[pat]

WTB: looking for a strip of 2024 .040 I need to make an attachment strip around the firewall for the camlocks for the cowl attach. Any recommendation for suppliers?

 

[cytoxin]

aircraft spruce

call spruce thay will even cut it to length

 

[RV_7A]

.040 is too thin. Better place your order for .063.

-Jeff

 

[pierre smith]

Aluminum

Hi Pat,
Use aluminum, .063 as Jeff said, but not 2024. That c*** will only rust. A good spacing for the camlocks is 4".
Regards,

 

[Jekyll]

Vans will be happy to sell it to you cut to size. They quoted me $6.61 per square foot of .063 just 3 weeks ago. I too need it for camlocks.

They charge $5 per cut.

Jekyll

 

[frankh]

Sometimes

I found that Vans charges a cutting fee about 50% of the time...I always ask for a single cut...I.e the piece will be 4ft long....So this is half the work for them...So them charging me 50% of the time is about right....

This has been my experience at the Vans counter being very polite and swapping stories about the "old country" with gus.....)

Frank

 

[pat]

thanks

thanks all for the info

 

[mlw450802]

Hi Pat,
Use aluminum, .063 as Jeff said, but not 2024. That c*** will only rust. A good spacing for the camlocks is 4".
Regards,

What do you mean it will rust? The entire skin of the plane is 2024.

-mike