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Re: Europa-List: Re: Control Column Boot

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: Control Column Boot
From: timward <ward.t@xtra.co.nz>
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2022 08:34:04
Hi Chris,
Well done. Looks good and fibreglass fence essential. Velcro makes it easy t
o inspect control column universal on annual inspection, by simply shifting b
oot up the column.
Cheers,
Tim

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Tim Ward
12 Waiwetu Street, 
Fendalton, 
Christchurch, 8052
New Zealand.
ward.t@xtra.co.nz 
021 0640221

> On 19/03/2022, at 4:01 AM, n7188u <chmgarb@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Well, a boot (with NZ roots) is born :)
> 
> Not as nice as the leather version from Tim but since I am not a seamster b
y trade I think I did OK. I bought a Singer Heavy Duty 4411 (not industrial)
 machine that was relatively inexpensive a while back with hopes of doing my
 seats (not sure anymore that I want to do something like that but the machi
ne is always handy to have around) and got a walking foot attachment which s
eems to be useful particularly when sewing the velcros.
> 
> I made a fence that I will bond to the floor (avoid doing any layups insid
e the airplane anymore if I can). 
> 
> Made it out of the thinnest and most stretchy vinyl fabric I could find. H
ave not installed it yet but will report when I do.
> 
> Thanks for the sample Tim. It really helped getting this done relatively q
uick.
> 
> Best,
> Chris
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> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=506340#506340
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