt. The mushroom head one. Need a new one and do not know of a source. So was going to make one, any body have tips?

[Hank Jarrett]

Re: elevator stop?

Have you got a drawing and a lathe? Seems like it would be a ten minute job. If someone has a drawing , how about posting it.

Hank

[adrozell]

Re: elevator stop?

Have to barrow the lathe but a drawing would be nice. Vary simple just no lathe expiriance. Looked to be one inch maybe an inch and an eighth across. Just not shure the total length. Just a bump stop, main info is the length.

[Hank Jarrett]

Re: elevator stop?

Can you get a photo and show the thread? I may be able to find a fastener and turn one. Got to look on my parts bin and see if I have one. I never looked that close at them.

Hank

[M Towsley]

Re: elevator stop?

There is a guy on Barnstormers parting out a BC-12D.

[adrozell]

Re: elevator stop?

This is what is left of the up stop did not eaten know it was missing. Painted over when I got the airplane. The front stop is there just hard to get at. Just a nub left. Was thinking of welding a disc to a bolt and grinding to profile.

[TimHicks]

Re: elevator stop?

Here is a picture of my '46 BC12D elevator stops.
I didn't measure them. And the fuselage is covered now.

[Hank Jarrett]

Re: elevator stop?

I checked the junk tail in the garage and the stops are missing from it. If someone doesn't have dimensions I will try and check next time out to the hangar. What is needed is the thread (diameter and pitch), length and head profile. Making one shouldn't be hard with a little information. Wonder how many planes they are missing on. Might want to make a run of them.
Who needs them and anyone got pictures and dimensions of an intact one? Just in case mine are gone too.

Hank

[TimHicks]

Re: elevator stop?

The previous picture is right after sandblasting. This picture is before sandblasting

[Theuns]

Re: elevator stop?

Hi Guys. I will be at the Hanger on Monday and will take pix of the stops and get measurements as good as I can and post it for what it is worth.

I think it is a standard AN-5 or 6 thread, will make sure.

Theuns

[adrozell]

Re: elevator stop?

Looks like 3/8ths. Probably been broke from when it was over on its back back in the 50s. Lots of paint on it. Thanks for the pic helps to see with out the fabric on. Real tight to get to with it on.

[Theuns]

Re: elevator stop?

I recon you are correct. The thread is stock AN-6 size bolt so you will be able to work from that.

Theuns

[Hank Jarrett]

Re: elevator stop?

Can you tell what the head diameter is?

Hank

[Dick Smith]

Re: elevator stop?

Just for fun, I Googled "elevator bolt"...! When C.G. Taylor designed our planes, he probably got the elevator stops from the mechanic at the local "grain elevator"!
That type of flat-headed bolt is often used with conveyor belting and on grain elevator buckets.

You mighty search "Easyfit flat bolt" also...and then look under for images of what popsup. Dick

[Hank Jarrett]

Re: elevator stop?

When we get the diameter I will check at the farm supply. It is right on the way to the airport.

Hank