Original Posted By: del magsam
Pietenpol-List: Steamin' Curious
Re: Pietenpol-List: Steamin' Curious
Original Posted By: "walt evans"
Pietenpol-List: welding
Original Posted By: "GlennThomas(at)flyingwood.com"
A question for any who are more experienced at Oxy/actl welding. I was making some parts today and kept having that popping in the molten pool. Sometimes I can work away without having it occur but today it was blowing holes in my tubing.That is real frustrating. Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong. Dick N.________________________________________________________________________________
A question for any who are more experienced at Oxy/actl welding. I was making some parts today and kept having that popping in the molten pool. Sometimes I can work away without having it occur but today it was blowing holes in my tubing.That is real frustrating. Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong. Dick N.________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Steamin' Curious
Original Posted By: "gcardinal"
I did things very close to the way Walt explains. Although, Walt being a better man than I, got it done in 30 days. I do a rib whenever I can and have been lucky to get 3 or 4 a week lately and have been at it for 9 months. Today just finished up rib #20. 12 more to go. Watching them add up in my study is keeping me active in the shop. Renovations on my house took me out of the game for a couple months but I've been staying pretty committed to getting the ribs done the last month or so.Steaming...I originally made something that just allowed steam to pass by them and it didn't seem to penetrate (even after an hour) and the capstrip broke when clamping into the bending jig. ...so I put a wine bottle full of water (kind of a double-boiler) in the steam chamber and let them sit there while I make a rib. When the gussets are all on the second side of the last rib and then the gussets of the first side of the next rib is done I pull it out of the steamer and put it in a bending jig to set it's curve. Every day out in the rib factory it's a similar routine:1. Start a capstrip in the steamer.2. Put the Side B gussets on the last half-completed rib.3. Cut and fit into the rib jig all the pieces and put the Side A gussets on using the capstrip now dry in the bending jig from the previous day. (Doesn't necessarily have to be dry, just fits my pace/routine.)4. Put the freshly steamed capstrip in the bending jig.It only takes a day (actually a few hours) to do those 4 steps, so if you have the time you definitely should be able to do it in a month. (and I clamp my gussets using a custom clamping rib jig) If you use staples or nails you could make more than 1 rib per day. I like the no-nails look and the reduced weight. Time up front spent on a jig that clamps is reclaimed in the end. Idea was stolen from Bill Church on MyKitPlanes.com. Lots of great pictures of his and other projects there too.Everybody has a slightly different way of doing things and if you go to Brodhead and see them side by side you can see their many subtle differences but all recognizably Pietepols, very cool. If you didn't scratch your head and come up with your own way to build each part you missed out on the fun.Glenn W. ThomasStorrs, CThttp://www.flyingwood.com ________________________________________________________________________________
I did things very close to the way Walt explains. Although, Walt being a better man than I, got it done in 30 days. I do a rib whenever I can and have been lucky to get 3 or 4 a week lately and have been at it for 9 months. Today just finished up rib #20. 12 more to go. Watching them add up in my study is keeping me active in the shop. Renovations on my house took me out of the game for a couple months but I've been staying pretty committed to getting the ribs done the last month or so.Steaming...I originally made something that just allowed steam to pass by them and it didn't seem to penetrate (even after an hour) and the capstrip broke when clamping into the bending jig. ...so I put a wine bottle full of water (kind of a double-boiler) in the steam chamber and let them sit there while I make a rib. When the gussets are all on the second side of the last rib and then the gussets of the first side of the next rib is done I pull it out of the steamer and put it in a bending jig to set it's curve. Every day out in the rib factory it's a similar routine:1. Start a capstrip in the steamer.2. Put the Side B gussets on the last half-completed rib.3. Cut and fit into the rib jig all the pieces and put the Side A gussets on using the capstrip now dry in the bending jig from the previous day. (Doesn't necessarily have to be dry, just fits my pace/routine.)4. Put the freshly steamed capstrip in the bending jig.It only takes a day (actually a few hours) to do those 4 steps, so if you have the time you definitely should be able to do it in a month. (and I clamp my gussets using a custom clamping rib jig) If you use staples or nails you could make more than 1 rib per day. I like the no-nails look and the reduced weight. Time up front spent on a jig that clamps is reclaimed in the end. Idea was stolen from Bill Church on MyKitPlanes.com. Lots of great pictures of his and other projects there too.Everybody has a slightly different way of doing things and if you go to Brodhead and see them side by side you can see their many subtle differences but all recognizably Pietepols, very cool. If you didn't scratch your head and come up with your own way to build each part you missed out on the fun.Glenn W. ThomasStorrs, CThttp://www.flyingwood.com ________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: welding
Original Posted By: Dick Navratil
Hi Dick,Increase the flow of gas. The popping is the welding gases igniting inside the torch because the tip is getting too hot.Greg C. ----- Original Message -----
Hi Dick,Increase the flow of gas. The popping is the welding gases igniting inside the torch because the tip is getting too hot.Greg C. ----- Original Message -----
RE: Pietenpol-List: Steamin' Curious
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
This is also how I did my ribs....I had a 24" tube that I filled with coldwater. Let the cap strip soak for 8hrs then after work poured out the coldwater and filled with VERY hot water to soak the cap strip in for 5min orso.... Took it out of the water wiped it off and put it into my rib jig..you know the rest..... Worked out very well and you get a system after awhile and they move right along.Cheers,Dave-----Original Message-----
This is also how I did my ribs....I had a 24" tube that I filled with coldwater. Let the cap strip soak for 8hrs then after work poured out the coldwater and filled with VERY hot water to soak the cap strip in for 5min orso.... Took it out of the water wiped it off and put it into my rib jig..you know the rest..... Worked out very well and you get a system after awhile and they move right along.Cheers,Dave-----Original Message-----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Steamin' Curious
Original Posted By: "Bill Church"
RE: Pietenpol-List: Steamin' Curious
Original Posted By: "Bill Church"
Re: Pietenpol-List: Steamin' Curious
Original Posted By: amsafetyc(at)aol.com
RE: Pietenpol-List: Steamin' Curious
Original Posted By: "Bill Church"