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Old February 14th 08, 06:32 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
robin
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Default Flap handle grip for LS6

On Feb 14, 9:48 am, robin wrote:
The rubber pistol grip on the flap handle in my LS6 is pretty badly
deteriorated. The spoiler handle grip is also going down hill. DG
replied to an email that they can't help me with replacements.
The next step could be fabrication, but I thought I'd try the group
first. Is there a source for these handgrips? I noticed pictures of
the JS1 Revelation cockpit showed grips that look similar.
I have seen wooden replacement grips and I could carve some. But I
thought I'd try and mold some.
If you have any tips or techniques let me know. I don't know what
rubber product to use, but we've got a local rubber products vendor
with a large inventory.
Thanks
Robin - RF


Thanks for the responses. I see some good ideas. I did forget to
mention in my original post that the metal handles that the grips fit
over is not a round tube like a ski pole or bicycle handlebar. Rather
they are thin metal slaps. Probably I can modify a round hole to file
the slab easier than I can manufacture an entirely new grip.