BC12D bungee tool

[Mark2]

Anyone have the special taylorcraft bc12D bungee replacement tool I can borrow/buy/rent?

I am in the Culpeper Virginia area

Thanks!~

Mark

[Guest]

Re: BC12D bungee tool

yes, $93 plus shipping

New tools, satisfaction guaranteed.

I have sold many of them

phone 845-473-0713

Dave

[Howard Wilson]

Re: BC12D bungee tool

Mark check your PM's Howard

[N74DV]

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I bought one of Dave's tools last last year. So easy to use it made me wonder if I had done something wrong

I love the tool and it's a must have for any Tcraft owner.

[T-Rex]

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Does anybody have a picture?

[Guest]

Re: BC12D bungee tool

Does anybody have a picture?

yeah

but I'd rather sell you one and then you can take your own picture

It takes me a ~$1800 MIG welder, a ~$1400 plasma cutter, a ~$500 cold cut metal saw, a couple hundred bucks worth of hydraulics, taps, bending tools, dies... oh yeah and ~$3400 TIG welder

then some number of hours to make a jigs then after that one must actually put in the time to make pieces and fabricate the tools.

I think at this point I am over 100 tools produced in about a 8-10 year period.

I am getting rich very fast!

[Guest]

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I bought one of Dave's tools last last year. So easy to use it made me wonder if I had done something wrong

I love the tool and it's a must have for any Tcraft owner.

Thanks DJ for the compliment and I am glad that you are happy with it.

I used one a month or two ago and I had forgotten how easy they make the job.

I still remember the days of wrestling them on with car jacks or hooks & levers.

Over the years folks have sent me some funny and scary stories about bungee installation gone wrong and levers being flung thru the cabin wall.

I got scared into this "business" if you can call it that by a picture and story of guy who got hurt by a car jack scheme where the jack smacked against the panel and his head as I recall

Dave

[Grant S. Bailey]

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I'll second that. Dave's tool is great! I bought one a few years ago and used it to change my bungees. Made it seem like a pretty simple job.

[T-Rex]

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I'me not looking for a picture to copy it. I would like to see if it is different from the bungie tool we use in our shop. The only problem with the one we have is that I have to drop the rear of the belly panel so the driver doesn't catch it on the way up. So is it more low profile than our standard tool?

[PT13Pilot]

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I will certainly add my support for Dave's tool. Seems like everyone has some home made, rusty, flimsy thing for doing bungee cords. They can be dangerous, plain and simple. Dave's tool is well thought out, extremely well made and heavy duty, and I don't think you could beat it off with a hammer once it's in place. Makes a scary job safe and easy. I think my safety and the health of the airplane I'm working on is worth a $100. At that price buy one before Dave decides to make some money on them and charges what they're worth!!!
CJ
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[Buell Powell]

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I have one too and agree that it works great-well worth the money.
Buell

[Guest]

Re: BC12D bungee tool

I'me not looking for a picture to copy it. I would like to see if it is different from the bungie tool we use in our shop. The only problem with the one we have is that I have to drop the rear of the belly panel so the driver doesn't catch it on the way up. So is it more low profile than our standard tool?

I'll post the picture from the ebay ad later tonight.

It's apparently not on this computer but rather the desktop at home.

Dave

[mulwyk]

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Here's a Rude tool in action. (attached photo)

Question: Dave or anyone...is it possible to remove a bungee without destroying it?

[Guest]

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Hey Bob,

Thanks for the pic.

Funny you mention that. I worked on scheme to add a retrofit part to the tool that would give that ability. Got close and then wondered whether it was worth doing. Seems like only a very few would benefit from it.

I think it can be done.

Dave

[PT13Pilot]

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Dave,
Might be worth saving one per side if they can't make good rubber anymore and have to go to the 3 cords a side mod. Any more info on the cord problem?
CJ