Original Posted By: "Rodger & Betty Childs"
Planning to start fabricating Stearman type windshields. Needrecommendations for aluminum type and thickness. Any advice is appreciated.DickGFt. Myers, FL________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Windshield Framing Material
> Pietenpol-List: Windshield Framing Material
Original Posted By: "Michael Conkling"
your post got me to looking at back issues of eaa experimenter. in an old issue a guy built his steerman type wind screen from plastic glass formed in one piece by bending it in a sheet metal brake. he then made a simple frame of small tubing just in the inside of the trailing edge.I suspect he thenwelded tabs to the tube, and pop rivited the plexiglass to the tabs.If one were to use this methoud, he could then cover any outside with a false framing, just for looks.From the picts, it looked pretty good. I may try it, but with no outside framing.>From: "Richard Gillespie" >Reply-To: pietenpol-list(at)matronics.com>To: >Subject: Pietenpol-List: Windshield Framing Material>Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 15:00:24 -0400>>>>Planning to start fabricating Stearman type windshields. Need>recommendations for aluminum type and thickness. Any advice is >appreciated.>>DickG>Ft. Myers, FL>>________________________________________________________________________________
your post got me to looking at back issues of eaa experimenter. in an old issue a guy built his steerman type wind screen from plastic glass formed in one piece by bending it in a sheet metal brake. he then made a simple frame of small tubing just in the inside of the trailing edge.I suspect he thenwelded tabs to the tube, and pop rivited the plexiglass to the tabs.If one were to use this methoud, he could then cover any outside with a false framing, just for looks.From the picts, it looked pretty good. I may try it, but with no outside framing.>From: "Richard Gillespie" >Reply-To: pietenpol-list(at)matronics.com>To: >Subject: Pietenpol-List: Windshield Framing Material>Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 15:00:24 -0400>>>>Planning to start fabricating Stearman type windshields. Need>recommendations for aluminum type and thickness. Any advice is >appreciated.>>DickG>Ft. Myers, FL>>________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Windshield Framing Material
Original Posted By: oil can
If you use a piece of Lexan or equal, you can bend it in a sheet metalbrake -- a cardboard template will let you know the shape & size -- 3/32" or1/8" material should do the job -- use at least a 1 to 2 thickness insideradius so you don't have any cracks on the edges. Plex has to be heatedalong the bend to be formed that way.Mike C.Pretty Prairie, KS----- Original Message -----
If you use a piece of Lexan or equal, you can bend it in a sheet metalbrake -- a cardboard template will let you know the shape & size -- 3/32" or1/8" material should do the job -- use at least a 1 to 2 thickness insideradius so you don't have any cracks on the edges. Plex has to be heatedalong the bend to be formed that way.Mike C.Pretty Prairie, KS----- Original Message -----
Pietenpol-List: another windshield Q
Original Posted By: del magsam
Re: Windshield Framing Material
Original Posted By: "Richard Navratril"
If you use a piece of Lexan or equal, you can bend it in a sheet metal brake -- a cardboard template will let you know the shape & size -- 3/32"or 1/8" material should do the job -- use at least a 1 to 2 thickness inside radius so you don't have any cracks on the edges. Plex has to be heated along the bend to be formed that way. Mike C. Pretty Prairie, KS----- Original Message -----
If you use a piece of Lexan or equal, you can bend it in a sheet metal brake -- a cardboard template will let you know the shape & size -- 3/32"or 1/8" material should do the job -- use at least a 1 to 2 thickness inside radius so you don't have any cracks on the edges. Plex has to be heated along the bend to be formed that way. Mike C. Pretty Prairie, KS----- Original Message -----