Pietenpol-List: cool site
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 12:33 am
Original Posted By: Clif Dawson
Original Posted By: Matt Dralle
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Elevator hingesMany thanks to the group for the tips on setting the elevator hinges in place. I do have a router/router table and so will use that method after practicingon scrap lumber. The horizontal stab and elevators are virtually finished and will next get the vertical stab and rudder framed up...then the landing gear...and then... and then... The fuselage is hanging from the basement ceilingjoists over the workbench (next to my treasured set of Charlie Rubeck wing ribs)-- giving me space to build the tailfeathers.I'll try to post some pics of my project one of these days. I was able to get a good, working altimeter on e-Bay a few months ago -- a 1938 Kollsman. I tested it out by driving up the 600-foot bluffs here at La Crosse -- worked fineup and down. It also indicates correct field elevation with current barometricpressure dialed in. Should be just fine for a low and slow Piet. Funny thing is I sent Kollsman an e-mail asking if they could still send me some literature on the particular altimeter I have. They quickly and very politely respondedthat yes, they could do that -- except that since my (68-year-old) altimeter had been built to a military contract, they could only release the info to military personnel! That figures... : )Again, many thanks to the group for great info and tips...Fred B.La Crosse, WI ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 13:44:18 -0800