Taylorcraft wire

[Mark Bowden]

If some one finds a company willing to fab wire I have .dwg and ProE CAD files available. I'll try and run the traps again too.

[Jim Herpst]

Excellent Mark. Well done to you for having the piece measured and presenting this .

[Mark Bowden]

Hi, the drawing was made from a piece of Taylorcraft wire provided by a forum member. When the drawing is plotted full scale on a plotter the wire matches. The drawing was created by measuring the part. Other than word of mouth I cannot verify it is from the factory. Note don't make parts off printed documents, only make things to dimensions. Hardly any printers and most cheap plotters DO NOT print accurately.
Mark

[Jim Herpst]

Hank , Sounds great. !

[Hank Jarrett]

One thing, the wire I have is .083 or .084, NOT .032 but the piece I have here does look like stainless. The older stuff looked like music wire. I will have to measure some.

Hank

[Hank Jarrett]

Well OF COURSE!!! I took the box with a bunch of long strips out to the airport last week! I did find one section and it looks like a perfect match to the WIRE_CLIP drawing from J. ANDERSON. We just may be on our way! Let me know where to send a sample piece and if they want a section of rib material to test fit to.

Hank

[Jim Herpst]

Thank you.

[Hank Jarrett]

Hank , Have not heard anything from Mark. Please look at the engineering drawing Mark contributed . It looks to be spot on. I have been in touch with the Mfg wire guys and want to move this along asap if possible

Jim, Checking the wire drawing against a sample now. Will advise ASAP!

Hank

[Hank Jarrett]

That's my photo, if that's what you mean, and I'm very happy for it to be used.

I'd be very nervous using a drawing (as Mark posted); it would be better to reverse-engineer the correct Taylorcraft wire profile.

Rob

That is why I offered to send a section of original wire to whoever can make it as well as a section of rib to test fit it on. NOT a great idea to buy a bunch of wire that is the wrong spacing!!!

HAnk

[Jim Herpst]

Hank , Have not heard anything from Mark. Please look at the engineering drawing Mark contributed . It looks to be spot on. I have been in touch with the Mfg wire guys and want to move this along asap if possible

[Jim Herpst]

That's my photo, if that's what you mean, and I'm very happy for it to be used.

I'd be very nervous using a drawing (as Mark posted); it would be better to reverse-engineer the correct Taylorcraft wire profile.

Rob

Rob,

I may be wrong however I believe that the PDF Mark sent is an engineer drawing taken from an actual Taylorcraft wire. That is what I am asking Mark for clarification. It sure looks like the drawing needed to make the Taylorcraft wire. If it is I am sending it to the MFG company for further discussion. They have agreed to take a look.

Jim

[Robert Lees]

I think Skip made that drawing/picture. Skip, you around?

That's my photo, if that's what you mean, and I'm very happy for it to be used.

I'd be very nervous using a drawing (as Mark posted); it would be better to reverse-engineer the correct Taylorcraft wire profile.

Rob

[Jim Herpst]

I'm a couple hours from Nesho as well.

About 4 years ago I contacted a number of CNC wire benders, it was at the time outside the capability of the machines. I can try again.

Here is a drawing of Aeronca wire. Also attached a drawing that I had one of my engineers make off of a sample of Taylorcraft wire. I have .dwg file of the Tcraft wire drawing as well.


Aeronca wing fabric clip wire dwg.pdf

wire_clip.pdf

Mark, So the lower drawing is of the Taylorcraft Wire? Looks about like it is. Just want to verify. Thanks

[Hank Jarrett]

I have found the only place that didn't get the slightest bit nervous when you told them you needed something you were going to use on an airplane was at a Harley Davidson place. Those guys jut give you a "WOAH! Cool, you actually FLY in those things?"

[Jim Herpst]

Awning wire sounds good....