Pietenpol-List: Piet windshield
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:58 am
Original Posted By: Jeff Boatright
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Piet windshieldSteve, I considered making the framed windshields, like Jack Phillips did, but figured it was beyond my abilities as a metal worker to make the frames. They look terrific, though. I took some 1/4" plexiglas bought at Lowes,cut the blank out with a Dreml tool, made a simple single curve aluminum form with sheet aluminum and some wire to hold it in a curve, and put the formwith a plexiglas blank in the oven in the kitchen at 250 degrees for 10 minutes. The plexiglas formed over the curve and it worked out just great. I left the plastic covering on the plexiglas which was tough to get off but protected it from scratching. I just used simple aluminum brackets to attach the windshields to the turtle decks. Here's a few pics.Matt PaxtonNX629ML**************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! JunestepsfooterNO62)________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:32:06 -0400
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Piet windshieldSteve, I considered making the framed windshields, like Jack Phillips did, but figured it was beyond my abilities as a metal worker to make the frames. They look terrific, though. I took some 1/4" plexiglas bought at Lowes,cut the blank out with a Dreml tool, made a simple single curve aluminum form with sheet aluminum and some wire to hold it in a curve, and put the formwith a plexiglas blank in the oven in the kitchen at 250 degrees for 10 minutes. The plexiglas formed over the curve and it worked out just great. I left the plastic covering on the plexiglas which was tough to get off but protected it from scratching. I just used simple aluminum brackets to attach the windshields to the turtle decks. Here's a few pics.Matt PaxtonNX629ML**************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! JunestepsfooterNO62)________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:32:06 -0400