Pietenpol-List: anybody with some spare time?

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 7:45 am

Original Posted By: Isablcorky(at)aol.com
Hey guys,Well, the more things are uncovered, the more we find. The latest kick inthe gut turns out to be that the guy I bought the project from, who did muchof the basic woodwork, while being a great carpenter, evidently wasn't awhiz at mixing glue. Looks like he used plastic resing glue (like weldwoodthat ASS spruce still sells) which is very sensetive to curing temps andmixing ratios. As they started fixing the wing at Sun N' Fun, theydiscovered the rib gussets would basically pop off without much effort,failing the glue joints, which obviously calls into question the rest of theairframe built by him.After recovering from this shock, I have decided again not to quit, but touncover everything, and go over the structure with a fine tooth comb andreplace/reinforce every questionable glue joint in the airframe. MOST ofthe glue joints in the fuse appear strong, well executed and came throughthe shock well. It appears as if he went too light on the wings producingsome glue starved joints. However, every bit will be gone over and broughtup to standard.The SNF gang decided that they could remove each gusset, clean it and epoxyit back without taking the wing apart and has done a large chunk of the wingthey took. The other wing needs to be done and they both need recovering.Needless to say... though I am ressolute, and will not quit... I am morethan a little discouraged right now. SO, I got to thinking...Is there anybody out there with woodworking skills and some time on theirhands that I could contract some of this work out to? I'm thinking that ifI could pay someone to do the wings while I did the fuselage, this might beless overwhelming and might help someone out who needs some extra incomeright now.The upshot of all this is that I strongly feel GOD's hand in all of this.If that gust hadn't sent Lowell into that ditch, I might not have discoveredthis until I was at four thousand feet somewhere. So it is actually a goodthing and I am grateful, though very upset that I have been working away ona subpar structure for nine years.God is good!Douweps. John, we really enjoyed having you down, thanks for the help!!________________________________________________________________________________

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 9:06 am

Original Posted By: "Gene & Tammy"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: anybody with some spare time?Where do you live? What really needs to be done? Only God knows how much time I have remaining but I'm presently idle and might be of a little help. Don't need any money.Corky________________________________________________________________________________

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 9:11 am

Original Posted By: "Douwe Blumberg"
Douwe, my heart goes out to you. You definitely have the "Suvivors attitude"! It'll make your first fight, and all the other flights you make in your Piet, that much sweeter. As you know, things happen for a reason.Keep the faith and keep moving forward. (Still feel bad I was so hard on ya)Gene in Tennessee----- Original Message -----

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 9:38 am

Original Posted By: Dan Yocum

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 4:33 pm

Original Posted By: Jeff Boatright

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 9:45 pm

Original Posted By: shad bell