Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: David B. Schober
Here's what seemed to work the best for Douglas fir 1/4'' X 3/8" capstripssoak the front 18 to 24 inches for a couple of days then steam for abouttwominutes any longer they'll crimp any less they'll break, the steamer wasveryhigh tech a coffee can with a slightly smaller can turned upside downwith holes punched in the top, then aluminum sheeting from the hardwarestore up about 2 feet. The jig that worked best was also the simplesta 2 x 6'' with nails driven that formed a curve! No wonder they saylongerfor first time builder! ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: TXTdragger(at)aol.com
I don't know if bending rib caps is a problem. In some of the buildingbooks they have some pretty fancy jigs. Just wanted to pass along how Ibend mine. Take a piece of 2" PVC pipe, 18" long. Either plug the endwith wood plug or use pvc cap. Screw it to a plywood base, so that thepipe will stand vertical.Ten minutes before you start a rib, boil a sauce pan of water. Put thewater into the tube and add the end of the rib cap. After ten minutesoak, it bends nicely into the jig. If you left it in 30 min , you couldtie it in a knot.Works great.walt________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: kyle ray
Use basically the same method but make a jig for the forward 1/3 of theairfoil wide enough for about 4-6 capstrips. Soak or steam the capstripmaterial and set up 4-6 of them at a time. When they dry you can putthem right into the rib jig, glue them up and put on the gussets andremove the rib from the jig right away. You don't have to wait for thecapstrip to dry!walter evans wrote:> I don't know if bending rib caps is a problem. In some of the> building books they have some pretty fancy jigs. Just wanted to pass> along how I bend mine. Take a piece of 2" PVC pipe, 18" long. Either> plug the end with wood plug or use pvc cap. Screw it to a plywood> base, so that the pipe will stand vertical.Ten minutes before you> start a rib, boil a sauce pan of water. Put the water into the tube> and add the end of the rib cap. After ten minute soak, it bends> nicely into the jig. If you left it in 30 min , you could tie it in a> knot.Works great.walt--David B.Schober, CPEInstructor, Aviation MaintenanceFairmont State CollegeNational Aerospace Education Center1050 East Benedum Industrial DriveBridgeport, WV 26330-9503(304) 842-8300Use basically the same method but make a jig for the forward 1/3 of theairfoil wide enough for about 4-6 capstrips. Soak or steam the capstripmaterial and set up 4-6 of them at a time. When they dry you can put themright into the rib jig, glue them up and put on the gussets and removethe rib from the jig right away. You don't have to wait for the capstripto dry!walter evans wrote:I don'tknow if bending rib caps is a problem. In some of the building books theyhave some pretty fancy jigs. Just wanted to pass along how I bendmine. Take a piece of 2" PVC pipe, 18" long. Either plug the endwith wood plug or use pvc cap. Screw it to a plywood base, so that thepipe will stand vertical.Tenminutes before you start a rib, boil a sauce pan of water. Put thewater into the tube and add the end of the rib cap. After ten minutesoak, it bends nicely into the jig. If you left it in 30 min , you couldtie it in a knot.Worksgreat.walt--David B.Schober, CPEInstructor, Aviation MaintenanceFairmont State CollegeNational Aerospace Education Center1050 East Benedum Industrial DriveBridgeport, WV 26330-9503(304) 842-8300________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy
"David B. Schober" wrote:> > Use basically the same method but make a jig for the forward 1/3 of> the airfoil wide enough for about 4-6 capstrips. Soak or steam the> capstrip material and set up 4-6 of them at a time. When they dry you> can put them right into the rib jig, glue them up and put on the> gussets and remove the rib from the jig right away. You don't have to> wait for the capstrip to dry!> > walter evans wrote:> > > I don't know if bending rib caps is a problem. In some of the> > building books they have some pretty fancy jigs. Just wanted to> > pass along how I bend mine. Take a piece of 2" PVC pipe, 18" long.> > Either plug the end with wood plug or use pvc cap. Screw it to a> > plywood base, so that the pipe will stand vertical.Ten minutes> > before you start a rib, boil a sauce pan of water. Put the water> > into the tube and add the end of the rib cap. After ten minuteSomeone posted instructions for building a wood steamer, his device wassimple, but what I do is even simpler. When the wife isn't looking Ipour about an inch of water into her 14" fry pan. I put the nose endof the cap strips in them and simmer for half an hour. I clamp theminto my bending jig. My jig is sawn out of a 2x4 so I can get 3 stripsin at a time. I decided I didn't trust gluing them with T88 when theywere damp so I let them dry for at least 2 days before I use them.Cheap and simple, I love it.Randy StockbergerIndependence, OR> > soak, it bends nicely into the jig. If you left it in 30 min , you> > could tie it in a knot.Works great.walt> > > > --> > > David B.Schober, CPE> Instructor, Aviation Maintenance> Fairmont State College> National Aerospace Education Center> 1050 East Benedum Industrial Drive> Bridgeport, WV 26330-9503> (304) 842-8300> > >________________________________________________________________________________