Pietenpol-List: Wood gear question
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 11:37 am
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Subject: Pietenpol-List: Wood gear questionWell, after hours of measuring, cutting, trimming, and tweaking, I have the firstside of wood gear legs cut and fit to the fuse.I would like to thank Chris Tracy and his "westcoastpiet" website for the excellenttutorial on how to mark out these cuts - without this description, it wouldhave taken much longer than the 10 hours that I have into these two parts (includingthe jig building time). The next side should be able to be knockedout by the end of the weekend.Now to the question. Is the ash block supposed to be glued to the landing gearlegs or do you rely on the side plates and bolts only for this joint? My thoughtsare that the glue would provide a substance to fill any remaining void betweenthe legs and the ash block and would help transfer the loads between thesepieces. However, if one were to ever need to replace a gear leg for any reason,it would be easier to just unbolt the leg and not have to worry about aglued joint at that point.Thanks all! It is good to be building again.Dan LoegeringFargo, ND________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Wood gear questionWell, after hours of measuring, cutting, trimming, and tweaking, I have the firstside of wood gear legs cut and fit to the fuse.I would like to thank Chris Tracy and his "westcoastpiet" website for the excellenttutorial on how to mark out these cuts - without this description, it wouldhave taken much longer than the 10 hours that I have into these two parts (includingthe jig building time). The next side should be able to be knockedout by the end of the weekend.Now to the question. Is the ash block supposed to be glued to the landing gearlegs or do you rely on the side plates and bolts only for this joint? My thoughtsare that the glue would provide a substance to fill any remaining void betweenthe legs and the ash block and would help transfer the loads between thesepieces. However, if one were to ever need to replace a gear leg for any reason,it would be easier to just unbolt the leg and not have to worry about aglued joint at that point.Thanks all! It is good to be building again.Dan LoegeringFargo, ND________________________________________________________________________________