Minimum Recommended Hardware for
Ferguson Airport

Hardware Total Cost is $2074.42

These recommendations are based on what I believe would be a minimum requirement list of hardware to maintain aircraft only.  All at a minimal initial cost.  This would exclude any major repairs that may arise.  This list is not all-inclusive of all hardware that may be needed to maintain aircraft but I believe it will be a good foundation.  All quantities and pricing are from AircraftSpruce.com

These parts can be found for less from other suppliers but I would avoid SkyGeek.com.  I've had many unbelievable issues with them.  Example: It took an extra two and a half weeks to finish the Annual on Bob's Dakota because SkyGeek.com couldn't get a $15 part to me in a reasonable amount of time.  This was a part they had in stock but didn't ship it out until five business days after I placed the order.  I put "Avoid Them" by their link in my Bookmarks.

Click on the links below for each type of hardware.  You'll then see the quantities and costs of the hardware I recommend in tables on each page of available hardware of that type, copied from the Aircraft Spruce website.  Click on the links below the tables on each page of hardware to order the parts from Aircraft Spruce.

Example Table.  

 

8.55

In the example table above, I'm only recommending buying 10 each AN3 (10-32) Cadmium Drilled 
and 25 each AN3 (10-32) Cadmium UnDrilled bolts for a total cost of $8.55.

  

Bolts

AN3 BOLTS

AN4 BOLTS

AN5 BOLTS

AN6 BOLTS
Bolts Total Cost $550.85

 

Nuts

AN310 CASTLE NUTS

AN320 SHEAR NUTS
AN364 LOW PROFILE ELASTIC STOP NUTS
AN365 ELASTIC STOP NUTS

MS21042 ALL-METAL STOP NUTS

EXHAUST MANIFOLD NUTS

TINNERMAN NUT PLATES

ANCHOR NUTS 

MS27151 PAL NUTS

Nuts Total Cost $833.60

  

Screws

TRUSS HEAD TYPE A STAINLESS

MS21207 100° FLAT HEAD TYPE B SCREWS

82° OVAL HEAD TYPE A SHEET METAL SCREW

AN526 MACHINE SCREWS

MS24693 MACHINE SCREWS

Screws Total Cost $102.75

 

Washers

AN960 FLAT STEEL WASHERS

MS35333 STARS LOCK WASHERS

100° CSK STAINLESS WASHERS

COUNTERSUNK WASHERS

G-8 TINNERMAN WASHERS

82° CSK STAINLESS FINISHING

BAFFLE SEAL BACK UP WASHERS

 

SPARKPLUG GASKET U674 - 18MM

CONTINENTAL LOCKING TAB WASHER

Washers Total Cost $131.90

 

Cotter Pins

COTTER PIN KIT

Cotter Pin Total Cost $31.00

 

Rivets

RIVETS UNIVERSAL HEAD AN470 "AD"

CHERRYMAX RIVETS - CR3243 UNIVERSAL HEAD

CHERRYMAX GRIP GAUGE

Rivets Total Cost $319.95

 

Parts Storage

Parts Bin Organizer from Home Depot
These are what I use to store my parts.