Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Scott Schreiber"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: rib gussetsI bought a project in progress 2nd hand from an original estate sale.All the work looked good ,fuselage ,tailfeathers etc.I decided to check the stapled gussets on the ribs.As I pulled out the staples the gussets came off. I could not tell that there had ever been any glueput on them and if they had been it was it was not where I could tell it I have already mounted all the ribs on the spars so I'm redoing every one of them(at least 300). At least I'll know they are good when I finish redoing them. It pays to double check everything reguardless of how good it looks to the eye. After all that will be me and probably a friend depending on that wing tobring us back to earth safely.Ted Stone**************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)________________________________________________________________________________

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Original Posted By: "MikeD"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: rib gussetsI lightly sanded the gussets and the ribs where the gusset goes. Using t-88In a message dated 7/2/2008 9:29:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, miket(at)southslope.net writes:Ted,What glue did you use? Did you lightly sand the plywood gussets before glueing them? Better ck the fuselage and tail gussetts too!That is frustrating indeed!Mike in Iowa_TGSTONE236(at)aol.com_ (mailto:TGSTONE236(at)aol.com) wrote: I bought a project in progress 2nd hand from an original estate sale.All the work looked good ,fuselage ,tailfeathers etc.I decided to check the stapled gussets on the ribs.As I pulled out the staples the gussets came off. I could not tell that there had ever been any glueput on them and if they had been it was it was not where I could tell it I have already mounted all the ribs on the spars so I'm redoing every one of them(at least 300). At least I'll know they are good when I finish redoing them. It pays to double check everything reguardless of how good it looks to the eye. After all that will be me and probably a friend depending on that wing tobring us back to earth safely.Ted Stone____________________________________ Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient _used cars_ (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) .(http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Pietenpol-List) (http://www.matronics.com/contribution) **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Instrument panels pilot and front cockpit

Original Posted By: Clif Dawson
[quote="gcardinal(at)comcast.net"]Hi Tom, It is burled black walnut. Book matched and they are successive sheets so everyburl in the pilots panel matches a burl in the passenger panel. Dale spent many hours working out most of these details. Greg [quote]Cool! That is exactly what I had in mind for ours, a Rolls-Royce dash type of appearance,with a finish you can see yourself in.Mike D.--------Piet-builder-who-hopes-to-be-flying-next-summerRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:44:00 -0700