---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 03/11/08: 9 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:34 AM - Re: Re: Where can I find vintage gauges (HelsperSew@aol.com) 2. 04:23 AM - Re: Where can I find vintage gauges (jhubbard) 3. 04:55 AM - Re: Re: Where can I find vintage gauges (HelsperSew@aol.com) 4. 02:09 PM - GN1 Plans with project (Barry Davis) 5. 05:16 PM - Rib length question (rmueller23) 6. 05:25 PM - Re: GN1 Plans with project (TOPGUN) 7. 05:48 PM - Re: Rib length question (gcardinal) 8. 07:02 PM - Re: Rib length question (Don Emch) 9. 07:30 PM - Re: Rib length question (rmueller23) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:34:54 AM PST US From: HelsperSew@aol.com Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Where can I find vintage gauges Sir, (I wish I knew your name) Here is a picture of my panel with my Ebay purchased instruments. The altimeter is non-sensitive but works great, and will work accurately also on those high altitude flights to 15-20,000 msl. Dan Helsper Poplar Grove, IL. **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001) ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:23:59 AM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Where can I find vintage gauges From: "jhubbard" Dan, Very nice! Are they reproductions or originals? If they're originals, do you know what sort of plane they came out of? Jeff -------- "One boy is one boy, two boys is half a boy, and three boys ain't no boy at all." My Great Grandmother, whenever my cousins and I got together. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=168965#168965 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 04:55:49 AM PST US From: HelsperSew@aol.com Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Where can I find vintage gauges Jeff, I don't know what airplane those instruments are out of. They are not repros. The alt. and tach are 4" dia. Those are quite old. I am going to have to get a special tach cable made by a speedo shop. The clock is significant to me because it is an Elgin, and I lived in Elgin IL for 17 years where the old factory was. The mag switch is 2 1/8" dia. and very cool looking I think. For anybody interested I have a very cool old brass venturi that I am not going to use. Contact me off-list and I can send pics. Dan Helsper Poplar Grove, IL. **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001) ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 02:09:39 PM PST US From: "Barry Davis" Subject: Pietenpol-List: GN1 Plans with project I have a set of orig plans. They come with a partially built project. It includes: Fuselage in boat stage, all tail feathers built, Ribs built, Center section started with spars and steel fittings. Most (some) fittings are done. The landing gear, tail wheel fitting and torque tube are roughed out. Rib jig, etc. $800 in Georgia. Barry Davis Big Piet Builder ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 05:16:15 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Rib length question From: "rmueller23" I tried to send this via email, but I don't think it went through. If it did, sorry for the duplicate posting. I'm in the process of lofting the rib coordinates onto my jig. The total length of the rib is supposed to be 60" long. If you add up the measurements for the stations going fore to aft (i.e. 1/2", 1", 1", 1", etc) you end up with a total length of 60.125. I have seen mention of an error in a vertical measurement, but I have yet to find anything about a discrepancy in the length. I understand it's only 1/8", but generally what has everyone done about this. Just build it an 1/8" longer; subtract the 1/8" off the trailing edge? Is there a horizontal dimension that is known to be incorrect? Ryan Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=169115#169115 ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 05:25:40 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: GN1 Plans with project From: "TOPGUN" Can you e-mail me some pictures? i am interested........crusch@lakefield.net will you seperate out the ribs and center section? Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=169118#169118 ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 05:48:36 PM PST US From: "gcardinal" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Rib length question Ryan, Don't sweat it too much, just make sure the distance between the spars is correct. The chord length on NX18235 is off by more than 1/8" and it flies just fine. Greg Cardinal ----- Original Message ----- From: "rmueller23" Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 7:13 PM Subject: Pietenpol-List: Rib length question > > I tried to send this via email, but I don't think it went through. If it > did, sorry for the duplicate posting. > > I'm in the process of lofting the rib coordinates onto my jig. The total > length of the rib is supposed to be 60" long. If you add up the > measurements for the stations going fore to aft (i.e. 1/2", 1", 1", 1", > etc) you end up with a total length of 60.125. I have seen mention of an > error in a vertical measurement, but I have yet to find anything about a > discrepancy in the length. I understand it's only 1/8", but generally what > has everyone done about this. Just build it an 1/8" longer; subtract the > 1/8" off the trailing edge? Is there a horizontal dimension that is known > to be incorrect? > > Ryan > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=169115#169115 > > > ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 07:02:36 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Rib length question From: "Don Emch" Ryan, Somehow, and I think it has to do with wider leading and trailing edges, my chord length came to around 60.5" to 60.625". I don't think my Piet knows the difference. I really wouldn't worry about it either. However, like Greg says keep the distance between the spars uniform and correct. It would be very discouraging to finish the center section and wing panels and find that they don't meet up together. Don Emch NX899DE Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=169143#169143 ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 07:30:35 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Rib length question From: "rmueller23" Sounds good. I'll plot with the given dimensions and not worry about a little extra. Thanks Greg and Don. 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