Gieseke Nobler Landing Gear
While building a G’ Nobler I decided to go with a Dural LG, rather than the wood covered wire gear. Problem is all of the commercially available LG are tapered, and the G’ gear has parallel leading and trailing edges. So, as some members of my club have done, I went to Home Depot and bought a 36” X 1” X 1/8” aluminum bar, and bent my own. Trouble is, it is not hardened metal. And at 1/8” thick it was heavier than most.
But…
Enter TNT Landing Gear Products! These folks will make a custom dural gear for you to your specs. Even those funky curved jobs! I got a 3/32” T6 dural gear for $20.00 plus shipping. And saved a full ounce in the process. Give them a try at :
http://www.tntlandinggear.com/