Pietenpol-List: Fuel Tank Mold
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2002 6:57 am
Original Posted By: Seibert Bob-r18643
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Fuel Tank MoldI just finished making the mold for the front tank, to make the cowl tank out of fiberglass. Short fuse, Continental engine. It took me alot of time to design & build it to use every nook & cranny up there to put fuel in. It's all waxed up, ready for the glass. I still don't know how well it will work, though, but so far it looks promising. The bottom is sloped forward, so when the plane is in the static laiden position (tail on the ground) any drops of water will drain out of the tank, into the gascolator. No fuel lines or fittings are in the front cockpit. I installed a fitting on the top, at about 10 O'Clock position (viewed from the cockpit), to fill it from the wing tank, so there will be some fuel management with this set up. Boink !! Idea: What if we set up some kind of info base, where those of us that have built jigs, and molds, would donate these items for all to use. Some kind of tracking system would have to be employed to know who has what. We could set up something in the Matronics Arcive, with a specific 'Subject Line' to keep track of who has what. It would certainly save any newbee's alot of time. I'm going to include instructions, and material list, written on one of the plywood sides, if anyone is interested. User pays shipping cost.Chuck GantzerWichita, KS________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Fuel Tank MoldI just finished making the mold for the front tank, to make the cowl tank out of fiberglass. Short fuse, Continental engine. It took me alot of time to design & build it to use every nook & cranny up there to put fuel in. It's all waxed up, ready for the glass. I still don't know how well it will work, though, but so far it looks promising. The bottom is sloped forward, so when the plane is in the static laiden position (tail on the ground) any drops of water will drain out of the tank, into the gascolator. No fuel lines or fittings are in the front cockpit. I installed a fitting on the top, at about 10 O'Clock position (viewed from the cockpit), to fill it from the wing tank, so there will be some fuel management with this set up. Boink !! Idea: What if we set up some kind of info base, where those of us that have built jigs, and molds, would donate these items for all to use. Some kind of tracking system would have to be employed to know who has what. We could set up something in the Matronics Arcive, with a specific 'Subject Line' to keep track of who has what. It would certainly save any newbee's alot of time. I'm going to include instructions, and material list, written on one of the plywood sides, if anyone is interested. User pays shipping cost.Chuck GantzerWichita, KS________________________________________________________________________________