Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Michael Perez
I=99ve visited Mike=99s workshop at his house last winter =C2-guys and you may as well imagine that you=99reactually entering a surgical area of a hospital with one notable exception. =C2-=C2-There is waymore clutter in an operating room.=C2-=C2- =C2-Mike just showed me his torque tube aileron control horn that he TIG welded up (the airfoil shaped / two-halves job)and it looked like it came out of a CNC machine---no distortions or warping anywhere on the edge welds andperfectly drilled and placed holes.=C2-=C2-=C2- My best control horns still had some slight distortion and warpage but Mike=99slook like a robotic welder welded them.=C2-=C2- =C2-Mike=99s also the world=99s luckiest man as he has the full blessings of his wife on this project and the stunning1960=99s GTO he restored from the frame up.=C2- =C2-Mike C. =C2-________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 05:16:39 -0800 (PST)

Original Posted By: Michael Perez
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Mike Perez's workshopI've visited Mike's workshop at his house last winter guys and you may as well imagine that you'reactually entering a surgical area of a hospital with one notable exception. There is waymore clutter in an operating room.Mike just showed me his torque tube aileron control horn that he TIG welded up (the airfoil shaped / two-halves job)and it looked like it came out of a CNC machine---no distortions or warping anywhere on the edge welds andperfectly drilled and placed holes. My best control horns still had some slight distortion and warpage but Mike'slook like a robotic welder welded them.Mike's also the world's luckiest man as he has the full blessings of his wife on this project and the stunning1960's GTO he restored from the frame up.Mike C.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:46:30 -0800 (PST)