New T-craft owner

[perryv1]

My son just bought a 46 in the UP of Michigan.N43529,its been apart for a little while,but stored inside.He had a prebuy done and all the pieces and paperwork is in order.It will be a great project for him.Now we have to get it back to Maine.It will be a good trip!
PV

[Hank Jarrett]

Re: New T-craft owner

Post LOTS of pictures before and during assembly. You will get loads of advice on the easiest way to put her together and things to look at before they are sealed up inside. We LOVE looking at the guts of any new planes. There seems to always be something we all run out and look at our planes for.

Hank

You are going to LOVE it!

[M Towsley]

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Hey Perry,

Congrats! Thanks for the intent of bringing another one back to life. (Just make sure it has elevator bolt stops). Lol

[robbie]

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I got my from the UP about 32 years ago. Has served me well with 1100 hrs. And still going.

[Dano"T"]

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All 4 of my TCrafts are in the UP....so is my cub
Where did he get it from....what town?

[perryv1]

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Not sure what town,Ill find out and let you know

[N96337]

Re: New T-craft owner

Congrats Perry! Gonna put springs on this one too?

[perryv1]

Re: New T-craft owner

Congrats Perry! Gonna put springs on this one too?

Ill bet there isn't another set in the world
I might have some questions for you and the group on preperation for covering,and related, once we get a good look at her.
We will be doing it in Stewarts

[perryv1]

Re: New T-craft owner

All 4 of my TCrafts are in the UP....so is my cub
Where did he get it from....what town?

Its in Alpena,We will be there on Saturday,with a quick turn around

[perryv1]

Re: New T-craft owner

Made it back to Maine,no battle damage in transit,last night we peeled the fabric and took a real good look.It is just what they said it was,Perfect for restoration.No real issues with rust or corrosion even in the places one would expect.
We will be asking lots of questions in the process,so be ready. The good part is we have another one flying(Mine)to see how its suppose to be.
Tom will be joining the forum soon.

[W1COM]

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Good that he found one. Time to make room at Swans.

[Pearson]

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Made it back to Maine,no battle damage in transit,last night we peeled the fabric and took a real good look.......

STOP!!!!! Don't peel anymore fabric until you have marked it so that you can tell where to put the holes for the rudder cables. Maybe you already know this, but if you mark the fabric with a Majic Marker at some identifiable location where you know exactly where it was, you will see where to run the rudder cables through. It is not impossible to do if you don't have the old fabric, but it sure makes it a LOT easier if you do. It is also good to have so you can locate the inspection holes under the tail. Same for the wing fabric.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! We like pictures, the more the merrier.

[Pearson]

Re: New T-craft owner

Made it back to Maine,no battle damage in transit,last night we peeled the fabric and took a real good look.......

STOP!!!!! Don't peel anymore fabric until you have marked it so that you can tell where to put the holes for the rudder cables. Maybe you already know this, but if you mark the fabric with a Majic Marker at some identifiable location where you know exactly where it was, you will see where to run the rudder cables through. It is not impossible to do if you don't have the old fabric, but it sure makes it a LOT easier if you do. It is also good to have so you can locate the inspection holes under the tail. Same for the wing fabric.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! We like pictures, the more the merrier.

[Hank Jarrett]

Re: New T-craft owner

I kept all the old covering I cut off so I could put it "back on" to locate things like that. I had them rolled up and stored in a barn (FULL OF SPIDERS NOW!!!!) . The owner of the barn used to call them "Airplane Pelts". They are REALLY HANDY when you recover!

Hank

Just be careful when unrolling. Danged spiders were EVERYWHERE! Many poisonous!

[crispy critter]

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All you have to do is take a tape measure and cross measure from two or three points. Write them down on a note pad.....my note pad is one of my most useful tools when restoring anything.....even if it's just to write down where you stored your old fabric,lol....I lost an entire fuselage for a taylorcraft once, forgot where I stored it while I was working on the wings....I had way too many projects going at once during that time though.