Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Roman Bukolt"
My understanding was that Lexan (polycarbonate) could be bent without using heat or anything else, just like sheet metal in a brake or around a form, especially thinner stuff, and it would not break. Incorrect?Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net_________________________________________________________________Fixing up the home? Live Search can help ________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "Phillips, Jack"

Original Posted By: Gene Hubbard
Chuck wrote->1/8" curved Lexan (no heat required), with three mount points, is the >simplest, lightest, toughest, and easiest to build...oh yeah...and it's to >the>plans, too.Now you know better than that, Chuck! There warn't no sich thing as polycarbo... parleycarbo...pollywhozis... you know what I mean (Lexan) back in 1932 so how could Lexan be "to the plans"? ;o)Corky built 41CC pretty darned close to what you describe (curved, 1/8" thick, one-piece acrylic) except it has five mounting points per windscreen rather than three. I just thought that if guys were going for the 3-panel rectilinear windscreen and were already going to use metal angles at the bends, they could bend the Lexan cold and cover the crazing or milky color with the metal anyway. Some pop rivets and you're done. There is something to be said for the 3-panel flat windscreen for that old-timey look, too.Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net_________________________________________________________________MSN Shopping has everything on your holiday list. Get expert picks by style, age, and price. Try it! http://shopping.msn.com/content/shp/?ct ... 6,ptnrdata 0601&tcode=wlmtagline________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:51:15 -0800

Original Posted By: Gene Hubbard