---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 11/22/09: 12 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 0. 12:10 AM - Make Sure You're Listed! List of Contributors Published in December! (Matt Dralle) 1. 07:46 AM - Re: Covering question - drain grommets (Gene Rambo) 2. 07:54 AM - Re: This is different- pilot step (K5YAC) 3. 07:56 AM - Re: Pilot step (K5YAC) 4. 08:55 AM - Three Continental A-65 engines for sale (Tim Willis) 5. 09:49 AM - Re: Pilot step (Kip and Beth Gardner) 6. 05:02 PM - 106 years ago today- prelude to flight (helspersew@aol.com) 7. 05:18 PM - Re: Pilot step (Jack Phillips) 8. 05:22 PM - email for larry williams (Douwe Blumberg) 9. 05:24 PM - email for larry williams (Douwe Blumberg) 10. 05:43 PM - Larry Williams email (helspersew@aol.com) 11. 06:57 PM - Re: Pilot step (Ben Charvet) ________________________________ Message 0 _____________________________________ Time: 12:10:17 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Pietenpol-List: Make Sure You're Listed! List of Contributors Published in December! Dear Listers, The List of Contributors (LOC) is just around the corner! 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Matt Dralle Matronics Email List Administrator ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:46:59 AM PST US From: "Gene Rambo" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Covering question - drain grommets burning holes is fine, and I will probably do it, but keep in mind that the shape of the grommets creates a kind of venturi that vents the area. It might do a better job than a mere hole. Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Holland To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 1:57 PM Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Covering question - drain grommets Thanks Dan, thats two votes for just burning drain holes and forgetting the grommets. That sounds good to me. Rick On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 1:28 PM, > wrote: Rick, I am a little ahead of you with the Stewart System. I just took a soldering iron with a blunt round end (I think about 3/16") and burned right through. Be careful not to go through to the other side. "Measure twice, burn once." I see no reason to use drain grommets. Dan Helsper Poplar Grove, IL. -----Original Message----- From: Rick Holland > To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com Sent: Sat, Nov 21, 2009 10:54 am Subject: Pietenpol-List: Covering question - drain grommets Am having fun covering my tail pieces using the Stuart systems stuff (its great not having to breath that stinkin MEK in a closed garage). Would like opinions about installing drain grommets, seems to be 3 ways to do it: 1 - Just burn holes in the fabric with a soldering iron. 2 - Glue drain grommets to the fabric 3 - Glue drain grommets to the fabric and cover with a glued on 2" patch Also did you burn the hole before or after finish paint? Thanks Rick -- Rick Holland Castle Rock, Colorado "Logic is a wreath of pretty flowers, that smell bad" =_blank>www.aeroelectric.com m/" target=_blank>www.buildersbooks.com =_blank>www.homebuilthelp.com _blank>http://www.matronics.com/contribution t" target=_blank>http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Pietenpol-List tp://forums.matronics.com _blank">www.aeroelectric.com .com" target="_blank">www.buildersbooks.com ="_blank">www.homebuilthelp.com _blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution " target="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Pietenpol-List tp://forums.matronics.com -- Rick Holland Castle Rock, Colorado "Logic is a wreath of pretty flowers, that smell bad" www.aeroelectric.com www.buildersbooks.com www.homebuilthelp.com http://www.matronics.com/contribution http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Pietenpol-List ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:54:37 AM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: This is different- pilot step From: "K5YAC" Hmm, sure leaves a lot to the imagination. -------- Mark - working on wings Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=274292#274292 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:56:56 AM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Pilot step From: "K5YAC" Yeah... wow! That looks nice! -------- Mark - working on wings Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=274293#274293 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:55:26 AM PST US From: Tim Willis Subject: Pietenpol-List: Three Continental A-65 engines for sale The last couple of days I talked with Ben Tucker in Spring, TX (north of metro Houston) at 936.653.5231. He has three Continental A-65-8 engines for sale. Two are already built up and the third will be after he sells the first two. The price for each is $3500. As you likely know, these are the engines that have onlhy magnetosw for an electric system-- no starter, regulator or gen./alternator. Ben has taken the engines apart and replaced whatever was needed to get them into specs, whether bearings, rings, valves, or whatever. He can provide the details. I have never met Ben, and he is not a licensed A&P, but he was trained as an A&P mechanic by the air Corps in 1945, and has worked on engines ever since, rebuilding many engines, building many experimentals, and rebuilding many commercially built aircraft. He certainly impressed me with his autheniticity, over the phone. I suggest that if you are interested in such an engine and do not yet have one, to give Ben a call. He can fill you in details. He doesn't do the Internet or email. Tim in central TX ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 09:49:07 AM PST US From: Kip and Beth Gardner Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Pilot step Where's the bowl of Holy Water? PLEASE Do Not Archive Seriously Dan, it looks terrific. KIp Gardner On Nov 21, 2009, at 4:13 PM, helspersew@aol.com wrote: > Forgot to attach photo. ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 05:02:57 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: 106 years ago today- prelude to flight From: helspersew@aol.com >From the diary of Orville Wright Monday, November 23rd, 1903 Kitty Hawk, N.C. Completed rails for starting machine. Found that truck loaded to 270 lbs. would run down slope of 1 degree, 5 minutes. Each took two trips with tra ck laid on 11 degree slope of Big Hill. Time 4 2/5 sec. Attached wires to cradle for operating tips. Pressure required for changing tips12 degrees is 14 lbs. Tested amt. of gasoline used when running screws at 350, which was found to be 1 gal. in 45 min. or the amount held by tank, 3 lbs. 3 oz ., in 18 min. Wind changed this afternoon from west to south and is blowin g 8 or 9 meters. "Our track for starting the machine (total cost about $4.00) amused Mr. Ch anute considerably, as Langley is said to have spent nearly $50,000.00 on starting device which failed in the end to give a proper start, he claims . At least this is the reason he gives for the failure last month" (Wilbur Wright to his father and sister, Nov. 23, 1903) do not archive ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 05:18:05 PM PST US From: "Jack Phillips" Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: Pilot step Sure is purty. Looks like it could be either an alter or a urinal. Waaay too pretty to be a lowly step. For Heaven's sake do not archive Jack Phillips NX899JP Raleigh, NC _____ From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of helspersew@aol.com Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 4:14 PM Subject: Pietenpol-List: Pilot step Forgot to attach photo. ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 05:22:32 PM PST US From: Douwe Blumberg Subject: Pietenpol-List: email for larry williams Larry, can you email me with your email address or, if anyone else has it, will they let me know Thanks Douwe ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 05:24:16 PM PST US From: Douwe Blumberg Subject: Pietenpol-List: email for larry williams Larry, can you email me with your email address or, if anyone else has it, will they let me know Thanks Douwe ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 05:43:18 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Larry Williams email From: helspersew@aol.com lnawms@yahoo.com, ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 06:57:29 PM PST US From: Ben Charvet Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Pilot step I put a nice retractable step on mine, but it is easier to just throw a leg over than to use the step... but I hope to still be flying when I'm unable to throw the leg over and then I'll have the step to help me along. :-) Ben Charvet rebuilding the A-65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.