Original Posted By: "Mike Whaley"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: More new pictures from 40-yr-old PietHowdy all from Texas. Finally got a chance to work some more this weekend on the Piet. Also, added a few pics to the link below to fill in the progress made in the past few months.... slow but sure.http://www.mykitplane.com/Planes/photoG ... umID=188Im not sure why, but all the pics have a blue hue to them. Makes us look like smurfs. Anysay, notice the spring gear re-build job done by my partner LonCarr back in October. We are now very happy with a straight and true gear. The detail design of this gear is part Piet and part Hatz CB1.Today, I finally swallowed hard and got out that mean old fly-cutter and bored all the instrument holes in the rear panel. Had to do it on the ship sinceit was already permanently glued and nailed in place by the previous builder. Man that fly-cutter worked GREAT. Keys to a good job...1) start with a sharp cutter tool.2) keep a firm grip (used 14V Dewalt cordless drill)3) keep a square alignment to the workpiece4) don't cut slow...go ahead and cut fast enough to mell the smoke.5) use a backing board (clamped) to prevent the farside last ply from tearing away.6) Be safe.Use a removed front bezel from an old instrument as a drill guide for perfect alignment. Had a great weekend teaching my 9 yr-old stepson some sheet metal fabrication techniques. We built some channel stiffeners to bridge between the rear instrument and the front pit headrest. Also the ones forward of the front instrument panel. Added #8 nut plates for anchoring the cockpit cowlings.See also the attached pic. Those instruments really add some life. Since the original panel has some old stains from nails we have purchased some sticky-back wood veneer, which we will use to finish out the panel. Its gettingcloser...just slow.All the best.Terry Bowdenph (254) 715-4773fax (254) 853-3805________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: More new pictures from 40-yr-old Piet
Pietenpol-List: Re: More new pictures from 40-yr-old Piet
Original Posted By: BARNSTMR(at)aol.com
What's that instrument right above the tach... the audio engine failure detectiondevice? heheheBTW, blue/yellow hues in digital photos are usually caused by having your cameraset for the wrong kind of lighting... ie, if it's set for flourescent when you'rereally under incandescent light, or set for sunlight when you're indoors...check that and see if it helps.-MikeMike Whaley merlin@ov-10bronco.netWebmaster, OV-10 Bronco Associationhttp://www.ov-10bronco.net/http://www.ov-10bro ... rs/merlin/ ----- Original Message -----
What's that instrument right above the tach... the audio engine failure detectiondevice? heheheBTW, blue/yellow hues in digital photos are usually caused by having your cameraset for the wrong kind of lighting... ie, if it's set for flourescent when you'rereally under incandescent light, or set for sunlight when you're indoors...check that and see if it helps.-MikeMike Whaley merlin@ov-10bronco.netWebmaster, OV-10 Bronco Associationhttp://www.ov-10bronco.net/http://www.ov-10bro ... rs/merlin/ ----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: More new pictures from 40-yr-old Piet
Original Posted By: BARNSTMR(at)aol.com
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: More new pictures from 40-yr-old PietThe blue hue only shows up in the pics I uploaded to the "mykitplanes.com" site. They don't have that blue overtone when I view them on my picture viewerhere.________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: More new pictures from 40-yr-old PietThe blue hue only shows up in the pics I uploaded to the "mykitplanes.com" site. They don't have that blue overtone when I view them on my picture viewerhere.________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: More new pictures from 40-yr-old Piet
Original Posted By: BARNSTMR(at)aol.com
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: More new pictures from 40-yr-old PietThat was Hannah's ear. She and her twin sister (age 5) helped me all day today and their brother Travis too. Its great having so much interest from thekids. Travis literally put in about 7 hours yesterday and about 4 hours afterchurch today. Travis can use the sheet metal shear, the brake, the center punch, the marking dividers, the rivet cutter, the tin snips, and the air drill. Yesterdayhe helped me make 3 six inch channel supports (for behind the rear panel). So today, I showed him that we needed 3 more just the same, except seven inches long (behind the front panel). He had them sheared, centerpunched, marked, andready to drill before I could break loose from cutting panel holes and see hisprogress. Here's Travis and Hannah....and another pic of the the 7-inch channel supports he made today. His papaw (my partner Lon) helped him finish them up (install nutplates). But Travis did about 80% of the work.Its all in the family...Terry________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: More new pictures from 40-yr-old PietThat was Hannah's ear. She and her twin sister (age 5) helped me all day today and their brother Travis too. Its great having so much interest from thekids. Travis literally put in about 7 hours yesterday and about 4 hours afterchurch today. Travis can use the sheet metal shear, the brake, the center punch, the marking dividers, the rivet cutter, the tin snips, and the air drill. Yesterdayhe helped me make 3 six inch channel supports (for behind the rear panel). So today, I showed him that we needed 3 more just the same, except seven inches long (behind the front panel). He had them sheared, centerpunched, marked, andready to drill before I could break loose from cutting panel holes and see hisprogress. Here's Travis and Hannah....and another pic of the the 7-inch channel supports he made today. His papaw (my partner Lon) helped him finish them up (install nutplates). But Travis did about 80% of the work.Its all in the family...Terry________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: More new pictures from 40-yr-old Piet
Original Posted By: BARNSTMR(at)aol.com
The blue hue is usually from fluorescent lights. Incandescent lights will makethe pictures a little yellow. Most people don't even notice, you must be pickyor have really good color perception. By the way why is there an ear in thetop right instrument hole? Is that the audio control?Hank J ----- Original Message -----
The blue hue is usually from fluorescent lights. Incandescent lights will makethe pictures a little yellow. Most people don't even notice, you must be pickyor have really good color perception. By the way why is there an ear in thetop right instrument hole? Is that the audio control?Hank J ----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: More new pictures from 40-yr-old Piet
Original Posted By: hjarrett
Got to start looking at the whole stack of messages before I reply.Cute kid. Can he fly yet?Hank J ----- Original Message -----
Got to start looking at the whole stack of messages before I reply.Cute kid. Can he fly yet?Hank J ----- Original Message -----