Original Posted By: "JERRY GROGAN"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Jack Textor's turtledeck progressExcellent looking work Jack. One thing that was suggested to me by Frank Pavliga you might consideris using some leftover capstrip material to stabilize the stringers one to another as this sketch showed.This helps prevent the fabric tension as you tighten from distorting the stringers and bowing them.Mike C.________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Jack Textor's turtledeck progress
Re: Pietenpol-List: Jack Textor's turtledeck progress
Original Posted By: Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-RXD0)[ASRC Aerospace Corporation]
There's an easier way than that... get a strip of thin plywood and glue it, curved, to the bottoms of the longerons.Works a charm.Of course, there's no reason to add that stiffness and that weight, since the fabric will stabilize it.David Paule ----- Original Message -----
There's an easier way than that... get a strip of thin plywood and glue it, curved, to the bottoms of the longerons.Works a charm.Of course, there's no reason to add that stiffness and that weight, since the fabric will stabilize it.David Paule ----- Original Message -----
RE: Pietenpol-List: Jack Textor's turtledeck progress
Original Posted By: "Gene Rambo"
Mike,Thanks for the kind words! I was planning on something similar but had notdecided which method to use. Can you think of a reason the bracing is in anoval pattern? I would guess if they were straight across it would help evenout the load. I was considering using 1/8=94 ply about =BE=94 high. Finishedthe back cap and belt slots last night.Thanks,JackDSMExcellent looking work Jack. One thing that was suggested to me by FrankPavliga you might consideris using some leftover capstrip material to stabilize the stringers one toanother as this sketch showed. This helps prevent the fabric tension as you tighten from distorting thestringers and bowing them. Mike C.________________________________________________________________________________
Mike,Thanks for the kind words! I was planning on something similar but had notdecided which method to use. Can you think of a reason the bracing is in anoval pattern? I would guess if they were straight across it would help evenout the load. I was considering using 1/8=94 ply about =BE=94 high. Finishedthe back cap and belt slots last night.Thanks,JackDSMExcellent looking work Jack. One thing that was suggested to me by FrankPavliga you might consideris using some leftover capstrip material to stabilize the stringers one toanother as this sketch showed. This helps prevent the fabric tension as you tighten from distorting thestringers and bowing them. Mike C.________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Sky Scout...
Original Posted By: Pastor Mike Townsley
Mike,Thanks a million, somehow I had missed all these references. I have the Westcoast Peit web site, but not the others. These will help a lot.Ray ----- Original Message -----
Mike,Thanks a million, somehow I had missed all these references. I have the Westcoast Peit web site, but not the others. These will help a lot.Ray ----- Original Message -----