Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Dick Navratil"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Thinking outside the box. Metric Plywood ShippingSeveral months ago I was in need of some 4x4 1.5mm metric plywood. Aircraft Spruce and Wicks wanted a very large chunk of money to ship this 4x4 sheet of plywood, saying they had to ship it VIA truck (as in 18 wheeler)! The cost to ship the plywood to me was something like the national debt of a third world country.I'm happy to say that Alpha Aviation Supply in Greenville, TX was able to ship me 2 pieces of plywood for less than $26. Russ Chambers who runs the placesimply rolled up two sheets of the plywood, placed them in a cardboard box andshipped them to me by UPS for less than $26.I'd say Russ was thinking "outside the box" and he saved me a large chunk of cash.I wonder why Aircraft Spruce and Wicks couldn't think of this.Russ can be reached at (903) 455-3113 if anyone needs metric plywood. Russ is a nice chap by the way.Sterling5TA6________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: walt evans
Nice choice of colors there Walt. We are twins, down to the cut out in the centersection and MC wheels. Also as I recall, Don Hicks has one almost the same.We will have to have a squadron formed sometime.Dick N. ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy
Funny, Wicks (I believe) ships us stacks of 1/32 plywood at work, and they rollit up like paper into a big box. (We use it to make molded, laminated leadingedges for the Skybolt and Pitts S1.) I think UPS has a limit on the total sizeof the box (lenth + width + height) and maybe 4x4 feet went beyond that andthey didn't ask anyone in the shipping room (or they thought it needed a 1/4 inchply crate?) Weird.-MikeMike Whaley merlin@ov-10bronco.netWebmaster, OV-10 Bronco Associationhttp://www.ov-10bronco.net/ Aircraft Spruce and Wicks wanted a very large chunk of money to ship this 4x4sheet of plywood via truck________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 05 May 2005 08:51:36 -0400

Original Posted By: "M&M Stanley"
ShippingSubject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Thinking outside the box. Metric Plywood ShippingWhen I called Wicks, the gal on the phone said the plywood would have to ship by truck. She didn't even mention any other method such as rolling up and shipping in a round tube or small box that UPS could work with. Same thing happened at Aircraft Spruce when I called them... "has to go by motor freight..."they said.Russ Chambers (at Alpha Aviation) must be in his late 70s and right off the bat, he said he could roll up the plywood and ship it by UPS. Russ (unlike the gals) handles not only the phone orders, but shipping, ordering, sweeping the floors and unlocking the doors.My pun, "thinking outside the box" should have suggested that Russ was thinking not only outside the box, but a way to ship plywood inside the box.Sterling BrooksKnot-2-Shabby Airport & Texas Longhorn Cattle Ranch5TA6 San Antonio Sectional________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "M&M Stanley"
ShippingSubject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Thinking outside the box. Metric Plywood ShippingIn a message dated 5/5/05 8:02:39 A.M. Central Daylight Time, N321TX(at)wmconnect.com writes:When I called Wicks, the gal on the phone said the plywood would have to ship by truck. She didn't even mention any other method such as rolling up andshipping in a round tube or small box that UPS could work with. Same thing happened at Aircraft Spruce when I called them... "has to go by motor freight..." they said. Russ Chambers (at Alpha Aviation) must be in his late 70s and right off the bat, he said he could roll up the plywood and ship it by UPS. Russ (unlike the gals) handles not only the phone orders, but shipping, ordering, sweeping the floors and unlocking the doors. My pun, "thinking outside the box" should have suggested that Russ was thinking not only outside the box, but a way to ship plywood inside the box. Sterling Brooks Knot-2-Shabby Airport & Texas Longhorn Cattle Ranch 5TA6 San Antonio Sectional sterling i was on a trip last weekend and stopped by wicks to get some t-88 glue,just a quart kit,they acted like i was putting them out with my little order. ill never go back, ill order from aircraft spruce from now on tom________________________________________________________________________________