---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 02/04/09: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:53 AM - tail brace wires (Oscar Zuniga) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:53:40 AM PST US From: Oscar Zuniga Subject: Pietenpol-List: tail brace wires Joe asked-> Also on the turnbuckle topic=3B has anyone replaced the piano w ire on the tail > with cable and turnbuckles?> What size cable and what siz e turnbuckles? I don't know of anyone who is currently building a Piet using the steel wir e and thimble method used in the old plans=2C although it has been done in th e past. Most everyone uses 1/16" or 3/32" 7x19 cable with turnbuckles to adjust the tension. My airplane uses 1/16" stainless cable back there sinc e the first set of wires on it (galvanized) had some corrosion over time and I replaced them with stainless. A quick glance at the Aircraft Spruce catalog shows that the turnbuckles for 1/16" cable are just about the smallest ones in the catalog listing.Osc ar Zuniga Air Camper NX41CC San Antonio=2C TX mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com website at http://www.flysquirrel.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message pietenpol-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Pietenpol-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/pietenpol-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/pietenpol-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.