Original Posted By: steve(at)byu.edu
Any suggesions for scarf-joining the two pieces now that one of them isfirmly glued to the fuselage? Damn! A butt joint would be THAT bad inthat location?--- steve(at)byu.edu wrote:> Are you making the joints due to the fact that the plywood is to> short? I> had the same problem, but I scarf jointed the pieces before gluing> them to> the fuse. I would imagine that getting a good tight scarf joint (16> to 1)> would be much more difficult on the fuse. Butt joints would of> course be a> comprimise to safety in a big way.> > Steve Eldredge> IT Services> Brigham Young University> > > > -----Original Message-----> Of> > Richard DeCosta> > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 6:20 AM> > To: Pietenpol Discussion> > Subject: two-piece floor> >> >> > I never heard back after Steve's "wassup with the two-piece floor"> > comment. Can someone verify that this is not going to cause me> great> > trouble, as I have to do the same thing with the fuse sides. I am> > joining the two floor sections at the white ash piece, so> > there'll be a> > nice solid 3-way joint, and the sides will join at a 1 x 3/4 spruce> > piece.> >> > Richard> > ===> > "Lady, you want me to answer you if this old airplane is safe> > to fly? Just how in the world do you think it got to be this> > old?" - Jim Tavenner> > ---------------------------------------------------------> > Visit www.AirCamper.org - A Low 'n Slow Online Community!> > ---------------------------------------------------------> > My homepage: http://www.AirCamper.org/w3builder> > > >> >> > ==="Lady, you want me to answer you if this old airplane is safe to fly? Just howin the world do you think it got to be this old?" - Jim Tavenner---------------------------------------------------------Visit http://www.AirCamper.org - A Low 'n Slow Online Community!---------------------------------------------------------My homepage: http://www.AirCamper.org/w3builder_____ ... __________