Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Joe Czaplicki
Folks, I have a beginner question.How do I transfer the rib drawing to my fixture base, so I can then add theblocks to hold the stringers in place? Carbon paper? Glue the drawing (withthe correct dimension between spars) to the plywood surface of the fixture?Inquiring, but inexperienced, minds want to know!Mike HinchmanPS: Yes, I know I need to hook up with a local EAA group - just haven't doneit yet!________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: John Greenlee
Michael Hinchman wrote:> > Folks, I have a beginner question.> > How do I transfer the rib drawing to my fixture base, so I can then add the> blocks to hold the stringers in place? Carbon paper? Glue the drawing (with> the correct dimension between spars) to the plywood surface of the fixture?> > Inquiring, but inexperienced, minds want to know!> > Mike Hinchman> > PS: Yes, I know I need to hook up with a local EAA group - just haven't done> it yet!Mike,I glued the rib drawing down to the plywood. It serves as a guide butdon't always use the capstrip lines on the print as they tend to be alittle too wide for accuracy. Always measure yourself the sparopenings, distance between spars, and anything that depicts thethickness of your capstrip. Be sure your blocks representing the sparopenings are parallel. Once I had everything located I glued and naileddown my blocks using capstrip spacers to ensure a snug, not too tighthold on the capstrip. Then I coated everything with two coats ofpolyurethane. It is handy to use blocks that are about 3/32 shy of thewidth of your capstrip, that way they don't get in the way.Mike________________________________________________________________________________