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  #11  
Old November 8th 06, 11:44 AM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
Lou
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I've always been curious, what makes these better than just going to
the pet store and buying the dog tieouts that do
the same thing. I'm sure these get a good workout being jerked an
pulled by the big dogs.
Lou

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Old November 8th 06, 12:39 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
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Hello Lou, The dog type are what we call Pig Tail Screws and they are
really only useful in really soft loamy ground where they will almost
push in, no good anywhere else especially hard ground. Also they are
made from cheaper steel product that is easy to make but also easy to
bend, ever seen a big dog pulling on one ??

There are a number of tie down systems out there from bits of steel bar
to exotic and sometimes complex devices like the claw, they all have
their fans and particular uses but with a lot of years flying and using
several different types i have found Screw It's to be really good, and
thats why we are selling them. Thanks Michael

Lou wrote:
I've always been curious, what makes these better than just going to
the pet store and buying the dog tieouts that do
the same thing. I'm sure these get a good workout being jerked an
pulled by the big dogs.
Lou

  #13  
Old November 8th 06, 01:40 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.ultralight
John Theune
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Default Screw It's Aircraft Tie Down System

user wrote:
Hello BlueSkies, to answer one of the earlier posters... how can this be
spam when its a release of a new product and its an aviation only
product ??

Anyway, the Screw It's are metal (Steel) not aluminum, It's a
lightweight steel that is also heat treated for strength after the
welding is completed. Thanks Michael


.Blueskies. wrote:
"USER" wrote in message
...
: Greetings, we have just published a new website for the "Screw It"
range
: of aircraft tie down kits.
:
: Smaller, lighter and easier to use than just about any other system
: including the "claw", hundreds of satisfied customers around the world.
:
: Please visit our website for additional information
:
: http://www.screwits.com
:
: Yes, I know it's a bad name but this is what they have been called
the years

Are these aluminum? ..."you probably couldn't even make them yourself
for that price remembering they are anodised and come in a vinyl
storage bag"...

It's spam because you posted in a discussion group and not in a
marketing group. If your unsure of which groups to post your product
announcements to, please read the FAQ.
  #14  
Old November 8th 06, 03:24 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.ultralight
Steve Foley
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Default Screw It's Aircraft Tie Down System

"user" wrote in message
...
Hello BlueSkies, to answer one of the earlier posters... how can this be
spam when its a release of a new product and its an aviation only product
??


It's spam because it doesn't belong here.

Try rec.avation.marketplace.





  #15  
Old November 8th 06, 09:13 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
[email protected]
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Default Screw It's Aircraft Tie Down System

Steve,

I disagree. I read this news group not, rec. aviation.market place.

I want to learn about items old or new that will be useful to me in the
operation of my homebuilt.

A tie down kit, goood or bad, is I think, of interest to readers of
this news group.

If you complain about the Screw It tie down then are you going to
complain about the Volksplane drawings for sale listed today?

If someone has something to sell to the homebuilt market why should
they not mention it on this news group?

Robert Mudd
Moriarty, New Mexico


Steve Foley wrote:
"user" wrote in message
...
Hello BlueSkies, to answer one of the earlier posters... how can this be
spam when its a release of a new product and its an aviation only product
??


It's spam because it doesn't belong here.

Try rec.avation.marketplace.


  #16  
Old November 8th 06, 10:00 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
Steve Foley
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Default Screw It's Aircraft Tie Down System

Robert,

I don't normally complain about on-topic spam, but in this case, 'user'
asked "How can this be spam?". I answered.

I also make a distinction between commercial postings, and an individual
selling a single set of plans.

As far as portable tie-downs go, I carry around three 2-foot sections of
rebar. I'll pound them in the ground four to six feet in front of and behind
the tie-down rings on my plane. This puts them about perpendicular to the
force exerted by the rope.



wrote in message
ps.com...
Steve,

I disagree. I read this news group not, rec. aviation.market place.

I want to learn about items old or new that will be useful to me in the
operation of my homebuilt.

A tie down kit, goood or bad, is I think, of interest to readers of
this news group.

If you complain about the Screw It tie down then are you going to
complain about the Volksplane drawings for sale listed today?

If someone has something to sell to the homebuilt market why should
they not mention it on this news group?

Robert Mudd
Moriarty, New Mexico


Steve Foley wrote:
"user" wrote in message
...
Hello BlueSkies, to answer one of the earlier posters... how can this
be
spam when its a release of a new product and its an aviation only
product
??


It's spam because it doesn't belong here.

Try rec.avation.marketplace.




  #17  
Old November 8th 06, 11:23 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.ultralight
Morgans[_2_]
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Default Screw It's Aircraft Tie Down System


While I agree the first message was spam, I don't see that the two
recommendations are sock puppets.

Thread starter was posted with Thunderbird, from Australia. The second
was posted using Google Groups. The third was posted using Outlook
Express from the US.

Paths are completely different.


If they are different, my mistake.

I thought I correctly looked at the paths, and that they were the same.

I do wonder how they would work in much of the soil at OSH. Parts are very
rocky, parts not.

I also fail to see how they could be easier or quicker than the claw hold downs.
You can put in or take out a claw in less than 30 seconds per side. How could
you do that with a screw? You couldn't. Also, a screw takes a lot of torque,
and with a claw, you hit it with a hammer, and take them out with a pry. Not
the kind of effort like the torque to put the screw in, in hard soil.
--
Jim in NC

  #18  
Old November 8th 06, 11:31 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
Morgans[_2_]
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Default Screw It's Aircraft Tie Down System


"Lou" wrote in message
ups.com...

I've always been curious, what makes these better than just going to
the pet store and buying the dog tieouts that do
the same thing. I'm sure these get a good workout being jerked an
pulled by the big dogs.


They also make these (screwit) for use in holding down tents, and a larger
product for mobile homes, and retaining walls. They are not new. Only new by
this person, and new (perhaps) in the aviation market.

The dog types have a crimped place towards the top, that keeps the swivel from
going too high or low. They will twist off at that place, where the crimp has
made a stress concentration. I have a feeling that the steel is of very low
quality, and very soft. Don't ask me how I know that.! :-o
--
Jim in NC

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Old November 8th 06, 11:43 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.ultralight
.Blueskies.
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Default Screw It's Aircraft Tie Down System

I agree, not necessarily spam, but if these parts are steel then they cannot be "anodised". Cad or nickel plated, but
not "anodised".


"user" wrote in message
...
: Hello BlueSkies, to answer one of the earlier posters... how can this be
: spam when its a release of a new product and its an aviation only
: product ??
:
: Anyway, the Screw It's are metal (Steel) not aluminum, It's a
: lightweight steel that is also heat treated for strength after the
: welding is completed. Thanks Michael
:
:
: .Blueskies. wrote:
: "USER" wrote in message ...
: : Greetings, we have just published a new website for the "Screw It" range
: : of aircraft tie down kits.
: :
: : Smaller, lighter and easier to use than just about any other system
: : including the "claw", hundreds of satisfied customers around the world.
: :
: : Please visit our website for additional information
: :
: : http://www.screwits.com
: :
: : Yes, I know it's a bad name but this is what they have been called the years
:
: Are these aluminum? ..."you probably couldn't even make them yourself for that price remembering they are anodised
and
: come in a vinyl storage bag"...
:
:


  #20  
Old November 10th 06, 07:39 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.ultralight
Ron
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Default Screw It's Aircraft Tie Down System

How about Randy's 5/16" Titanium Ti-Downs. Super strength, on-corrosive,
carrying pouch with a cheater bar to screw into the ground and just
1-pound!

All this for $90. A no brainer, especially after seeing all the others for
comparison at the Screwits site..

http://www.airtimemfg.com/



".Blueskies." wrote in message
news

"USER" wrote in message
...
: Greetings, we have just published a new website for the "Screw It" range
: of aircraft tie down kits.
:
: Smaller, lighter and easier to use than just about any other system
: including the "claw", hundreds of satisfied customers around the world.
:
: Please visit our website for additional information
:
: http://www.screwits.com
:
: Yes, I know it's a bad name but this is what they have been called the
years

Are these aluminum? ..."you probably couldn't even make them yourself for
that price remembering they are anodised and
come in a vinyl storage bag"...





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