Landing gear

[Nefj40]

I'm not really posting this thread to start a conversation, but just wanting to get the information logged onto the site so if a person searches years from now the info is here.

Cartesian tubing, or VR3 Engineering has CAD files for 4in extended gear tubing kits. I believe they have stock height also. Of course you'd have to jig and weld them up yourself, but these are precision cut and most of the people that have put the other kits together raved about the tubing fitment. They are not listed on the website, you have to e-mail them. I better add, these are cut for 1.250 straight axles.

[Ragwing nut]

that cool, how did you find them? Not cool is they are in canada

[Nefj40]

I was looking at something Tcraft last week on a google search and stumbled on a couple dead PDF links to that website. One was for stock length and the other was +4. I called and the guy said he didn't know anything about it so he asked me to e-mail. Don VanRaay emailed back the next day with a PDF of the 4in extended asking if that would work. I'd post it up but don't have permission. It says "Swick T bungee" at the bottom of the blueprints. I've known about Cartesian Tubing for a long time, just never knew about the gear.

[Ragwing nut]

I want to do a tall gear on my clip, but not sure I want 4".

[PA1195]

Extended landing gear is available. There's a source for experimental applications made in Alaska.

Gary

[Nefj40]

Nothing wrong with options. If a person can weld they'd save a few thousand dollars.

[PA1195]

No gear jig needed? Edit: I see your original post indicates a jig would be required. How is that done?

Article on Folsom points: Why_Flute_Folsom_Point_Design_and_Adapta.pdf

Gary

[Nefj40]

A person could use a stock set of gear to get part of the jig built, from there if you're going to build extended, a flat welding table with some c-claps and angles to hold things in place. I was up at a friend's place in Sept., he built a bunch of the bush gear for Randy Schlitter and his S7's before the Robert's gear came out. He showed me the old jig and it's not near as complicated as I always thought it would be.

[Scott]

Not cool is they are in canada

Well it means you get a 35% currency discount, surely that's not unkool!

Perhaps expanding on on the thinking on this would be appropriate. If there are technical, economic, customer service issues with this company attributable with the location of their business some might be interested to know as i would
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[Ragwing nut]

Well it means you get a 35% currency discount, surely that's not unkool!

Perhaps expanding on on the thinking on this would be appropriate. If there are technical, economic, customer service issues with this company attributable with the location of their business some might be interested to know as i would
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what about import taxes?

[Scott]

There are none.
If your state charges sales tax you may need to pay that but that applies whether from canada or not.

[PA1195]

Actually there is a need for replacement landing gear components. Like corroded or compromised tubing that when discovered needs replacement. Source the proper material and dimensions then repair the gear using the original configuration as a guide. Make a form from wood or metal from the original then remove and replace. It's that repair or a replacement gear leg it appears.

Prints of the Taylorcraft gear would be nice to have available. Are they?

Gary

[Nefj40]

I'm sure Forrest has all of the prints.

[astjp2]

I'm not really posting this thread to start a conversation, but just wanting to get the information logged onto the site so if a person searches years from now the info is here.

Cartesian tubing, or VR3 Engineering has CAD files for 4in extended gear tubing kits. I believe they have stock height also. Of course you'd have to jig and weld them up yourself, but these are precision cut and most of the people that have put the other kits together raved about the tubing fitment. They are not listed on the website, you have to e-mail them. I better add, these are cut for 1.250 straight axles.

So Dave, were you talking about they have the cad files for landing gear?

[Nefj40]

Yes, as in they can cut the tubing for you to weld up. They may even be able to weld it for you but I'm not sure about that.