Is there a better material to line the fuel tank straps with and where do you get it
Is there a better material to line the fuel tank straps with and where do you get it
Got mine from Steve Pierce.
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i use felt, stodards sells self adhesive stuff (butt i still put a coat of contact cement on strap first and let it tach up).... (907) 272-2352
All I could find was one foot lengths from WW Grainger .....I'll try a fabric store tomorrow...
check with steve pierce.
check with steve pierce.http://www.supercub.org/forum/showth...-Felt-SAE-F-50
Strips of skinny hard carpet & sillycone (adhesive). OH wait, you're certified?
Nimpo Lake Logan... boonie SuperCubber
200mi (300km) from nearest stoplight... just right! - "Que hesitatus fornicatus est"
I sell the SAE 50 Felt called out in the Piper drawing. http://www.freewebstore.org/PierceAe...63_115078.aspx
I tried felt from McMaster Carr and others sources but the fuel tanks are a tight fit and any variation in material thickness or hardness has an effect on how the tank fits in the tank straps.
Steve Pierce
"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it."
Henry Ford
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