cork float gage & T-craft logo

[hangarb7]

Re: cork float gage & T-craft logo

Just more info. The previous owner of 44057 applied T-88 epoxy to the outside of my present cork float back in about 1990.

It still floats fine but the wire is pretty crusty. I have the ping pong ball float on my experimental but I never thought about using two pp balls or the aluminum weld rod. All pretty good ideas.

Jack D
'46 BC12D

[Robert Lees]

Re: cork float gage & T-craft logo

You need a "reader"...similar to Adobe...I'll think of it in a minute & post. They are CAD files. AutoCAD does a freebie reader...I'll research it tomorrow.

[Robert Lees]

Re: cork float gage & T-craft logo

Regarding corks etc, we all need to be aware of aromatics in fuel.

In the EU (bless them ) we are getting to the stage where auto fuel is being so stuffed up with alcohol & other additives (to 5 percent) that they are going to ban the use of auto fuel in a lot of aero engines (Rotax being the main ones, which will accept 3 percent aromatics but no more...and some of you may know that Rotax engines do not like 100LL without a reduction in maintenance intervals).

In turn, the aviation bodies here are negotiating with refineries to produce MOGAS without additives.

These same aromatics can dissolve Shellac (& other coatings) on cork fuel gauges.

The best corks to use are those that come in "home wine making kits". It's called natural cork. They have no coatings, and are unaffected by gas, auto gas, MOGAS, AVGAS, AVTUR, JP2, JP4, JP45, and they come in convenient shapes (although the central hole is a bit larger than necessary).

There's a lot of folk here advocating plastic corks...where's the good ol' type certificate when you need it, eh?

[Robert Lees]

Re: cork float gage & T-craft logo

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

You would need to ask your vinyl cutting supplier what file types they can use. If they are not the above, let me know & I'll try to get a version in that format done.

[Larry Lyons]

Re: cork float gage & T-craft logo

Thanks for the link. It worked perfectly. I will get my guys email and send it to him and will give an update in here. Larry

[N74DV]

Re: cork float gage & T-craft logo

here fellas,

I converted the .dxf to a .pdf. Most of you should be able to view it in .pdf format.

and your sign shops will prefer it be .eps so I converted it to .eps here as well (version 8 .eps, very compatible)

taylorcraft-logo.pdf

taylorcraft-logo.eps

Regarding fuel corks... a couple months ago we bought a Piper Cub fuel cap and float from Wag Aero. The cap fit the Tcraft fuel filler neck perfectly and the float is made of molded plastic. The whole unit is PMA'd (but I did have to snip the end of the wire to match the length of the Tcraft wire.

[ak t cart]

Re: cork float gage & T-craft logo

i made a couple cork floats out of cross country ski wax spreading corks. seems to work well.

[NY86]

Re: cork float gage & T-craft logo

What size are the corks? I have a supply of 1 1/4" diameter by 2" long corks, epoxy coated, with a 1/8" hole bored lengthwise. If they'd be of use, I'd need to get $2.00 each for them, mailed anywhere in the US. PM me if they're of interest.

[Richard Boyer]

Re: cork float gage & T-craft logo

Rob,

I owe you a Pint!!!!!

YellowBird looks really sharp with that new logo! Now she just needs some theme music!

[Ron Greene]

Re: cork float gage & T-craft logo

Bob Picard,

The Rolls Royce valve covers you were looking for are on EBay, Item number 280109848848

Ron Greene

[8708]

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:

Hi Rob,
I hope all is well with you!
I saw this post from several years ago regarding the .dwg and .dxf format files for the Taylorcraft logo.
Could I get the files so I can have a stencil made for my tail?
Thanks for your help!
Jay

[Hank Jarrett]

Re: T-craft logo

This is the files I have for "T" logos. The top one is early pre-WW-II, the second is a later one, the third (big) one is the post war and the bottom one was from 1941 (pre-war for us and WW-II version for the Brits (you guys got started before us and we were late to the party)
The second photo is of my tail. I couldn't find a company that could get the color tight so I painted the logo by hand with a fine tip brush.

Hank

[N95334]

Re: T-craft logo

Try http://www.callie-graphics.com/
Or call Doug or Charles Schuford 904-771-1187
They did mine and first quality. Used the old logo with the wings around the script word TAYLORCRAFT.
Theyndid different sizes and colors. Put the larger ones on the Vert tail in red over white and NC number on the rudder
Put the smaller White ones over the red wheel pants and even smaller white ones over the black instrument panel

[cubby]

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:

Robert it looks great.cubby.

[Robert Lees]

Re: T-craft logo

Hi Rob,
I hope all is well with you!
I saw this post from several years ago regarding the .dwg and .dxf format files for the Taylorcraft logo.
Could I get the files so I can have a stencil made for my tail?
Thanks for your help!
Jay

Jay,
Try here:

https://www.taylorcraft.org.uk/taylorcraft-logo.dxf

and

https://www.taylorcraft.org.uk/taylorcraft-logo.dwg