Hi All,
Hoping someone can help with a lever cap ID. Any thoughts on which plane maker may have used a cap such as this? Or whether it's something that was available from the aftermarket?
lever cap .jpg
Cheers,
SK
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Hi All,
Hoping someone can help with a lever cap ID. Any thoughts on which plane maker may have used a cap such as this? Or whether it's something that was available from the aftermarket?
lever cap .jpg
Cheers,
SK
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Those were the ones Sargent placed on the #3416 Trans. Plane, and others. Someone placed it on a "regular" plane, instead....maybe as a replacement?
IMAG0071.jpglong view, side.jpg
Last edited by steven c newman; 08-09-2016 at 7:09 PM.
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Hi Steven, thanks for the quick reply! Appreciate it.Originally Posted by steven c newman
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I have seen transitional caps used as replacements on metallic planes more than a few times.
Some people think, "parts is parts."
jtk
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Notice the paint spatters!!
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If you look at the cost for a proper Bedrock lever cap it is easy to understand why someone used an imposter cap and tried to hide it behind some paint spatters.Notice the paint spatters!!
jtk
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Yup, paint. White paint. No surprise here
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I'm surprised it fits!
FWIW, that's a really nice looking cap. A improvement on the original, if it does it's job properly & everything lines up correctly.
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Agreed, I think I'll build up a franken-plane around one!
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