Original Posted By: "carson"
That's the wildest thing in wood I've ever seen!--------Jose R. SotoApopka, FloridaRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 4048#204048________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: wood gear legs
Pietenpol-List: wood gear legs
RE: Pietenpol-List: wood gear legs
Original Posted By: "Jack T. Textor"
Hi allI am about to order the spruce for my gear legs.The plans call for solid spruceMy question is should I make laminated legs or go solid what have others done?Is laminating better?Thanks in advanceCarsonRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 4058#204058________________________________________________________________________________Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: wood gear legsDate: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 05:02:23 -0500
Hi allI am about to order the spruce for my gear legs.The plans call for solid spruceMy question is should I make laminated legs or go solid what have others done?Is laminating better?Thanks in advanceCarsonRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 4058#204058________________________________________________________________________________Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: wood gear legsDate: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 05:02:23 -0500
RE: Pietenpol-List: wood gear legs
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Hi Carson,I made my gear legs of spruce as did Mike Cuy. Mike used solid spruce, Ilaminated mine, primarily so I could make a hollow channel for the brakeline to run through and be hidden. Either way works fine. One unexpectedadvantage of laminating is that the lamination lines make it very easy totell when you are shaping them correctly to an airfoil shape. If the linesare parallel, your cross section is consistent.Jack PhillipsNX899JP-----Original Message-----
Hi Carson,I made my gear legs of spruce as did Mike Cuy. Mike used solid spruce, Ilaminated mine, primarily so I could make a hollow channel for the brakeline to run through and be hidden. Either way works fine. One unexpectedadvantage of laminating is that the lamination lines make it very easy totell when you are shaping them correctly to an airfoil shape. If the linesare parallel, your cross section is consistent.Jack PhillipsNX899JP-----Original Message-----
Pietenpol-List: wood gear legs
Original Posted By: "Ryan Mueller"
Re: Pietenpol-List: wood gear legs
Original Posted By: carson
Never seen any side legs make of ash, the bottom piece is, but I think spruce is better for the sides. I can recommend, as I am sure everyone else will, that you make your legs out of pine first, because you WILL mess up a couple of times. I ran some 2x4's through the table saw to the dimensions and kept at it until I made a good set THEN made them out of spruce (and screwed up the first try on those as well). If you want one person's method of making the legs, please feel free to call me at 202-674-1445. I tried several different ways before THE one made itself obvious, and was extremely simple.Gene ----- Original Message -----
Never seen any side legs make of ash, the bottom piece is, but I think spruce is better for the sides. I can recommend, as I am sure everyone else will, that you make your legs out of pine first, because you WILL mess up a couple of times. I ran some 2x4's through the table saw to the dimensions and kept at it until I made a good set THEN made them out of spruce (and screwed up the first try on those as well). If you want one person's method of making the legs, please feel free to call me at 202-674-1445. I tried several different ways before THE one made itself obvious, and was extremely simple.Gene ----- Original Message -----