wire clips

[Laz]

How can I obtain some new wire clips for my winggs. It apears from what I have read that "Martin" wire will not work well.

[crispy critter]

Re: wire clips

Aircraft Spruce,Univair,and Wag-Aero sell them. Look up fabric clips,fasteners,or Martin wires. You will find them but make sure you get the ones that are made specificly for taylorcraft. Aircraft Spruce does list them for taylorcraft in there cataloge but I believe you will find them in the index under Martin wire,fabric clips, or fasteners.

[Laz]

Re: wire clips

Thanks for the reply. I know from reading other threads that Martin wire is a little long. I take it that someone Univair /Spuce/Wag do have the correct ones.

[Larry Lyons]

Re: wire clips

As I just got done striping the fabric off my "41" BC I cut a lot of rib stiching. Is that the way to put it back or are the wires better (allowable)?
Larry

[crispy critter]

Re: wire clips

Larry,
If you have a 1941 model with the truss type ribs then definatly rib-stitch it. It is legal and the proper method on the older truss style ribs. Legally the newer stamped ribs should use the wire.

[Forrest Barber]

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Amen to that!! thanks Kevin, I love to have guys like you out there, ready and able to help the new guys. I find myself getting short with some of them....... new guys: read , listen , learn, check twice, listen, read again , find a good mechanic who knows the Taylorcraft....... and use rib stitching on the old wings , wires on the newer ones....

I just spent two days with G. Kent Brown on the C.G. Taylor documentary for PBS, I read some more and learned more. Gosh what a neat guy he was!! I will spend Easter with the family today, go to the Ohio Aviaiton Conference Mon, Tues. and start getting ready for SNF....

[crispy critter]

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Don't worry about it Forrest....you old people start getting pretty crazy when you become older then dirt. Sorry,couldn't resist that one. Hope you have a Hop,Hop,Happy Easter.

[Robert Lees]

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The photo below shows the difference between "Taylorcraft" wire and "Martin" wire. Note also the poor barb shape on the Martin wire.

[Laz]

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Robert Thanks for the Photo. I just talked to the Man who owns the machine that makes the "Martin Wire" for Spuce. They gave me his number when I asked about Wire for the Tcraft. The machine is in North Dakota and according to its owner it is some piece of work. Made up from a bunch of parts from a singer sewing manchine and other Items.

When reproduceing the "martin" WIre the Pin that makes the bend at the barb became worn It did not bend the wire after the long straight section far enough It souold be almost a 180 deg. bend. If you lokk at the pictures you can see the difference. Accordoing to this man it was fixed but there was many rolls make with the bad pin. To fix the problem all you have to do is bend each barb a smakll amount. New stuff ordered from Spruce should not have the problem. If it still does, you will have to sit in front of the TV with a beer and bend for a couple of hours. This should avoid the "Z"bend. It will also make the barb more secure as originally intended. The actual dimensions of the straight wire is in fact Identical.

I ordered rolls from Spruce today. I will let every one know how it works out.

Thanks again for all your help.

[Ray36048]

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Has anyone used the STC to use PK screws inplace of the wire clips and got it approved via 337 lately?

[Gary Snell]

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The info from "Laz" seems to solve the mystery with regard to the unique Tcraft wire. Just did a wing with some wire from spruce and it worked fine without bending it.......well maybe just a little here and there.

Thanks

[tim]

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well i did come across a feew ribs with the small scews in it it did look nice ill take some pics tomarrow