Pietenpol-List: office staple gun
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 7:50 am
Original Posted By: "TOM STINEMETZE"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: office staple gunJohn, A simple office stapler works good for holding gussets in place while the T-88cures and it goesfast. You should be able to build one rib a day that way. Try not to get boggeddown in the details because the more progress you see faster the more motivated (and less arduousthe mountainof work ahead of you seems) you'll be to continue. Just my thoughts. And while I'm pontificating let me add some wide-paint-brushbuilder types I'veobserved over time. The Enthusiast: Likes Piets, loves to read about them, write, talk, and museabout maybe building one some day but that is the extent of it. They won't ever build but that's just fine. The Planner: They explore every possible way to mix epoxy before ever mixing some. They do exhaustive searches on every type of wood that nature yields before making a decision. The Oblivious: They don't get the books by Tony Bingelis or use the GREAT, great,great EAA how-to videos posted on line, books or other resources whereby you could actually be sealed in your workshopfor 3 years and never have contact with the world and build a great Pietenpol with just a phone and creditcard to order your raw materials. The Helpless: Those who are oblivious and lazy who really don't ever want tobuild a Pietenpol, they aren't serious in the least, and they constantly rely on others to look up information from themand then question if that info is accurate or not instead of finding out for themselves or exploring how to search the archivesand sift thru the info.The Flyer/Builder: Those who quietly go about a steady pace of building (Dan Helsperand Ben Charvet, Douwe come to mind) and have a goal of not only completing the airplane but flying it. Flying it is one of the main goals these builders have and not to build the cheapest, crappiest looking Pietenpolbut to build one with good materials and who use good, proven methods of aircraft construction. The Train Wreck: Those who cobble together anything they can find cheap and thenproduce a really unsafe, poorly built, piece of junk project and then sell it off when they loose patience. The Buyer: I started out like this. I didn't want to wait and build for yearsand years. I wanted to have my own FLYING Pietenpol and I think it is GREAT when flying Piets get purchased and flownrather than sitting in a dusty hangar for years being neglected. The Museum Curator: Those who never fly, never maintain, but own and hold a flyablePietenpol. ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:10:41 -0500
Subject: Pietenpol-List: office staple gunJohn, A simple office stapler works good for holding gussets in place while the T-88cures and it goesfast. You should be able to build one rib a day that way. Try not to get boggeddown in the details because the more progress you see faster the more motivated (and less arduousthe mountainof work ahead of you seems) you'll be to continue. Just my thoughts. And while I'm pontificating let me add some wide-paint-brushbuilder types I'veobserved over time. The Enthusiast: Likes Piets, loves to read about them, write, talk, and museabout maybe building one some day but that is the extent of it. They won't ever build but that's just fine. The Planner: They explore every possible way to mix epoxy before ever mixing some. They do exhaustive searches on every type of wood that nature yields before making a decision. The Oblivious: They don't get the books by Tony Bingelis or use the GREAT, great,great EAA how-to videos posted on line, books or other resources whereby you could actually be sealed in your workshopfor 3 years and never have contact with the world and build a great Pietenpol with just a phone and creditcard to order your raw materials. The Helpless: Those who are oblivious and lazy who really don't ever want tobuild a Pietenpol, they aren't serious in the least, and they constantly rely on others to look up information from themand then question if that info is accurate or not instead of finding out for themselves or exploring how to search the archivesand sift thru the info.The Flyer/Builder: Those who quietly go about a steady pace of building (Dan Helsperand Ben Charvet, Douwe come to mind) and have a goal of not only completing the airplane but flying it. Flying it is one of the main goals these builders have and not to build the cheapest, crappiest looking Pietenpolbut to build one with good materials and who use good, proven methods of aircraft construction. The Train Wreck: Those who cobble together anything they can find cheap and thenproduce a really unsafe, poorly built, piece of junk project and then sell it off when they loose patience. The Buyer: I started out like this. I didn't want to wait and build for yearsand years. I wanted to have my own FLYING Pietenpol and I think it is GREAT when flying Piets get purchased and flownrather than sitting in a dusty hangar for years being neglected. The Museum Curator: Those who never fly, never maintain, but own and hold a flyablePietenpol. ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:10:41 -0500
I have never been, though and wondered if someone could post a map. Are there anyevents on Sat. Or just come and enjoy? Any gate to check in at? Looking for some details. ThanksJoeRead this topic online here: