Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Jim Malley
Just had a wrestling match with the bungee cord.I got the cord that is called out on the prints ( 5/8" x 6 ft.) . Man ,that stuff is nasty to work with! I tried to make it like the print, butwhen you look at the print, it's hard to tell what it's showing. Made amock up and with the turns that I have, not sure if it's tight enough.Well anyway,,,I looked at some of the photos in the archives, and it's hardto tell what the guys have done. Mostly what I see is bungee smaller than5/8" wrapped in various ways.I know that when it comes to bungees, it's not what looks good, but whathandles good.Then theres the end wrapping. In Tony B's book he shows how to make an eye.He says to have a friend stretch the cord 10%(do I hook it to a truck?)So, asking you guys that are flying,,,what did you do ?My first thoughts is to go to lighter stuff with more wraps.thankswalt(may have to get help from the WWF)-----------------------------------------------------________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2001 19:32:30 -0400

Original Posted By: "Cy Galley"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: bungee cord-(whew!)In a message dated 7/1/01 2:22:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time, wbeevans(at)worldnet.att.net writes:> Just had a wrestling match with the bungee cord.> I got the cord that is called out on the prints ( 5/8" x 6 ft.) . Man ,> that stuff is nasty to work with! I tried to make it like the print, but> when you look at the print, it's hard to tell what it's showing. Made a> mock up and with the turns that I have, not sure if it's tight enough.> Well anyway,,,I looked at some of the photos in the archives, and it's hard> to tell what the guys have done. Mostly what I see is bungee smaller than> 5/8" wrapped in various ways.> I know that when it comes to bungees, it's not what looks good, but what> handles good.> Then theres the end wrapping. In Tony B's book he shows how to make an eye.> He says to have a friend stretch the cord 10%(do I hook it to a truck?)> So, asking you guys that are flying,,,what did you do ?> My first thoughts is to go to lighter stuff with more wraps.> thanks> walt> (may have to get help from the WWF)> -----------------------------------------------------> > Walt,I did as Jim Malley noted in his response. I use good quality hose clamps and clamp them instead of the wrap and have very good luck with that method. On my plane, I find that the plane handles better when the bungees are tight. Doug Bryant Wichita Ks________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
I'll throw in my $.02 here too, since I just redid my bungees a week ago. First prepare to be a little sore.I did this by myself this time since I didn't have any help around. I makemy bungees about 5' long and do four wraps on each side. I reread thebingles books as a refresher. This time I used my old strut bungees as apattern for length. I used fiberglass reinforced scotch tape to wrap thebungee where I cut each section to prevent fraying and to keep the endslooking nice. I didn't do a great job of that last time and the ends"bloomed" over time. Make a loop on the end you'll be working on and secureit with a nylon wire tie. Then hook the loop around hook fastened to yourworkbench. I used a nylon cargo strap wrapped around a 2x4 screwed to theworkbench. I have a vice at the opposite end of my bench and used that tohold the free end of the bungee. The vice has jaw protectors that preventdamage to the bungee. Just pull the bungee 10% and clamp it in the vice,then you have both hand to work on tying the wraps on the loop end. Whenyou have one end done swap ends and repeat. I used SS safty wire the firsttime, and #8 nylon braided cord this time. Extend your wraps at least 2inches, using a half hitch every other wrap. When it comes time to put thebungees on the strut, wrap the bungee as tight as you can, without busting agut, then work them tighter with a pry bar around each loop until you haveenough extra to loop it around again. It gets tough at the end, but doable.Steve E.-----Original Message-----