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Re: Pietenpol-List: How do you wrap bungee cord?
RE: Pietenpol-List: How do you wrap bungee cord?
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Hi Dan,Congratulations! You figured it out! It takes two people ' at least, I=92venever been able to get it done satisfactorily by myself. As for securingthe ends together, I use nylon tie wraps as a temporary method while I=92mwrestling with the bungee cords. Use a Panduit cable-Tie gun to make thejob easier (I bought mine on ebay for $10) ' you just squeeze the triggerand the cable tie is tensioned correctly and then cut off automatically. Bythe way, I use 5/8=94 bungees on my Piet. I know Mike Cuy uses =BD=94, but hisplane weighs 100 lbs less than mine and I find that I get too much sag with=BD=94. Mike also uses only the cable ties (I believe) to secure his bungees.I find the cable ties will eventually work loose, so once I have the bungeesin place, I go back and secure them with .041=94 stainless steel safety wire.I find on mine that the 5/8=94 cords are just about right when there is abouta =BD=94 gap between the axle and the =93V-Blocks=94. Taxiing over rough groundthat gap will open and close about =BD=94 either way.Changing bungee cords is probably my second least favorite task on thisairplane ' right behind bleeding the brakes.Hope to see yours at Brodhead and Oshkosh this summer.Jack PhillipsNX899JPRaleigh, NC _____
Hi Dan,Congratulations! You figured it out! It takes two people ' at least, I=92venever been able to get it done satisfactorily by myself. As for securingthe ends together, I use nylon tie wraps as a temporary method while I=92mwrestling with the bungee cords. Use a Panduit cable-Tie gun to make thejob easier (I bought mine on ebay for $10) ' you just squeeze the triggerand the cable tie is tensioned correctly and then cut off automatically. Bythe way, I use 5/8=94 bungees on my Piet. I know Mike Cuy uses =BD=94, but hisplane weighs 100 lbs less than mine and I find that I get too much sag with=BD=94. Mike also uses only the cable ties (I believe) to secure his bungees.I find the cable ties will eventually work loose, so once I have the bungeesin place, I go back and secure them with .041=94 stainless steel safety wire.I find on mine that the 5/8=94 cords are just about right when there is abouta =BD=94 gap between the axle and the =93V-Blocks=94. Taxiing over rough groundthat gap will open and close about =BD=94 either way.Changing bungee cords is probably my second least favorite task on thisairplane ' right behind bleeding the brakes.Hope to see yours at Brodhead and Oshkosh this summer.Jack PhillipsNX899JPRaleigh, NC _____