Original Posted By: Jim Markle
Hey Al,My first question is are you gas or tig welding? I'm not sure you couldeven do this with gas as the metal has to heat up and there would be no wayto protect the underlying wood and glue from scorching. I have done this byprotecting the surrounding areas with a heat shield of thin aluminum orsomething like that and making small, very quick tacks using a tig, thenremoving the assembly and welding it solid. Gotta be careful and only makeone or two tacks per area before letting it cool down and starting again.Douwe________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 12:18:15 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
Pietenpol-List: tack welding
Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Welding Question
Original Posted By: "Jim Markle"
What is a mock fuselage?----- Original Message -----
What is a mock fuselage?----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Welding Question
Original Posted By:> ----- Original Message ----- "Jim Markle"
A fuselage (some just make the cockpit areas) made full size out of whatever materialsyou want (i.e. inexpensive) for the purpose of using it to "try thingson for size" or as a fabrication jig. NOT EVER intended to be flown (although there have been a few notables on thislist in the past who made what were essentially mock fuselages that they insistedwere airworthy). Not to be confused with Mock Turtle Soup
.Kip GardnerOn Dec 3, 2010, at 1:41 PM, Charles Campbell wrote:> > What is a mock fuselage?>
A fuselage (some just make the cockpit areas) made full size out of whatever materialsyou want (i.e. inexpensive) for the purpose of using it to "try thingson for size" or as a fabrication jig. NOT EVER intended to be flown (although there have been a few notables on thislist in the past who made what were essentially mock fuselages that they insistedwere airworthy). Not to be confused with Mock Turtle Soup
.Kip GardnerOn Dec 3, 2010, at 1:41 PM, Charles Campbell wrote:> > What is a mock fuselage?> Pietenpol-List: Re: It flies again for the first time
Original Posted By: "skellytown flyer"
It's been a while since I did any welding on these partsnext to wood so I forgot something until just now. Ifound this stuff in the welding supply before doing thatYou paint on the parts near the weld and it acts asa heat sink. My supply is long gone now but I'm sure a supply company or welder would know what it is and where to get it.Clif My first question is are you gas or tig welding? I'm not sure you could even do this with gas as the metal has to heat up and there would be no way to protect the underlying wood and glue from scorching. Douwe________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: It flies again for the first time
It's been a while since I did any welding on these partsnext to wood so I forgot something until just now. Ifound this stuff in the welding supply before doing thatYou paint on the parts near the weld and it acts asa heat sink. My supply is long gone now but I'm sure a supply company or welder would know what it is and where to get it.Clif My first question is are you gas or tig welding? I'm not sure you could even do this with gas as the metal has to heat up and there would be no way to protect the underlying wood and glue from scorching. Douwe________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: It flies again for the first time
Original Posted By: "Don Heringhaus"
You mention the Amarillo area- are you around here now? that is a fine lookingairplane! RaymondRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
You mention the Amarillo area- are you around here now? that is a fine lookingairplane! RaymondRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Pietenpol-List: Re: tack welding
Original Posted By: "Tucker"
Got my ribs all done. Hooray! Now onto the fuselage. Captain says that we haveto build a mock fuselage first. I guess we'll do that when I'm out of schoolfor the Christmas break.--------TuckerRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/img_ ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: tack welding
Got my ribs all done. Hooray! Now onto the fuselage. Captain says that we haveto build a mock fuselage first. I guess we'll do that when I'm out of schoolfor the Christmas break.--------TuckerRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/img_ ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: tack welding