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1. 12:20 AM - Re: GN-1 inspection in Indiana (John Ford)
2. 04:44 PM - GN-1 flight characteristics (Steve Ruse)
3. 07:59 PM - tube bending (Douwe Blumberg)
4. 08:10 PM - Re: tube bending (Jim Markle)
5. 09:25 PM - Re: tube bending (DJ Vegh)
6. 10:07 PM - Re: tube bending (Peter W Johnson)
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Subject: | Re: GN-1 inspection in Indiana |
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "John Ford" <Jford@indstate.edu>
Charles Ruebeck is in Spencer, Indiana, if I'm not mistaken. I don't
have any contact information for him though (someone else surely does).
From what I'm told, he would be excellent.
John
John Ford
john@indstate.edu
812-237-8542
>>> steve@wotelectronics.com Saturday, December 04, 2004 11:02:14 PM
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--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Steve Ruse"
<steve@wotelectronics.com>
BlankI found a GN-1 in Indiana that I'm really interested in, the
problem is
I'm in Dallas and don't know anyone in the area that I would trust to
perform an inspection. I will be in Minnesota for Christmas, and will
likely make the trip down to Indiana to see the plane while I'm there.
I
don't know enough to inspect it myself though. DJ is already helping
me out
with this, but how can I find an A & P up there that I can trust to
perform
a competent inspection on the plane? Can anyone suggest someone up
there,
particularly someone familiar with Pietenpols? Will an IA perform a
pre-purchase inspection? The plane is in northern Indiana, about 1hr
from
Chicago.
Any other tips would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Steve Ruse
Dallas, TX
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Subject: | GN-1 flight characteristics |
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Steve Ruse" <steve@wotelectronics.com>
BlankHow difficult is a Piet to handle on the ground with no experience? I
got my taildragger endorsement in an L2 Taylorcraft in the last few months,
I still only have about 25hrs of taildragger time. I soloed in the L2 after
about 7 hours. Would I be asking for trouble soloing in a GN-1 with only an
hour or so of instruction? I figured a Piet wouldn't be too hard to handle
given the low speeds, but maybe the shorter tail will make it more tricky?
Thanks for any tips!
Steve Ruse
Dallas, TX
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I just got my carb and intake for my model A. I'm using a Weber. The intake manifold
is aluminum and needs modifying so that the carb sits low enough to ensure
the proper head of fuel. I'd like to "cut and paste" a new manifold together
using some of the old manifold sections. I can find the aluminum tubing
of the same diameter (1.5 id with .25 wall) but need to figure out who can put
some fairly sharp bends in it. I've read that these bends are put in using mandrels,
but does anyone know what kind of company I would look for that could
do this for me? It's too big and thick, and the bends are too sharp for me to
attempt it, but I'm sure it's a piece of cake for someone with the right machinery.
Thanks,
Douwe
douweblumberg@earthlink.net
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Subject: | Re: tube bending |
Try a local, small, independent muffler shop....or some little machine shop that
does stock car or some other kind of car racing that also builds their own cars......
----- Original Message -----
From: Douwe Blumberg
To: pietenpolgroup
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 10:10 PM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: tube bending
I just got my carb and intake for my model A. I'm using a Weber. The intake
manifold is aluminum and needs modifying so that the carb sits low enough to
ensure the proper head of fuel. I'd like to "cut and paste" a new manifold together
using some of the old manifold sections. I can find the aluminum tubing
of the same diameter (1.5 id with .25 wall) but need to figure out who can put
some fairly sharp bends in it. I've read that these bends are put in using
mandrels, but does anyone know what kind of company I would look for that could
do this for me? It's too big and thick, and the bends are too sharp for me
to attempt it, but I'm sure it's a piece of cake for someone with the right machinery.
Thanks,
Douwe
douweblumberg@earthlink.net
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Subject: | Re: tube bending |
get various bends already fre-fabbed and weld together your own. Thats what I
did for my Corvair install.
get it from Burns Stainless. They have various diameters and bends of 6061 tubing.
http://www.burnsstainless.com/AluminumTube/aluminumtube.html
DJ
----- Original Message -----
From: Douwe Blumberg
To: pietenpolgroup
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 9:10 PM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: tube bending
I just got my carb and intake for my model A. I'm using a Weber. The intake
manifold is aluminum and needs modifying so that the carb sits low enough to
ensure the proper head of fuel. I'd like to "cut and paste" a new manifold together
using some of the old manifold sections. I can find the aluminum tubing
of the same diameter (1.5 id with .25 wall) but need to figure out who can put
some fairly sharp bends in it. I've read that these bends are put in using
mandrels, but does anyone know what kind of company I would look for that could
do this for me? It's too big and thick, and the bends are too sharp for me
to attempt it, but I'm sure it's a piece of cake for someone with the right machinery.
Thanks,
Douwe
douweblumberg@earthlink.net
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Muffler shops here in Aussie do not do mandrel bending as the norm. I found
a company specializing in mandrel bends to do mine. Expensive but good. I
would recommend buying pre bent 90s or 45s and welding them together. It's a
much less expensive way.
Cheers
Peter
Wonthaggi, Australia
http://www.cpc-world.com <http://www.cpc-world.com/>
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Jim Markle
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: tube bending
Try a local, small, independent muffler shop....or some little machine shop
that does stock car or some other kind of car racing that also builds their
own cars......
----- Original Message -----
From: Douwe <mailto:douweblumberg@earthlink.net> Blumberg
Subject: Pietenpol-List: tube bending
I just got my carb and intake for my model A. I'm using a Weber. The
intake manifold is aluminum and needs modifying so that the carb sits low
enough to ensure the proper head of fuel. I'd like to "cut and paste" a new
manifold together using some of the old manifold sections. I can find the
aluminum tubing of the same diameter (1.5 id with .25 wall) but need to
figure out who can put some fairly sharp bends in it. I've read that these
bends are put in using mandrels, but does anyone know what kind of company I
would look for that could do this for me? It's too big and thick, and the
bends are too sharp for me to attempt it, but I'm sure it's a piece of cake
for someone with the right machinery.
Thanks,
Douwe
douweblumberg@earthlink.net
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