Nylon Washers for Coil Springs

[v8s4me]

Sometime ago someone on here posted that he’d be happy to make up some thin ptfe washers for the coil springs. If you see this, is the offer still open? Thanks. Joe

[v8s4me]

Bump. Anyone?

[glenrobbo]

Hey Joe, ( a Jimi Hendrix favourite ! )
What would be the function of these nylon / PTFE washers on your coil springs?

I don't know of a supplier, but we used to use a fairly thick PTFE tape on snaphead rivets when building up aircraft structures, it gave a better finish with less chance of snap marks on the surface of the rivetted panel.

IIRC, the tape was manufactured by Scotch / 3M if that's any use to you.

I also remember various thicknesses of PTFE or nylon sheet material for use in anti-chafing applications like fairing panels, flap lands & engine cowling seatings etc.

The material is out there somewhere.

Edited by glenrobbo on Monday 17th February 00:18

[phillpot]

glenrobbo said:

we used to use a fairly thick PTFE tape on snaphead rivets when building up aircraft structures, it gave a better finish with less chance of snap marks on the surface of the rivetted panel.

Did you forget the tape on this one Glen?

[glenrobbo]

phillpot said:

Did you forget the tape on this one Glen?

Ha ha!
No Mike, that's one of the much later type of aircraft, no rivets, just wood with canvas & string holding it together, & powered by one of those new- fangled infernal combustion engines.
The aircraft I worked on were steam powered, the rivets were needed on the boiler pressure vessels. They would have been very successful if only we could have got them off the ground.

That aeroplane in the picture looks as if it crashed because the tail was too light.

[v8s4me]

glenrobbo said:

.......That aeroplane in the picture looks as if it crashed because the tail was too light.

Maybe the pilot pushed instead of pulled