Pietenpol-List: More new pictures from 40-yr-old Piet
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 10:19 pm
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________________________________________________________________________________
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________________________________________________________________________________