Original Posted By: Dan Yocum
Subject: Pietenpol-List: 3-piece wing fairing attach method Gary,I glued little blocks of wood every 3-4" to the plywood-sheeted but rib ends andCC sheeted ribs with T-88 and then used small flathead wood screws thru my aluminumfairings to attach. Worked fine.Mike C.PS-I considered Velcro for a time but.......decided against it.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:13:01 -0500
Pietenpol-List: 3-piece wing fairing attach method
RE: Pietenpol-List: 3-piece wing fairing attach method
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
I just used #10 sheet metal screws into the rib wood. After 5 years andclose to 200 hours of flying they still hold. The wings have been removedand re-installed three times with those screws, and they still work fine.Jack PhillipsNX899JPRaleigh, NC _____
I just used #10 sheet metal screws into the rib wood. After 5 years andclose to 200 hours of flying they still hold. The wings have been removedand re-installed three times with those screws, and they still work fine.Jack PhillipsNX899JPRaleigh, NC _____
RE: Pietenpol-List: intercostals wing rib
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Tim, "intercostal" is just a fancy word for a structural member between twoother structural members, when there is no other word for it. It is reallya medical term, meaning "between the ribs", but I know there were some"intercostals" between the fuselage bulkheads on the F-16. They wereusually added to provide a surface to mount something on - e.g., I rememberthere was an intercostal in the cockpit of the F-16 between a couple ofbulkheads that provided the mount for the throttle lever.Jack PhillipsNX899JPRaleigh, NCIn Rainy North Vernon Indiana tonight-----Original Message-----
Tim, "intercostal" is just a fancy word for a structural member between twoother structural members, when there is no other word for it. It is reallya medical term, meaning "between the ribs", but I know there were some"intercostals" between the fuselage bulkheads on the F-16. They wereusually added to provide a surface to mount something on - e.g., I rememberthere was an intercostal in the cockpit of the F-16 between a couple ofbulkheads that provided the mount for the throttle lever.Jack PhillipsNX899JPRaleigh, NCIn Rainy North Vernon Indiana tonight-----Original Message-----
RE: Pietenpol-List: intercostals wing rib
Original Posted By: "Bill Church"
Re: Pietenpol-List: 3-piece wing fairing attach method
Original Posted By: Jack Phillips
A marine trick for when the screw holes eventually enlarge, is to drill then a bit oversize, stuff them with a thickened epoxy, and re-drill them.A refinement is to spray a dry spray-lube like Elmer's or McLube on the screws and insert them into the wet epoxy. When the epoxy cures, the screw threads are nicely formed, and the spray lube (even WD-40 works) lets you unscrew them.Hint, let the spray lube dry first.The overall approach is an effective method of putting screw threads into a sealed hole in wood or some other material.David Paule ----- Original Message -----
A marine trick for when the screw holes eventually enlarge, is to drill then a bit oversize, stuff them with a thickened epoxy, and re-drill them.A refinement is to spray a dry spray-lube like Elmer's or McLube on the screws and insert them into the wet epoxy. When the epoxy cures, the screw threads are nicely formed, and the spray lube (even WD-40 works) lets you unscrew them.Hint, let the spray lube dry first.The overall approach is an effective method of putting screw threads into a sealed hole in wood or some other material.David Paule ----- Original Message -----
Pietenpol-List: 3-piece wing fairing attach method
Original Posted By: Dave and Connie
Re: Pietenpol-List: 3-piece wing fairing attach method
Original Posted By: David Paule
of course, another old-time trick is to simply break off a wooden matchstick in the hole and reinstall the screw.Gene ----- Original Message -----
of course, another old-time trick is to simply break off a wooden matchstick in the hole and reinstall the screw.Gene ----- Original Message -----