On Apr 11, 8:28*am, "John Scott" wrote:
1-26 use a band brake against the tire. *Some folks have regular brake
lining installed on the band which improve braking but at the expense of
increased tire wear.

John

That's what I did for my HP-11. I went down to the local place that
rebuilt brake shoes for heavy trucks and got a strip of brake shoe
friction lining and riveted it to the inner surface of the stainless
steel band that rubbed on the tire. I never really needed much more
brake than that.

For the tires, I used cheapie Cheng Shin 400x4 tires. The next larger
tire that fits that rim is the 500x4 8-ply also used on Ercoupe
nosewheels and AT-6 tailwheels. At $250 each, a bit rich for a band
brake!

Thanks, Bob K.