Original Posted By: tbyh(at)aol.com
I plan to stagger the gear strut attach points to allow clearance where theycross. Also think I will mount the strut springs down low like the attachedpicture. Does it seem like this will work?Thanks,JackDSM________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: West System epoxyDate: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:10:17 -0400
Pietenpol-List: West System epoxy
Re: Pietenpol-List: West System epoxy
Original Posted By: Mark Roberts
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: West System epoxy
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: West System epoxy
Pietenpol-List: Re: West System epoxy
Original Posted By: Joe Czaplicki
Hello Fred,West System is good stuff (I use it often on my wooden boat). Just fyi, one issuewhich was brought to my attention and well worth understanding is Amine Blush,which is a waxy by product which occurs on the surface as the epoxy cures.West System is one of these epoxies, and in wooden boat circles, a common phenomenonwe live with, but take precautions. Whenever attaching epoxy to epoxy,it should be cleaned off and then rough sanded first, otherwise adhesion maybe compromised. A quick search on the internet will provide all the info anyoneneeds (if you are not already familiar). Nothing to get excited about, justsomething to be aware of. Its one reason I went with System 3, it does not produceAmine Blush by-product upon curing. Both good epoxies (IMHO), just fyi.Keep up the building!SteveRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 07:13:54 -0800 (PST)
Hello Fred,West System is good stuff (I use it often on my wooden boat). Just fyi, one issuewhich was brought to my attention and well worth understanding is Amine Blush,which is a waxy by product which occurs on the surface as the epoxy cures.West System is one of these epoxies, and in wooden boat circles, a common phenomenonwe live with, but take precautions. Whenever attaching epoxy to epoxy,it should be cleaned off and then rough sanded first, otherwise adhesion maybe compromised. A quick search on the internet will provide all the info anyoneneeds (if you are not already familiar). Nothing to get excited about, justsomething to be aware of. Its one reason I went with System 3, it does not produceAmine Blush by-product upon curing. Both good epoxies (IMHO), just fyi.Keep up the building!SteveRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 07:13:54 -0800 (PST)
Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: West System epoxy
Original Posted By: Robert Ray
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: West System epoxy
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: West System epoxy
Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: West System epoxy
Original Posted By: "John Recine"
The gearlegs and spring struts on 41CC had paint on them but it goes pretty faston the spring struts where one tube moves inside the other so don't worry aboutpaint... just keep the clearances tight and grease up the fittings when youassemble them.As far as position of the springs or bungees on the struts, I prefer to keep thingsup and out of the way because I like flying off of grass and if the springsor anything else are down low on the gear legs, they pick up grass and dust.Just my preference, and apparently Corky's too.PS to Skip- I hope you gave a loud "YEEEHAAAAWWW!" as you flew that new Piet aroundthe patch! It's great to see that new ones are taking to the air every daynow.Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CCSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: West System epoxy
The gearlegs and spring struts on 41CC had paint on them but it goes pretty faston the spring struts where one tube moves inside the other so don't worry aboutpaint... just keep the clearances tight and grease up the fittings when youassemble them.As far as position of the springs or bungees on the struts, I prefer to keep thingsup and out of the way because I like flying off of grass and if the springsor anything else are down low on the gear legs, they pick up grass and dust.Just my preference, and apparently Corky's too.PS to Skip- I hope you gave a loud "YEEEHAAAAWWW!" as you flew that new Piet aroundthe patch! It's great to see that new ones are taking to the air every daynow.Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CCSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: West System epoxy
Original Posted By: Matt Dralle
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Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: West System epoxy
Original Posted By: Mark Roberts
Thanks for the comments guys, Oscar, I did fly over the field on the thirdflight pulled the throttle back and yelled down, the engine going quiet gottheir attention and they said they could hear me just like I was standingnext to them.Attached a picture of the Piet flying yesterday. The Piet has a screen door spring attached to the elevator bell crank. Theforward end of the spring was attached with wire to the turtle deckbulkhead, no adjustment in flight. The spring held the elevator about levelwith the horizontal stab. In flight you had to hold forward elevator to flylevel. We disconnected the forward end of the spring and tied it up out ofthe way so it would put no pressure on the bell crank. Now you have to holdup elevator. We are thinking of ether taking the spring out and installinga trim tab on the elevator, or trying to adjust the spring so the Piet flyshands off with 5 to 7 gallons of fuel in the cowl tank.Skipskipgadd(at)earthlink.net________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:40:35 -0700Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: West System epoxy
Thanks for the comments guys, Oscar, I did fly over the field on the thirdflight pulled the throttle back and yelled down, the engine going quiet gottheir attention and they said they could hear me just like I was standingnext to them.Attached a picture of the Piet flying yesterday. The Piet has a screen door spring attached to the elevator bell crank. Theforward end of the spring was attached with wire to the turtle deckbulkhead, no adjustment in flight. The spring held the elevator about levelwith the horizontal stab. In flight you had to hold forward elevator to flylevel. We disconnected the forward end of the spring and tied it up out ofthe way so it would put no pressure on the bell crank. Now you have to holdup elevator. We are thinking of ether taking the spring out and installinga trim tab on the elevator, or trying to adjust the spring so the Piet flyshands off with 5 to 7 gallons of fuel in the cowl tank.Skipskipgadd(at)earthlink.net________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:40:35 -0700Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: West System epoxy