cork float gage & T-craft logo

[TaylorcraftFlyr]

Hey everyone, i would like to introduce myself since this is my first posting. Im Britt, and I am finishing the restoration of a 1941 BC-65, N36425 - S/N 3241. She is almost done with the paint going on early next week, anyways ill post photos when its done! Ok well i would love to know where to get a hold of a cork float fuel gage that belongs on the front up there.. Also i would like to put a Taylorcraft logo/sticker on the tail, where can i find these? Thanks in advance and the T-craft article in this months AOPA is great!! - Britt

[yerich109]

Hey Britt,

Congratulations on the project! We'll be waiting for those pictures when the paint is on.

Here is a copy of 'highflyers' post from a few days ago regarding the corks..
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The Original equipment suppliers:

The Taylorcraft Corks:

Cleveland Bottle & Supply
7001 Morgan Ave
Cleveland , Ohio 44127

(cleveland )- 641-6200

These people supplied the corks and will sell direct. They were in Business last time I bought several.

The other "straight" corks for the Large axle can be purchased direct from:

Manton Cork company
26 Benson lane
Merrick, Long Island, NY 11566
(516-TN8-5600)

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As far as the stickers, I think that Aircraft Spruce sells them.


Blue Skies,

[highflyer]

Moody Aero Graphics

http://www.moodyaero.com

9740 S.E. 58th Ave, Belleview, Florida 34474 USA
352/347-3330 - FAX: 352/245-2463

This is THE place for any, and I mean any Decal, Placard, label, Interior, exterior , new , antique, You name it and if you do not see it in the catalog, send them an e-mail and they will make it. This is the place that all the OEM's use.

This is the real stuff here.

Really helps with the restoration or at annual time.

Many of the big supply houses and small time wannabe's take your order then call these people, mark it up 50 % and then resell it to you.

You can also order complete kits for a particular airplane.

Great place, great service and trustworthy.

[mikeg]

Taylorcraft tail logo

I bought two from AC Spruce. Try them, you will like them. Letters and lines only. No clear film overlay.
Mike in Avon
NC29804

[Joel Severinghaus]

Taylorcraft logo decals for tail

Does anyone have a graphic file of the Taylorcraft logo they could email me? ([email protected]) And the dimensions, length and height, of the Taylorcraft tail logo?

I know I can just buy the black vinyl cut-out Taylorcraft logos, but I'm trying to do 1946-style water-soluble decals for my restoration.

I got some sheets of blank water-soluble decal film to run through my ink-jet printer. I tried scanning the Taylorcraft logo from the cover page of Chet's book, but that's not sharp enough to enlarge cleanly. Anyone have it in electronic form?

[n6346m]

Re: cork float gage & T-craft logo

Hey Britt,
Perhaps you can help me out. Since you are out in that area maybe you can help me locate some rocker box covers with the "Rolls Royce" script on them. They were made for the small Continentals made under license by RR. Thanks.
Bob Picard

[Robert Lees]

T-craft logo

I have the logo in .dwg and .dxf format

I'll post a link to where you can download it later on.

I used this to get vinyl logos cut for my tail...like this:

[fearofpavement]

Re: cork float gage & T-craft logo

regarding the corks for the fuel gauge we have successfully used ping pong balls sealed to the wire with JB Weld. (two balls, one on top of the other). When you go to WalMart make sure that you get the ones with the FAA/PMA number stamped on them.

[VictorBravo]

Re: cork float gage & T-craft logo

An EAA chapter friend of mine made me a float using a round automotive carburetor float soldered to a stainless wire. Will not come apart and send cork bits through the fuel system. I love it.

[Ron Coleman]

Re: cork float gage & T-craft logo

If you want a permanent solution to the float problem, get a modern float from a junk vehicle or order the same kind of thing from: Snyders Antique Auto Parts, 12925 Woodworth Rd., New Springfield, Ohio 44443.
Item A-9313-C $3.95.

These corks are smaller than the original, but they are much lighter. Just for the heck of it, I stacked 2 of them on the rod. I used an original wire, then changed to a stainless steel welding rod, then finally went to a hard aluminum welding rod. The aluminum rod gives almost instantaneous results, where the heavier wires tend to bob around a lot. The aluminum is also easier to use when you lock the float in place. I cut a recess in the bottom of the float so that when I bent the wire to keep the float in place the wire would not stick out below the float and pound a hole in the tank. To keep the float from riding up the wire I forced a washer down the wire (tiny hole in the washer) and flattened the wire a smidgen (later I used a collar and set screw) to keep everything in place. I found that you can also put a slight kink in the wire at the washer to do the same thing. Finally I decided that I didn't want the float hammering the bottom of the tank at any time, so I put the float gauge in the tank with the wire through the cap and raised the float about 1/2" off of the bottom and bent the wire over so that the float would hang on the cap, not rest on the bottom.
This set up is the most responsive gauge I have ever used.

RonC
N96995

[Richard Boyer]

Re: T-craft logo

I have the logo in .dwg and .dxf format

I'll post a link to where you can download it later on.

I used this to get vinyl logos cut for my tail...like this:

Rob,

Is it later on yet??

[Robert Lees]

Re: cork float gage & T-craft logo

Here's the logo:

In .dxf format (76kb)

In .dwg format (43kb)

To read the .dxf and .dwg files, you can download a free reader here

Rob

[astjp2]

Re: cork float gage & T-craft logo

I bought the cork one from Wag Aero for the cub, it sank when I used auto fuel, so they sent me another and it sank too, so i got the composite model from univair and have had no trouble in the last year. Good luck. Tim

[Larry Lyons]

Re: cork float gage & T-craft logo

Rob I could not open your files. I tried in Paint Shop Pro and Adobe both, no luck. Do I need something else or did the Group site strip off needed info? Anybody else have this problem or am I doing something wrong? As I am just getting started in my rebuild I will not need them for a long time but want to save them now. I also have a shop here in town that does beautiful work on vinyl and Mylar so am going to take them to him to get a price. He is very cheap (small shop in his house) but can do big stuff and it lasts too. We use his stuff on our outside equipment and it stays looking good for years with no signs of degradation.
Larry

[dedrekon]

Re: cork float gage & T-craft logo

I couldn't open those files either.

Mine still has what I presume is the original cork. I have sanded and revarnished it with dope proof varnish, but it will sink in Mogas after a period of time. I generally pull it out if the tank is full or hold the float up with a clothes pin if it's down a little (when it's parked in the hangar....not flying!). Every now and again we'll forget to do one of those things, but it works fine as soon as it dries out a little.

V