Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Warren Shoun
Gordon Brimhall observed:>I have found that anything associated with aircraft or>Marine stuff is costed out higher. Maybe they think Airplane Builders and>Boaters are from the rich crowd.Fifteen years or so ago, a friend told me of someone he had known at leastten years earlier. The guy took a radio out of his Bonanza and stopped bythe dealer at---rats! What's that GA airport in New Jersey just south oftheHudson?--to order a plate to cover the opening. Didn't think to ask aboutthe price. How much could a little piece of enameled sheet metal cost?A week later he stopped by to pick it up and learned the answer: $196! Andthis must have been no later than 1975.Owen Davies________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Brent Reed
Regarding the cost of the gusset plate plywood, I found that what AndersonInternational Trading (http://www.aitwood.com) imports from Finland asultra-thin, multi-layered plywood, is in fact the exact same product that issold as "aircraft quality". The difference is that they do not stamp it as"certified" due to the cost of the insurance requirements that they would haveto meet, and the repercussions of the Trial Lawyers Association if your projectshould have a traumatic failure and your survior(s) file suit.________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "Warren D. Shoun"
About the 7/32" plywood... isn't that 1/4" sanded-both-sides?If you look at 1/2" and 3/4" A/B plywood it's actually marked 15/32" and 23/32".Robert HainesMurphysboro, Illinois________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2001 12:59:30 -0700

Original Posted By: "D.Dale Johnson"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Mixture on Stromberg'sHi Mike,On the mix control thing, I was just looking ahead for my global adventure and thought I might need a little altitude to take some pictures looking down into Mt Fuji. Corky, haven't left La yet________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 16:57:41 -0500Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: plywood

Original Posted By: "Jack Phillips"
Hi everyone. I've been lurking for sometime now and really enjoy the site. I have decided to use birch plywood but am wondering which type to buy. Birch Basswood or Birch Popular or does it matter. Also what is your thought on ordering 1/4in number one grade exterior Birch from the local lumber yard. Thanks for your help. Steve Singleton ________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: aviatorbell(at)yahoo.com
If you use vinyl ester resin you should be ok=2C but not 100% sure on that. Do not use epoxy or poly ester resin.Doug DeverIn beautiful Stow OhioDate: Wed=2C 16 Mar 2011 20:49:49 -0700

Original Posted By: "Charles Campbell"
Hi Bob - I used aircraft grade mahogany. There are some well-respected aircraftthat use marine ply. The Fly Baby has marine plywood all over the fuselage.FWIWKevin--------Kevin "Axel" PurteeNX899KPAustin/Georgetown, TXRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: "carson"
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! That's what we need! We don't have ethenol in NC yet but we probably will have before this fuel thing is over -- if ever!----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By:> Bob & Michelle Jauch
Bob:I went to LL Johnsons in South Bend and bought 4x8 sheets of Okoumeplywood. This is manufactured to the European BS 1088 spec. which is ok foraircraft use.Here is their website link... http://www.theworkbench.com/index.phpPainting my head studs on my corvair today.Rick SchreiberValparaiso, IN> [Original Message]

Original Posted By: "Charles Campbell"
The Dow Chemical's Derakane 411-350 is a Vinyl ester resin and should be idealfor this application. The Vinyl ester family of products developed by Dow wereformulated specifically for the chemical industry for manufacturing piping andstorage tanks ( Auto gas). The benefit of the resin is that once cured it ischemically very inert and does act as a sealant for a wide variety of fluids.The chemical is available in the USA, in small quantities, it's pre-promoted andits cheap. Its well proven, use in Service stations underground gas tanks aremade of this resin and auto gas is more corrosive that Avgas.The issue comes with using cheap resins.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: Doug Dever
Hey All, I just finished the tail and getting ready to start the fuselage.Is marine AA-fir plywood acceptable for the fuselage sides and bottom? It"savailable here in town so I would save on shipping. Thanks,Bob JauchFort Wayne,IN________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "womenfly2"
> Subject: Pietenpol-List: plywood>>> Hey All,> I just finished the tail and getting ready to start thefuselage. Is marine AA-fir plywood acceptable for the fuselage sides andbottom? It"s available here in town so I would save on shipping. > Thanks,>> Bob Jauch> Fort Wayne,IN>>> -----> No virus found in this message.> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Fiberglass fuel tanks and ethenol