Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Ian Holland
OK, finally, after months & months of researching, collecting tools &building a workshop, I have completed my rib jig! I am now ready to build a Pietenpol Air Camper! Now onto my question: What, in most people's opinion, is the best way to bend capstrip? -keeping in mind I am building in a small spare bedroom of a tiny apartment, and not in a fully-loaded wood shop.I have heard of people using any of three methods:1. boiling them 2. steaming themand3. placing them in a bathtub overnightAny help would be appreciated.Richard-------------------------------------------------Homepage: http://207.140.1.221/w3builderPietenpols: http://207.140.1.221/w3builder/piet____ ... __________

Original Posted By: Dean Dayton
I had very good luck following the bending jig method in one of theearly BPnews issues. I got a 2" pipe about 3 feet long and boiled thestrips for about 5 minutes. I then clamped them overnight in the formingjig. This allowed easy bending with no compression marks. I was able toprocess 4 capstips at one time, which was adequate as the gluing processwith aerolite requires a 24 hour set.I have one wing done and the sanding required to get all smooth andaligned with a long sanding board was minimal. By the way, it is amazinghow everything fits together, almost like its supposed to. Pressure fitand perfect alignment. Bernie was one smart guy!Good luck.-=Ian=-________________________________________________________________________________