Need cable clamping plates for rod end attach

[sansoneservices]

I've been searching online for cable clamping plates that facilitate fastening a rod end to the control cable. I've seen them on certified planes, usually for auto pilot servo installation. I have a trutrak part# but they've been bought by Bendix King. Here's a photo

 

[gasman]

What "RV" are you working on ?

 

[mburch]

If you have access to even a tiny milling machine, you could make this easily with some plate stock and a ball endmill.

But there aren't any closed-circuit cables in an RV, other than the 12. So you can't really adapt a pushrod to a cable, when it can only ever be a "pull-rod"...!

 

[sansoneservices]

What "RV" are you working on ?

Not a RV.. does it matter?

 

[sansoneservices]

If you have access to even a tiny milling machine, you could make this easily with some plate stock and a ball endmill.

But there aren't any closed-circuit cables in an RV, other than the 12. So you can't really adapt a pushrod to a cable, when it can only ever be a "pull-rod"...!

I'm willing to make one but surprised there's none available online.

 

[Ironflight]

Not a RV.. does it matter?

Actually it does - Doug's number 1 rule:

Let's start with the two big rules...

1. JUST RV.
   I love me some STOLish Piper Cub type planes, but this isn't the place to get help mod'n your J3C-65.

There are LOTS of non-RV folks that read the site, and I think that's great - but its not a generic "ask anything about any airplane" place.

 

[rockyfatcat]

I've been searching online for cable clamping plates that facilitate fastening a rod end to the control cable. I've seen them on certified planes, usually for auto pilot servo installation. I have a trutrak part# but they've been bought by Bendix King. Here's a photo

Google "autopilot" "cable clamp"

There are a couple out there

 

[sansoneservices]

Google "autopilot" "cable clamp"

There are a couple out there

Thank you, I will try that. mburch suggested I make one, which is also good advice. One of my fellow EAA chapter members has machining tools