Original Posted By: amsafetyc(at)aol.com
Howdy, Pieters-My wife and I just got back from a nearly 1600 mi. (round-trip) drive up to LosAlamos, NM to gently gather up a beautiful set of landing gear legs from thelate Arlene Walsh's Aerial project. She died earlier this year in an auto accidentand through various actions and reactions, her project will be headed upto Anchorage, AK to be worked on (and hopefully, completed) by a group of middleschool students. Thanks to Rob Stapleton from this list for putting togetherall the pieces.I examined and handled the various pieces of Arlene's project in the hangar atLos Alamos. Outside, snow was drifting and the temp was in the high 20s but insidethe hangar it was impossible not to feel the warmth of the varnished woodfrom FOUR wing panels (the Aerial is a biplane version of the Piet), as wellas the tail feathers and fuselage, all ready to be crated for shipping to Alaska.It's a nice project, all hand-built (little humor for you guys there), andI hope the kids learn about building from it and get the flying bug too.There was no flying before, during, or after the trip. This winter storm has packedsome very strong and gusty winds, as anyone from Washington to Arkansascan attest.I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays and looking forward to kicking off the80th anniversary of the Pietenpol beginning January 1 of 2009, an entire yearof celebration! So don't spare the Old Milwaukee, all you cheapskate homebuilderslike me ;o)Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CCSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: squaring up
Re: Pietenpol-List: squaring up
Original Posted By: Oscar Zuniga
I know, I know you guys told me not to worry about it too much but I just couldn'tstart my wings with bent spars. So after much thought I was able to straighten them out a bunch. I had a 6' piece of 1X3 flat stock steel from my home made brake, I used it asa straight edge and router guide. I set a straight line then set the straight edge and re cut the edge of the sparstraight. Once I did that I used that routed edge against my saw fence made2 rips and presto chango straight edges and squared up spars. I figured that if I start straight, chances are the wings have a better chanceof coming out straight. Thought I would share that with everyoneJohn------Original Message------
I know, I know you guys told me not to worry about it too much but I just couldn'tstart my wings with bent spars. So after much thought I was able to straighten them out a bunch. I had a 6' piece of 1X3 flat stock steel from my home made brake, I used it asa straight edge and router guide. I set a straight line then set the straight edge and re cut the edge of the sparstraight. Once I did that I used that routed edge against my saw fence made2 rips and presto chango straight edges and squared up spars. I figured that if I start straight, chances are the wings have a better chanceof coming out straight. Thought I would share that with everyoneJohn------Original Message------
Re: Pietenpol-List: squaring up
Original Posted By: "Clif Dawson"
Good man! Now if anyone where to tell you to" Straighten up and fly right! " you can just pointto your wings.
"Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle."(Michelangelo)ClifI trust Santa was good to everyone?>> I know, I know you guys told me not to worry about it too much but I just > couldn't start my wings with bent spars.>>> I figured that if I start straight, chances are the wings have a better > chance of coming out straight.>> John________________________________________________________________________________
Good man! Now if anyone where to tell you to" Straighten up and fly right! " you can just pointto your wings.
"Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle."(Michelangelo)ClifI trust Santa was good to everyone?>> I know, I know you guys told me not to worry about it too much but I just > couldn't start my wings with bent spars.>>> I figured that if I start straight, chances are the wings have a better > chance of coming out straight.>> John________________________________________________________________________________Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Wing Tips
Original Posted By: Michael Perez
It's amazing how some stuff works. An extra invisiblefoot and a half of wing and it didn't cost you a damn thing!Clif "The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper." ~ Eden Phillpotts ----- Original Message -----
It's amazing how some stuff works. An extra invisiblefoot and a half of wing and it didn't cost you a damn thing!Clif "The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper." ~ Eden Phillpotts ----- Original Message -----