Original Posted By: Isablcorky(at)aol.com
Does anyone have a list of necessary nuts, bolts, and washers forjoining the center section to the main wing spars? I have the fittings from Replicraft. I have been looking at the WICKS catalog but am confused by the wide array of hardware available. For instance should the bolts be drilled..stainless steel.. should the washers be of the locking type or are lock nuts sufficient? How long should the bolts be? I have focused on AN3-16A/15A and AN4-15A,16A,20A bolts.Can anyone remember what they used? Is there a center section hardware list? I would appreciate some help with this one. Thanks.Dave Boyd, Champaign IL________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Hardware for 3-piece wing
Re: Pietenpol-List: Hardware for 3-piece wing
Original Posted By: Steve Eldredge
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Hardware for 3-piece wingI started building in June and immediately had the same questions. Made a big ass of myself by asking the same type questions. Finally sat down and read Tony's " Sportplane Construction Techniques". You need to get it. If you have it already you need to read, read, measure, read again, measure again and then order and you will probably do as I did,,,, get the wrong sizes.No offense attempted, just suggest you read and read and read.Corky________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Hardware for 3-piece wingI started building in June and immediately had the same questions. Made a big ass of myself by asking the same type questions. Finally sat down and read Tony's " Sportplane Construction Techniques". You need to get it. If you have it already you need to read, read, measure, read again, measure again and then order and you will probably do as I did,,,, get the wrong sizes.No offense attempted, just suggest you read and read and read.Corky________________________________________________________________________________
RE: Pietenpol-List: Hardware for 3-piece wing
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Another approach:I assembled my airplane with cheap hardware store bolts to fit and rig.Then I removed and measured the bolts to make up an order list for my ANhardware. -it reduced the number of mistakes, didn't eliminate themhowever. I painted all the non-AN bolts blue before I used them so I couldeasily identify a non AN bolt. On subsequent projects I have collectedenough extra bolts that I don't have to worry about using the hardware storegrade stuff.Steve E.-----Original Message-----
Another approach:I assembled my airplane with cheap hardware store bolts to fit and rig.Then I removed and measured the bolts to make up an order list for my ANhardware. -it reduced the number of mistakes, didn't eliminate themhowever. I painted all the non-AN bolts blue before I used them so I couldeasily identify a non AN bolt. On subsequent projects I have collectedenough extra bolts that I don't have to worry about using the hardware storegrade stuff.Steve E.-----Original Message-----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Hardware for 3-piece wing
Original Posted By: "Greg Cardinal"
Re: Pietenpol-List: Hardware for 3-piece wing
Original Posted By: "Mike Bell"
11:53:48 AMI'll be starting on a three piece wing also. I plan to assemble itwith off the shelf, low grade hardware and then order after I geteverything sized that way.Related to this. Mike Lindsay sent me a piece of scrap spar that hegot from D&E Aircraft out in Bellevue Washington. I was in pastissues of the aircraft spruce catalog as Cub replacement spars. Thisis 6061-T6 aluminum. It is a very impressive piece of metal. I'mgoing to clean it thoroughly and glue one of my early spar attempts toit and test to destruction.For all who may be interested, it is:_____________| | | |---- -----| | a---- | | ---- v | | | | | | | |---- | | ----| |---- -----| || |-----------------------4.56 inches high, 0.81 widea = .495extrusion is 0.086 thickMike BellColumbia, SC________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Hardware for 3-piece wing
11:53:48 AMI'll be starting on a three piece wing also. I plan to assemble itwith off the shelf, low grade hardware and then order after I geteverything sized that way.Related to this. Mike Lindsay sent me a piece of scrap spar that hegot from D&E Aircraft out in Bellevue Washington. I was in pastissues of the aircraft spruce catalog as Cub replacement spars. Thisis 6061-T6 aluminum. It is a very impressive piece of metal. I'mgoing to clean it thoroughly and glue one of my early spar attempts toit and test to destruction.For all who may be interested, it is:_____________| | | |---- -----| | a---- | | ---- v | | | | | | | |---- | | ----| |---- -----| || |-----------------------4.56 inches high, 0.81 widea = .495extrusion is 0.086 thickMike BellColumbia, SC________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Hardware for 3-piece wing
Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy
12:18:09 PMI received my response about hardware and looked at the picture that Iattempted with characters. The spacing changed a bunch.It actually looks like 2 T's stuck together bottom to bottom. Crossbar on the T has tails hanging from each end that are 0.495 incheshigh. Sort of like a Times New Roman font.Mike________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 13:11:57 -0500
12:18:09 PMI received my response about hardware and looked at the picture that Iattempted with characters. The spacing changed a bunch.It actually looks like 2 T's stuck together bottom to bottom. Crossbar on the T has tails hanging from each end that are 0.495 incheshigh. Sort of like a Times New Roman font.Mike________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 13:11:57 -0500
RE: Pietenpol-List: Wood and Steel
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
That's how I've been doing it and it works great. Using the cutout copies,youcan really dial it in. Now I'm on wood again with the ribs and wings. metalwoodmetal wood wood metal la la la la la,,, ok I'm alright,,,,grinding the pieces together really help keep them uniform.(<-- militaryterm )Staying sane as possibleCarl Piet N 40044-----Original Message-----
That's how I've been doing it and it works great. Using the cutout copies,youcan really dial it in. Now I'm on wood again with the ribs and wings. metalwoodmetal wood wood metal la la la la la,,, ok I'm alright,,,,grinding the pieces together really help keep them uniform.(<-- militaryterm )Staying sane as possibleCarl Piet N 40044-----Original Message-----
Pietenpol-List: Wood and Steel
Original Posted By: david kowell