The International Cessna 170 Association

edbooth wrote:

170C wrote:Ed, I'll take 4

Frank, I made a set of them for the convention silent auction two or three years ago....I think a guy from Alaska bought them.....think they went for $30. What a deal ! They were in a small bag, don't think anyone really noticed them.

If we'd known that an ARR-TEISTE like Ed Booth had made them, they'd have gone for much more!

I actually have a spare OEM one I have planned for a local metalsmith to bid on to make a group. (But Ed's solution is all us average guys will ever need.)

You'd think the old Chevys of the 40s people would have some of these but I've been unable to find any.

edbooth wrote:I fashioned his using .125 Stainless steel plate. Works good and very strong. Only takes some time, effort and an assortment of files.

Ed... Was the piece you made flat or did you bend it slightly like the original?

pdb wrote:

edbooth wrote:I fashioned his using .125 Stainless steel plate. Works good and very strong. Only takes some time, effort and an assortment of files.

Ed... Was the piece you made flat or did you bend it slightly like the original?

Put a bend in it like the original.

I stopped by F. Atlee Dodge Aircraft Services in Anchorage yesterday to buy some bar stock for a project.

Laying on the front counter were these assist strap attachments fabricated as direct replacements to the originals which were broken. They are made, as Ed Booth described in the preceding post, out of 1/8” stainless bar stock. I would round off the sharp edges where the strap attaches.

Very nice workmanship but I was unable to find the price.

Richard....

I had those made up at Atlee’s for my plane and just got the call from Justin earlier this week that the first two were done.

The price is going to depend on the volume. I am going to inspect them this week and if more folks want them, let me know and I will work out a deal.

Pete

Here are the passenger assist strap end fittings that Atlee Dodge made for me. They are made of .125” SAE 304 stainless steel They made a bunch up and if anyone wants one, contact Justin at Atlee Dodge. The fittings have been in a tumbler for a while to knock off the sharp edges.

http://www.fadodge.com/contact-us/

what did you put between Pete?

thanks for the heads up.

I am not certain what I am going to do about the strap. My original has a very strong internal rope like cord with a swaged, interlocking metal end fitting that loops over this fitting. Unfortunately I can’t find a replacement anywhere.

I am most likely going to sew a strap of nylon mountainineering webbing. Not at all sure it's kosher with respect to fire resistance. I may use nice sewn leather instead. That would certainly be better in case of fire.

ahhh. ok i'll have to get them a call and get some of those too.
having people climb in with ABW isn't always pretty;)

This picture is from another thread on here. Ray and Cathy do a superb job of building hand hold straps. I had them do mine and they put a 2500 lb tensile strength webbing in the middle of the leather. They replicated the flat construction of my original with high quality leather and I love mine.

Here is the pic of one of the straps after installation. I've been very happy with them.

Dod Stretch at Airtex recovered mine and they have, so far, served well for 14 years.

Nice article about Dod Stretch and Airtex in the latest AOPA Magazine.

A friend just made a pair of these for me.