Pietenpol-List: Piet windshield

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:58 am

Original Posted By: Jeff Boatright
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Piet windshieldSteve, I considered making the framed windshields, like Jack Phillips did, but figured it was beyond my abilities as a metal worker to make the frames. They look terrific, though. I took some 1/4" plexiglas bought at Lowes,cut the blank out with a Dreml tool, made a simple single curve aluminum form with sheet aluminum and some wire to hold it in a curve, and put the formwith a plexiglas blank in the oven in the kitchen at 250 degrees for 10 minutes. The plexiglas formed over the curve and it worked out just great. I left the plastic covering on the plexiglas which was tough to get off but protected it from scratching. I just used simple aluminum brackets to attach the windshields to the turtle decks. Here's a few pics.Matt PaxtonNX629ML**************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! JunestepsfooterNO62)________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:32:06 -0400

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 10:59 am

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-pietenpol-lis
Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: Piet windshieldLooks great! Best wishes on your project. I did the same kind of windshield on my piet, with three anchor points using Lexan. No oven bending, just muscled it into place. It would eventually crack, but by then it had enough scratches it was time to replace it anyway.Steve E.

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:00 am

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
So Matt, are you about ready to fly that thing? Any chance you'll have itat Brodhead?Jack PhillipsNX899JP _____