---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 01/03/05: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:25 AM - Re: General metal working question (Phillips, Jack) 2. 11:53 AM - Congratulations on your Repairman Certificate and high speedtaxi (Michael D Cuy) 3. 01:09 PM - Re: Re:Pietenpol List: General MetalworkingQuestion (Michael D Cuy) 4. 02:57 PM - Re: General metal working question (Carl Vought) 5. 06:58 PM - Test - Delete (Ken Goff) 6. 09:07 PM - Re: General metal working question (Clif Dawson) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:25:45 AM PST US Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: General metal working question From: "Phillips, Jack" --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Phillips, Jack" Chris's method is what I used and it works well. Look in the EAA's Aircraft Welding book - it describes exactly how to do this. I found that it sometimes takes several applications - heat the metal till it glows orange, then shut off the torch and squish it in the vise. You can get it about halfway the first time, then heat it again and squish it almost down to flat. Third time gets it all the way flat. Then I welded the tip closed. Jack Phillips ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 11:53:38 AM PST US From: Michael D Cuy Subject: Pietenpol-List: Congratulations on your Repairman Certificate and high speedtaxi --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Michael D Cuy BERT C......way to go fella with the FSDO people. Finally common sense did actually rule. Good going and the photos of your high speed-tail up runs looked like great fun. Hope the weather cooperates for your first flight. Mike C. ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 01:09:33 PM PST US From: Michael D Cuy Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re:Pietenpol List: General MetalworkingQuestion --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Michael D Cuy Mike, Rick -- I cold squished (in a nice big vise here at work) both my rudder bar ends and bellcrank ends. Mike C. ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 02:57:59 PM PST US From: "Carl Vought" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: General metal working question --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Carl Vought" What alloy are you using? I used 4130 and Pressed it flat with a vice. I didn't heat it for fear of hardening it to the point of being unable to drill it for the fittings. 'Nuther question...I have flattened one end of my rudder bar and I'm in doubt as to how to guarantee that when the other end is flattened, it will wind up in the same plane as the first. Any advice???....Carl Vought ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catdesign" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: General metal working question > Rick > > No don't do it cold as this may cause cracking of the tubing. Also, don't > just whack it with a hammer. Been there done that. Basically what you want > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 06:58:07 PM PST US From: "Ken Goff" Subject: Pietenpol-List: Test - Delete Test ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 09:07:06 PM PST US From: Clif Dawson Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: General metal working question <004c01c4f157$27c44740$3f375142@Spot> <002e01c4f1df$0d28df80$9d4fd618@knology.net> --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Clif Dawson Clamp a stick to the flattened face and eyeball it vertical to the vice jaws and hold with just a little pressure. hold a stick or ruler to one vice jaw face and sight the two sticks. Repeat until both line up. Then squish away. I have two 3/4" X 3/4" sticks 2' long, one white, one black hanging on my tool wall. They are known by the ancients as winding sticks. http://www.robcosman.ca/RC_Jigs.htm http://www.tools-for-woodworking.com/browseproducts/Winding-Sticks.html Clif > --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Carl Vought" > .I have flattened one end of my > rudder bar and I'm in doubt as to how to guarantee that when the other end > is flattened, it will wind up in the same plane as the first. Any > advice???....Carl Vought >