Original Posted By: "Mark Roberts"
Thanks Oscar. I hope to connect with you on your trip for a couple of hours ifit's convenient for you. We'll connect off list...Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: What you can accomplish if you just spend some time building
Pietenpol-List: What you can accomplish if you just spend some time building
Original Posted By: "Gary Boothe"
I know I am not alone in the "start again, stop again" building process, but Ihave been surprised by how quickly I have progressed recently. I stopped for almostthe entire last half of 2012 because of a video project I was producingand, since I worked at home, I felt every moment I was in the shop was time Ishould have spent editing and finishing the video.But, I bought the steel for the control stick, elevator bar, rudder bar and pedals,and related assemblies, but ran out of money before I got the welding setup. When I finally had time, I had run outta money to buy the tanks and weldingequipment. A friend had a set of tanks and all the torches I needed to start welding, andneeded a place to store them after breaking up with his girlfriend, so 3 weekendsago he dropped them off and I started putting metal together.I was skeptical about whether I could weld well enough to produce a safe airplane,but I had some good encouragement from Gary Booth when he came to visit andhe was right: it ain't THAT hard to do a good weld joint. Where I once feltI would have a professional do my LG and Engine mount, I now think I can do justfine. Thanks Gary!So, I told my wife that I thought it would take me 2-3 months to get to the pointof finishing the steel parts I had bought. It has taken about 3 weeks to buildeverything. Well, I still have the front rudder pedals to do, but all therest is finished and ready for the zinc paint. I thing the time to varnish theinside has come, then paint the metal bits and plug them in! Progress!Here's some pics of Jody sitting in her perch as I measured out where to put thepedals for her short statured legs. I made her stick removable so I could usethe front seat as storage if she isn't flying.Now, what's next...Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/imag ... __________
I know I am not alone in the "start again, stop again" building process, but Ihave been surprised by how quickly I have progressed recently. I stopped for almostthe entire last half of 2012 because of a video project I was producingand, since I worked at home, I felt every moment I was in the shop was time Ishould have spent editing and finishing the video.But, I bought the steel for the control stick, elevator bar, rudder bar and pedals,and related assemblies, but ran out of money before I got the welding setup. When I finally had time, I had run outta money to buy the tanks and weldingequipment. A friend had a set of tanks and all the torches I needed to start welding, andneeded a place to store them after breaking up with his girlfriend, so 3 weekendsago he dropped them off and I started putting metal together.I was skeptical about whether I could weld well enough to produce a safe airplane,but I had some good encouragement from Gary Booth when he came to visit andhe was right: it ain't THAT hard to do a good weld joint. Where I once feltI would have a professional do my LG and Engine mount, I now think I can do justfine. Thanks Gary!So, I told my wife that I thought it would take me 2-3 months to get to the pointof finishing the steel parts I had bought. It has taken about 3 weeks to buildeverything. Well, I still have the front rudder pedals to do, but all therest is finished and ready for the zinc paint. I thing the time to varnish theinside has come, then paint the metal bits and plug them in! Progress!Here's some pics of Jody sitting in her perch as I measured out where to put thepedals for her short statured legs. I made her stick removable so I could usethe front seat as storage if she isn't flying.Now, what's next...Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/imag ... __________