---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 12/25/09: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:55 PM - wood struts on 799B (Douwe Blumberg) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:55:21 PM PST US From: Douwe Blumberg Subject: Pietenpol-List: wood struts on 799B Billy, The struts are patterned exactly after Alan Wise' plane which flew with wood struts for years. They are a sandwich of Spruce sides with a 1/4" ply center and some hefty ends. The tires are regular dirt bike tires on some 21" rims with the lugs sanded off. The newsletter has an article I wrote on tire shaving which tells how I did it. Very messy, but worth it I think. D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.