Original Posted By: CALLAIR(at)cybersol.com (Carpenter, Joel)
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Smoked ribs>Is "dapoopkin" an aviation or scientific term? I don't remember seeing it>anywhere before>>>Mike Bell>Columbia, SC>>>Maiser(at)adena.byu.edu on 06/28/99 11:40:48 AM>Please respond to piet(at)byu.edu @ INTERNET>>>To: piet(at)byu.edu @ INTERNET>cc:>>Subject: Re: Smoked ribs>>Dmac;> I suggest you repair the things. When wing assembly comes, the trailing>edge will be VERY wavy and will look like dapoopkin. If you use the wooden>trailing edge, it will be too stiff to wiggle around unless you put the>booboo ribs on the ends. Then you will notice an upturning on the ailerons>and so on and so forth. It is best just to fix them. REMEMBER, anydeviation>from the plans will cause you some sort of headache later on. Don't paint>yourself into a corner so to speak..........>Earl Myers>-----Original Message----->From: dannymac >To: Pietenpol Discussion >Date: Monday, June 28, 1999 12:13 AM>Subject: Smoked ribs>>>>The ribs are done, man!>>>> I made a template out of a 1x8 and a few blocks to check uniformity>>between my ribs. It also doubled as a vise to clamp to my miter-saw to>>trim the leading and trailing ends all even. 2 days short of 3 weeks.>>Not a record I'm sure.........GOT to be the most monotenous part of the>>project. All of them turned out uniform except for 7 or 8 of them have>>the trailing edge tip appx 3/16 to 1/4 higher than the rest. I must have>>carelessly layed out one of the jigs. I thought about putting these>>outboard near the tips, alternating them between other ribs,or repairing>>them all together. All I would have to do is replace the last gusset to>>straighten them. How accurate must they be? Any advice?>> Next I guess I'll cut my teeth on the center-section and then on to>>the wings. Thanks, everyone!>>>>Dannymac>>>>>>________________________________________________________________________________
> Smoked ribs
> Smoked ribs
Original Posted By: mbell1(at)columbiaenergygroup.com
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Smoked ribs>Dmac;> I suggest you repair the things. When wing assembly comes, the trailing>edge will be VERY wavy and will look like dapoopkin. If you use the wooden>trailing edge, it will be too stiff to wiggle around unless you put the>booboo ribs on the ends. Then you will notice an upturning on the ailerons>and so on and so forth. It is best just to fix them. REMEMBER, anydeviation>from the plans will cause you some sort of headache later on. Don't paint>yourself into a corner so to speak..........>Earl Myers>-----Original Message----->From: dannymac >To: Pietenpol Discussion >Date: Monday, June 28, 1999 12:13 AM>Subject: Smoked ribs>>>>The ribs are done, man!>>>> I made a template out of a 1x8 and a few blocks to check uniformity>>between my ribs. It also doubled as a vise to clamp to my miter-saw to>>trim the leading and trailing ends all even. 2 days short of 3 weeks.>>Not a record I'm sure.........GOT to be the most monotenous part of the>>project. All of them turned out uniform except for 7 or 8 of them have>>the trailing edge tip appx 3/16 to 1/4 higher than the rest. I must have>>carelessly layed out one of the jigs. I thought about putting these>>outboard near the tips, alternating them between other ribs,or repairing>>them all together. All I would have to do is replace the last gusset to>>straighten them. How accurate must they be? Any advice?>> Next I guess I'll cut my teeth on the center-section and then on to>>the wings. Thanks, everyone!>>>>Dannymac>>>>>>________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Smoked ribs>Dmac;> I suggest you repair the things. When wing assembly comes, the trailing>edge will be VERY wavy and will look like dapoopkin. If you use the wooden>trailing edge, it will be too stiff to wiggle around unless you put the>booboo ribs on the ends. Then you will notice an upturning on the ailerons>and so on and so forth. It is best just to fix them. REMEMBER, anydeviation>from the plans will cause you some sort of headache later on. Don't paint>yourself into a corner so to speak..........>Earl Myers>-----Original Message----->From: dannymac >To: Pietenpol Discussion >Date: Monday, June 28, 1999 12:13 AM>Subject: Smoked ribs>>>>The ribs are done, man!>>>> I made a template out of a 1x8 and a few blocks to check uniformity>>between my ribs. It also doubled as a vise to clamp to my miter-saw to>>trim the leading and trailing ends all even. 2 days short of 3 weeks.>>Not a record I'm sure.........GOT to be the most monotenous part of the>>project. All of them turned out uniform except for 7 or 8 of them have>>the trailing edge tip appx 3/16 to 1/4 higher than the rest. I must have>>carelessly layed out one of the jigs. I thought about putting these>>outboard near the tips, alternating them between other ribs,or repairing>>them all together. All I would have to do is replace the last gusset to>>straighten them. How accurate must they be? Any advice?>> Next I guess I'll cut my teeth on the center-section and then on to>>the wings. Thanks, everyone!>>>>Dannymac>>>>>>________________________________________________________________________________