3D Printed - Spark Plug Holder & Rotation Guide

[bd95r]

Hey All,

I've been prototyping this with the  Beechtalk community and thought it might be a good idea to post here....The short story on how this came to be was I was thinking about spark plug maintenance and decided to make a plug holder.  I couldn't keep the cylinder numbers and the rotation order clear in my head  and wound up making and 3D printing this thing that turned out to be pretty handy during spark plug cleaning, gapping and rotating.

Here are the highlights - after many iterations :

- Continental and Lycoming versions
- 6 Cyl and 4 Cyl engines
- Works with Champion and Tempest plugs (although they are the same size...they have different geometries)
- Flex TPU insert/liner holds the plug snug
- Grip slots on the bottom
- With or without N number added
- Measures just under 8"x 8"

Some pics attached

I can make more .... just message me.

 

....Brian D.

 

[carusoam]

Fancy that! 

Nice work Brian!

Best regards,

-a-

[201Mooniac]

Looks great and very useful including the location and rotation information.  Are you going to sell these?  I might be interested.

[bd95r]

17 minutes ago, 201Mooniac said:

Looks great and very useful including the location and rotation information.  Are you going to sell these?  I might be interested.

yep...just private message me and we can lay out what you want...ie, colors, tailnumber, ship to, etc

[lithium366]

I would like to print one for myself if you have a link to download files

[Bigbearscotty]

On 3/17/2021 at 9:39 PM, bd95r said:

Hey All,

I've been prototyping this with the  Beechtalk community and thought it might be a good idea to post here....The short story on how this came to be was I was thinking about spark plug maintenance and decided to make a plug holder.  I couldn't keep the cylinder numbers and the rotation order clear in my head  and wound up making and 3D printing this thing that turned out to be pretty handy during spark plug cleaning, gapping and rotating.

Here are the highlights - after many iterations :

- Continental and Lycoming versions
- 6 Cyl and 4 Cyl engines
- Works with Champion and Tempest plugs (although they are the same size...they have different geometries)
- Flex TPU insert/liner holds the plug snug
- Grip slots on the bottom
- With or without N number added
- Measures just under 8"x 8"

Some pics attached

I can make more .... just message me.

 

....Brian D.

 

You still making these? If you are in interested continental 360 seneca 2. Scott 909 486-4687

[Yetti]

I  Just drilled out a 4x4 wood block with a fly bit.  It works.