Brodhead Pietenpol Association

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Well, I've tried to keep quiet about my every little building joy and triumph.Half the messages on this list would be mine if I sent one every time I got excitedabout a recent Pietenpol building triumph.....Well, this one I HAVE to share.I've NEVER done any metal working before this project. Well tonite I decided toget started on the 9 tail surface hinges. I thought I would try and build themmyself, hopefully like the ones I saw on Bill Rewey's rudder/elevators thissummer at Brodhead.I still have some corners to round off and holes to make a little more "round" (ream them out a little) but....well, anyway, pictures are at the end of the build pics at http://www.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i67b0 ... 1cdc4c1Wow, I think I CAN do this!I bent some 1/2" wide 16ga and will have another slightly smaller similar shape"inside" the one in the pics. With rounded corners on both, of course. Thepin is a 3/16 dia - 2 1/32 grip (2C65) and the screws are 10-32 washer head screws(10R22).Of course I'll check specs and talk to my tech counselor to make sure it's allthe way it should be (and I WON'T use a nail for a cotter pin!) but for now....Ilike the way it looks. And if anyone sees any glaring problems with this setup,please don't hesitate to let me know.Anyway, this is fun!Jim MarklePlano, TXNX25JM________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 09:33:25 -0500

Original Posted By: "Christian Bobka"
10/29/2002 10:17:42 AMJim: I got the link to work and looked at 110 photos of your project, butsaw no hinges. ?????????________________________________________________________________________________

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Original Posted By: "Hubbard, Eugene"
10/29/2002 11:40:02 AMJim: No apology needed. I enjoyed looking at all the pix. You are doing abeautifull job on your Piet. Are you certian that you have never workedwith metal before? Those hinges look like a pro job to me.John Duprey(at)matronics.com on 10/29/2002 10:39:34 AMPlease respond to pietenpol-list(at)matronics.comSent by: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.comcc:Subject: Pietenpol-List: Hinge picsOK, first please except my apology for taking up all this bandwidth. Ifeellike such a dummy. Maybe if I didn't work with compters every day Iwouldn'tbe able to get myself in SO much trouble!THIS link should work and show ALL the pictures, in particular the ones ofthehinges (on the last page).Again, sorry....."http://www.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=67b ... ******VIEW PICTURESJim Markle is sharing pictures with youusing Shutterfly, the leading online photo service.To view Jim Markle's pictures at Shutterfly,simply go to: http://www.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=67b ... 09f39345de (If you can't click on this link, try copying and pasting it into your web browser.)________________________________________________________________________________