PTK Posted June 22, 2014 Report Posted June 22, 2014 Peter -- I got an idea. How long does it take to wrap a set? Thinking maybe you could host a fly-in and show us how to wrap a set. I would be more than happy to remove my yokes and bring them over You will need to tell me where to get the leather. Since I am hide ignorant. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Chris, takes too long to do on a fly in! Working on and off on them if took me two+ days. My wife is really happy I'm just about done...with our kitchen table that is! Quote
sleepingsquirrel Posted June 22, 2014 Report Posted June 22, 2014 Why can there not be "leather" in a rattle can product? Like a high quality flocking product? Quote
scottfromiowa Posted June 22, 2014 Report Posted June 22, 2014 Why can there not be "leather" in a rattle can product? Like a high quality flocking product? Oh great. I was 1-week away from a patent 1 Quote
MooneyPTG Posted June 23, 2014 Report Posted June 23, 2014 I wrapped my yoke with gel black road bike handle bar tape. Really like the new thicker feel. Quote
MB65E Posted June 23, 2014 Report Posted June 23, 2014 Looks nice Pete! Did you use the old bezels and just cover them? Might be interested in one of the old bird covers if there still laying around. Nice work!! Nice choice on the leather! They make good stuff! Did the company CJ and Heli in Spinneybeck Espinoza -Matt Quote
PTK Posted June 25, 2014 Report Posted June 25, 2014 I like the look and feel of leather steering wheels, and leather yokes look pretty good, too. Mine are powder coated. The way the push-to-talk buttons were added on separate stalks on the inside of the yokes, and my desire to preserve the clock in the center of mine, mean that covering them will be difficult. So I will continue to pass on the option, I think. Any suggestions for how to work around these? Hank, I'm not familiar with your yoke. assuming the stalk separates from the back of yoke, and the clock itself comes off it's square looking enclosure, it's very doable to cover in leather. The stalk can be covered separately and so can the clock enclosure if desired. You need to fly to NJ! Quote
PTK Posted June 25, 2014 Report Posted June 25, 2014 Looks nice Pete! Did you use the old bezels and just cover them? Might be interested in one of the old bird covers if there still laying around. Nice work!! Nice choice on the leather! They make good stuff! Did the company CJ and Heli in Spinneybeck Espinoza -Matt Matt, are you referring to this? Quote
rbridges Posted June 25, 2014 Report Posted June 25, 2014 I like the look and feel of leather steering wheels, and leather yokes look pretty good, too. Mine are powder coated. The way the push-to-talk buttons were added on separate stalks on the inside of the yokes, and my desire to preserve the clock in the center of mine, mean that covering them will be difficult. So I will continue to pass on the option, I think. Any suggestions for how to work around these? get an Ovation. 1 Quote
PTK Posted June 25, 2014 Report Posted June 25, 2014 That's it! -Matt pm me your address and I'll send it to you. Quote
aviatoreb Posted June 25, 2014 Report Posted June 25, 2014 I'm really impressed with the workmanship. Quote
scottfromiowa Posted June 25, 2014 Report Posted June 25, 2014 Thank you Scott, but it's your badge and you should keep it! Thank you for your compliments. I'm glad you like my leatherwork on my yokes. I seriously need to use smiley faces more so everybody knows I am kidding... Quote
M016576 Posted June 30, 2014 Report Posted June 30, 2014 Chris, takes too long to do on a fly in! Working on and off on them if took me two+ days. My wife is really happy I'm just about done...with our kitchen table that is! image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg Very Nice! Quote
Scott Aviation Posted September 9, 2015 Report Posted September 9, 2015 Well i gave it a try myself, followed the beech talk website link and ordered some leather from Tandy. a punch tool some needles and thread and all was easy, did the pilot side yoke in-situ as to not mess with wiring and copilot was removed and done at home, total time both yokes was 8 hours. If you are even remotely artistic or have an eye for detail its very easy job. While I had the mooney logo digitized for the yoke center cap stitching I had my headrests done at the same time. Total cost to leather wrap yokes $140 cdn. including the tools, materials, supplies. 5 Quote
DonMuncy Posted September 9, 2015 Report Posted September 9, 2015 Your yokes look nice. I applaud your efforts and results. I did mine a lot simpler and believe I invested quite a bit more than 8 hours. You are obviously more talented than I am. Quote
aviatoreb Posted September 9, 2015 Report Posted September 9, 2015 Do we all have the same size/shaped yoke more or less? If one of the more artistic amongst you were able to make the cut pattern that works, transfer it to paper, scan it, etc, then the rest of us would be able to transfer that to our own leather. I'm intimidated to try from scratch but I would be game if there were a pattern. 2 Quote
KSMooniac Posted September 9, 2015 Report Posted September 9, 2015 Excellent work! I wish I had done this vs. sending mine off to get done. Not to imply I'm unhappy with how mine turned out, but there is a fun-factor and immense amount of pride in doing something like this yourself! Very well done. I'll second the idea about scanning your patterns and up-loading here for others to use. That is a great idea. There are a few different yoke styles over the years, but I believe that one is common to many years' worth of production. Quote
RobertGary1 Posted September 9, 2015 Report Posted September 9, 2015 I'd like to have a nice looking yoke but more importantly I'd like to not worry about my hands slipping off in the 100F summer heat. Leather would be nice for that. -Robert Quote
KSMooniac Posted September 9, 2015 Report Posted September 9, 2015 The nice leather wraps look fantastic, but feel even better. More comfy and secure, especially with sweaty hands. Quote
Hank Posted September 9, 2015 Report Posted September 9, 2015 Well i gave it a try myself, followed the beech talk website link and ordered some leather from Tandy. a punch tool some needles and thread and all was easy, did the pilot side yoke in-situ as to not mess with wiring and copilot was removed and done at home, total time both yokes was 8 hours. If you are even remotely artistic or have an eye for detail its very easy job. While I had the mooney logo digitized for the yoke center cap stitching I had my headrests done at the same time. Total cost to leather wrap yokes $140 cdn. including the tools, materials, supplies. Impressive work! But I didn't realize it was ever warm enough in Canada to wear sandals . . . Did you make a pattern, or just cut the leather to fit? I've read here where someone [Peter G? Ryoder?] wrapped the yokes in tape and cut it off, then traced them onto smooth paper as a pattern. I'm curious to hear your method. I may try it on mine, which are powder coated and already pretty thick, to say nothing of the yoke-mounted clock and PTT buttons mounted on metal stalks that come off of the bottom of the yokes. Quote
AZ231 Posted September 12, 2015 Report Posted September 12, 2015 I'm super impressed with everyone's sewing/DIY capabilities! My yokes were in rough shape when I acquired my K last year so I finally bit the bullet and sent mine off to Aero Comfort. I was very happy with the end result and the turnaround time was reasonable. Quote
HRM Posted September 12, 2015 Report Posted September 12, 2015 I wrapped my yoke with gel black road bike handle bar tape. Really like the new thicker feel. I've thought of that. Can you post photos? 1 Quote
Browncbr1 Posted September 13, 2015 Report Posted September 13, 2015 I did the same thing. You can get actual leather bar wrap or synthetic stiff that wraps a little better. This one isn't too stretchy, which shows on the right hand thumb, but a more stretchy quality For tennis racquets will wrap over the top nicely. I just liked the brown leathery look. Excuse the cobbley placards... I was in process working on my new panel, but the cool thing is it only takes about 10 minutes and if you want to change colors or quality or they get dirty, it's cheap and easy to replace. Quote
MooneyPTG Posted September 14, 2015 Report Posted September 14, 2015 I've thought of that. Can you post photos? yes I will 1 Quote
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