Original Posted By: "Kent Hallsten"
Pietenpol-List: Looking for Piet image
Re: Pietenpol-List: What size soldering iron?
Original Posted By: "Greg Cardinal"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: What size soldering iron?When I was a kid a looooooong time ago I used to help my uncle installmetal gutters on roofs. We soldered the joints with a simple heavyduty soldering iron which we kept in a bed of hot charcoals. Maybeyou've seen them. It had a wood handle with a 1/4" steel rod about 10"long. On the business end of the rod was a heavy hunk of steel about 11/4" in diameter and about 3" long with a tapered end. we used the largebars of solder and that iron would melt it like butter making perfectsolder joints effortlessly every time. If you could find one or make oneI bet it would be a good inexpensive way to solder up something likefuel tank. Ed ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2002 14:45:55 -0600
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: What size soldering iron?When I was a kid a looooooong time ago I used to help my uncle installmetal gutters on roofs. We soldered the joints with a simple heavyduty soldering iron which we kept in a bed of hot charcoals. Maybeyou've seen them. It had a wood handle with a 1/4" steel rod about 10"long. On the business end of the rod was a heavy hunk of steel about 11/4" in diameter and about 3" long with a tapered end. we used the largebars of solder and that iron would melt it like butter making perfectsolder joints effortlessly every time. If you could find one or make oneI bet it would be a good inexpensive way to solder up something likefuel tank. Ed ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2002 14:45:55 -0600
Re: Pietenpol-List: Looking for Piet image
Original Posted By: "Kent Hallsten"
I designed and modeled a 3D Aircamper a few months back. I have it in 3Dmax file and Lightwave 3D file. Can be rotated in any angle.will that work for you? You'll need a 3D viewer to see it....DJ----- Original Message -----
I designed and modeled a 3D Aircamper a few months back. I have it in 3Dmax file and Lightwave 3D file. Can be rotated in any angle.will that work for you? You'll need a 3D viewer to see it....DJ----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Looking for Piet image
Original Posted By: "Kent Hallsten"
ohhh also.. forgot about this... I made a 3-view for my POH. it's a 3Drendering of my plane (with my scheme on it) but it's a fairly accurate 3viewit's located herehttp://www.imagedv.com/aircamper/dj-ac-3-view.jpgDJ----- Original Message -----
ohhh also.. forgot about this... I made a 3-view for my POH. it's a 3Drendering of my plane (with my scheme on it) but it's a fairly accurate 3viewit's located herehttp://www.imagedv.com/aircamper/dj-ac-3-view.jpgDJ----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: What size soldering iron?
Original Posted By: "John Dilatush"
Jim. I lucked into a large soldering copper at a garage sale. It is apointed chunk of solid copper on the end of a heavy wire (rod handle)It is a #2 copper and weighs about 1 pound. I used the propane torchto get it very hot and it flowed solder onto the galvanized metal likeyou wouldn't believe. I also turned the edge joints up with a pair ofpliers that allowed the solder to remain in the joint without runningout. Riveted with steel pop rivets and soldered over the heads also.Good luck,-=Ian=-________________________________________________________________________________
Jim. I lucked into a large soldering copper at a garage sale. It is apointed chunk of solid copper on the end of a heavy wire (rod handle)It is a #2 copper and weighs about 1 pound. I used the propane torchto get it very hot and it flowed solder onto the galvanized metal likeyou wouldn't believe. I also turned the edge joints up with a pair ofpliers that allowed the solder to remain in the joint without runningout. Riveted with steel pop rivets and soldered over the heads also.Good luck,-=Ian=-________________________________________________________________________________
RE: Pietenpol-List: Looking for Piet image
Original Posted By: "Kent Hallsten"