Pietenpol-List: 1/4 x 1/4 rib material
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 3:30 pm
Original Posted By: Rcaprd(at)aol.com
Subject: Pietenpol-List: 1/4 x 1/4 rib materialA year or two ago someone posted that he recovered ( or helped recover )a couple of Piets that were around 30 years old and found that the capstrips sagged down between the diagonal bracing. I always thought thatthe Piet ribs looked like they ought to have more bracing with thejoints closer together. but I built mine to the plans. If 1/4 x 1/2 saggover time, I would bet 1/4 x 1/4 start sagging much sooner.Chuck: sorry to hear that you had been robbed. I useto take my kidsshooting and they would talk about it in school to their friends. Well,as the years go by, some friends got into gangs and drugs but theirmemory remained clear that I had a collection of military riflesand.......you guessed it. They were caught after they got rid ofeverything, but did no time for my loss because other crimes theycommitted were far worse. MORAL..Tell your kids to keep their mouthsshut about anything you have at home. Leon S.________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Pietenpol-List: 1/4 x 1/4 rib materialA year or two ago someone posted that he recovered ( or helped recover )a couple of Piets that were around 30 years old and found that the capstrips sagged down between the diagonal bracing. I always thought thatthe Piet ribs looked like they ought to have more bracing with thejoints closer together. but I built mine to the plans. If 1/4 x 1/2 saggover time, I would bet 1/4 x 1/4 start sagging much sooner.Chuck: sorry to hear that you had been robbed. I useto take my kidsshooting and they would talk about it in school to their friends. Well,as the years go by, some friends got into gangs and drugs but theirmemory remained clear that I had a collection of military riflesand.......you guessed it. They were caught after they got rid ofeverything, but did no time for my loss because other crimes theycommitted were far worse. MORAL..Tell your kids to keep their mouthsshut about anything you have at home. Leon S.________________________________________________________________________________