---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 12/29/10: 21 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:47 AM - Re: Fuel tank (Jack) 2. 04:12 AM - Re: Jerry's legs (Jerry Dotson) 3. 06:26 AM - Re: Sweeney's Radiator (Pieti Lowell) 4. 08:00 AM - Re: Re: Jerry's legs (Gboothe5) 5. 08:34 AM - Re: Re: Jerry's legs (AmsafetyC@aol.com) 6. 08:56 AM - Re: Re: Jerry's legs (Kip and Beth Gardner) 7. 09:26 AM - Re: Re: Jerry's legs (Jeff wilson) 8. 09:36 AM - Re: Re: Jerry's legs (Kip and Beth Gardner) 9. 09:39 AM - Re: Re: Jerry's legs (Gary Boothe) 10. 09:47 AM - Re: Re: Jerry's legs (Kenneth Bickers) 11. 09:47 AM - Re: Re: Jerry's legs (AmsafetyC@aol.com) 12. 09:50 AM - Re: Re: Jerry's legs (amsafetyc@aol.com) 13. 02:25 PM - One Done (Dangerous Dave) 14. 02:46 PM - Re: One Done (Kenneth Bickers) 15. 04:00 PM - Re: One Done (Gary Boothe) 16. 04:27 PM - Re: One Done (gliderx5@comcast.net) 17. 04:28 PM - Re: One Done (Dangerous Dave) 18. 04:40 PM - Re: One Done (shad bell) 19. 05:13 PM - Pat and Mary Hoyt lunch in Sacto (Darrel Jones) 20. 06:44 PM - Re: Pat and Mary Hoyt lunch in Sacto (Ernie Moreno) 21. 09:35 PM - Re: One Done (Dick N) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:47:54 AM PST US From: "Jack" Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: Fuel tank Looks good Gary, give it a month to dry before testing. Jack DSM _____ From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Gary Boothe Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 7:00 PM Subject: Pietenpol-List: Fuel tank Got the fuel tank sealed and assembled today!! .must have done things right, 'cuz I got the required amount of mess on my hands!! Thanks to the pair of Jack's: Jack Phillips and Jack Textor. Gary Boothe Cool, Ca. Pietenpol WW Corvair Conversion, Running! Tail done, Fuselage on gear (23 ribs down.) ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:12:06 AM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Jerry's legs From: "Jerry Dotson" Thanks Gary I knew you would like it when I wrote that there is poplar in them! I also made the leading and trailing edges from poplar. I didn't write in the other post that I cut the red oak and pecan down and hauled it home and sawed into boards on my homemade sawmill. The wood has been cut over 25 years. Wish I still had the sawmill. do not archive -------- Jerry Dotson 59 Daniel Johnson Rd Baker, FL 32531 Started building NX510JD July, 2009 wing, tailfeathers done using Lycoming O-235 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=324898#324898 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:26:03 AM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Sweeney's Radiator From: "Pieti Lowell" Thanks Raymond, The Zenith Carb could be repaired, as the accelerator is the problem, and will operate with-out it's function. Pieti Lowell Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=324907#324907 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:00:02 AM PST US From: "Gboothe5" Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: Re: Jerry's legs You even milled your own wood?! That's the ultimate! Do not archive -----Original Message----- From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Dotson Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 4:10 AM Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Jerry's legs Thanks Gary I knew you would like it when I wrote that there is poplar in them! I also made the leading and trailing edges from poplar. I didn't write in the other post that I cut the red oak and pecan down and hauled it home and sawed into boards on my homemade sawmill. The wood has been cut over 25 years. Wish I still had the sawmill. do not archive -------- Jerry Dotson 59 Daniel Johnson Rd Baker, FL 32531 Started building NX510JD July, 2009 wing, tailfeathers done using Lycoming O-235 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=324898#324898 ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 08:34:47 AM PST US From: "AmsafetyC@aol.com" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Jerry's legs Jerry Really impressive work and from logs to legs, that's great John Sent via DROID on Verizon Wireless -----Original message----- From: Jerry Dotson Sent: Wed, Dec 29, 2010 12:12:27 GMT+00:00 Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Jerry's legs Thanks Gary I knew you would like it when I wrote that there is poplar in them! I also made the leading and trailing edges from poplar. I didn't write in the other post that I cut the red oak and pecan down and hauled it home and sawed into boards on my homemade sawmill. The wood has been cut over 25 years. Wish I still had the sawmill. do not archive -------- Jerry Dotson 59 Daniel Johnson Rd Baker, FL 32531 Started building NX510JD July, 2009 wing, tailfeathers done using Lycoming O-235 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=324898#324898 ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 08:56:35 AM PST US From: Kip and Beth Gardner Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Jerry's legs I dunno, all this oohing and aching over Jerry's legs makes me wonder... (I had to say it, I'm sure everyone is thinking it) DO NOT ARCHIVE Kip Gardner On Dec 29, 2010, at 11:29 AM, AMsafetyC@aol.com wrote: > Jerry > > Really impressive work and from logs to legs, that's great > > John > > Sent via DROID on Verizon Wireless > > > -----Original message----- > From: Jerry Dotson > To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com > Sent: Wed, Dec 29, 2010 12:12:27 GMT+00:00 > Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Jerry's legs > > > Thanks Gary I knew you would like it when I wrote that there is poplar in them! I also made the leading and trailing edges from poplar. I didn't write in the other post that I cut the red oak and pecan down and hauled it home and sawed into boards on my homemade sawmill. The wood has been cut over 25 years. Wish I still had the sawmill. > > do not archive > > -------- > Jerry Dotson > 59 Daniel Johnson Rd > Baker, FL 32531 > > Started building NX510JD July, 2009 > wing, tailfeathers done > using Lycoming O-235 > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=324898#324898 > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 09:26:29 AM PST US From: Jeff wilson Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: Re: Jerry's legs I'm starting to wonder. Is it ok if I make my gear legs out of just one so lid piece of Ash? Jeff Wilson ps: since I play guitar, I tuned my cables to key of 'E'. "Of all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these...It could have been" DO NOT ARCHIVE ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 09:36:47 AM PST US From: Kip and Beth Gardner Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Jerry's legs As long as it's your own piece of ash and not someone else's (ok, I'll stop now) DO NOT ARCHIVE On Dec 29, 2010, at 12:24 PM, Jeff wilson wrote: > I'm starting to wonder. Is it ok if I make my gear legs out of just one solid piece of Ash? > > Jeff Wilson > ps: since I play guitar, I tuned my cables to key of 'E'. > > "Of all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these...It could have been" > > DO NOT ARCHIVE > > ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 09:39:20 AM PST US From: "Gary Boothe" Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: Re: Jerry's legs As long as it's a good piece of .Nah, I'm not going to say it. Mostly, it appears that the gear struts are in compression. I think most of us tend to over build them. To tear them off, you'd have to have a mid-air, strafing a Fokker Tri-plane! Gary Boothe Cool, Ca. Pietenpol WW Corvair Conversion, Running! Tail done, Fuselage on gear (23 ribs down.) _____ From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Jeff wilson Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 9:24 AM Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: Re: Jerry's legs I'm starting to wonder. Is it ok if I make my gear legs out of just one solid piece of Ash? Jeff Wilson ps: since I play guitar, I tuned my cables to key of 'E'. "Of all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these...It could have been" DO NOT ARCHIVE ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 09:47:07 AM PST US Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Jerry's legs From: Kenneth Bickers I made mine of solid Douglas Fir. Or as I prefer to think of it, pieces of God's natural laminates. So far, so good. But of course, mine is a long way from moving beyond the confines of the hangar. Ken On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Jeff wilson wrote: > I'm starting to wonder. Is it ok if I make my gear legs out of just one > solid piece of Ash? > > Jeff Wilson > ps: since I play guitar, I tuned my cables to key of 'E'. > > "Of all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these...It could have > been" > > DO NOT ARCHIVE > > * > > ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 09:47:07 AM PST US From: "AmsafetyC@aol.com" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Jerry's legs Hey I'm a poplar guy with laminated legs metal embedded struts and cabanes with a Lycoming 0235 guy my own self. A guy has to support the team Do not archive Go get'm Jerry John Sent via DROID on Verizon Wireless -----Original message----- From: Kip and Beth Gardner Sent: Wed, Dec 29, 2010 16:57:01 GMT+00:00 Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Jerry's legs I dunno, all this oohing and aching over Jerry's legs makes me wonder... (I had to say it, I'm sure everyone is thinking it) DO NOT ARCHIVE Kip Gardner On Dec 29, 2010, at 11:29 AM, AMsafetyC@aol.com wrote: > Jerry > > Really impressive work and from logs to legs, that's great > > John > > Sent via DROID on Verizon Wireless > > > -----Original message----- > From: Jerry Dotson > To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com > Sent: Wed, Dec 29, 2010 12:12:27 GMT+00:00 > Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Jerry's legs > > > Thanks Gary I knew you would like it when I wrote that there is poplar in them! I also made the leading and trailing edges from poplar. I didn't write in the other post that I cut the red oak and pecan down and hauled it home and sawed into boards on my homemade sawmill. The wood has been cut over 25 years. Wish I still had the sawmill. > > do not archive > > -------- > Jerry Dotson > 59 Daniel Johnson Rd > Baker, FL 32531 > > Started building NX510JD July, 2009 > wing, tailfeathers done > using Lycoming O-235 > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=324898#324898 > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 09:50:17 AM PST US From: "amsafetyc@aol.com" Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: Re: Jerry's legs Mine are laminated ash and black walnut legs and all struts have stainless embedded at stratagic locations for bolting mountings John Sent via DROID on Verizon Wireless -----Original message----- From: Jeff wilson Sent: Wed, Dec 29, 2010 17:27:35 GMT+00:00 Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: Re: Jerry's legs I'm starting to wonder. Is it ok if I make my gear legs out of just one solid piece of Ash? Jeff Wilson ps: since I play guitar, I tuned my cables to key of 'E'. "Of all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these...It could have been" DO NOT ARCHIVE ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 02:25:06 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: One Done From: "Dangerous Dave" Howdy,got the one wing done and starting on the next.Coming out well.Dave -------- Covering Piet Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=324949#324949 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/2010_12_29_14_37_47_828_200.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/2010_12_29_12_37_58_179_166.jpg ________________________________ Message 14 ____________________________________ Time: 02:46:37 PM PST US Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: One Done From: Kenneth Bickers Dave, Looking very nice. Love the scalloping of the paint job on the wing. I'm impressed you're able to do the fabric and paint in the cold of winter on the mountainside. You must be running a hoss of a furnace. Cheers, Ken On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Dangerous Dave wrote: > > Howdy,got the one wing done and starting on the next.Coming out well.Dave > > -------- > Covering Piet > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=324949#324949 > > > Attachments: > > http://forums.matronics.com//files/2010_12_29_14_37_47_828_200.jpg > http://forums.matronics.com//files/2010_12_29_12_37_58_179_166.jpg > > ________________________________ Message 15 ____________________________________ Time: 04:00:41 PM PST US From: "Gary Boothe" Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: One Done Beautiful, Dan! Is that black or dark blue? Gary Boothe Cool, Ca. Pietenpol WW Corvair Conversion, Running! Tail done, Fuselage on gear (23 ribs down.) Do not archive -----Original Message----- From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Dangerous Dave Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 2:22 PM Subject: Pietenpol-List: One Done Howdy,got the one wing done and starting on the next.Coming out well.Dave -------- Covering Piet Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=324949#324949 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/2010_12_29_14_37_47_828_200.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/2010_12_29_12_37_58_179_166.jpg ________________________________ Message 16 ____________________________________ Time: 04:27:32 PM PST US From: gliderx5@comcast.net Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: One Done Dave Great job. What products are you using? I'm hoping to start covering a wing in a couple weeks. Not looking forward to the rib stitching. Malcolm Morrison http://home.comcast.net/~mmorrison123/piet.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dangerous Dave" Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 5:22:26 PM Subject: Pietenpol-List: One Done Howdy,got the one wing done and starting on the next.Coming out well.Dave -------- Covering Piet Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=324949#324949 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/2010_12_29_14_37_47_828_200.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/2010_12_29_12_37_58_179_166.jpg ________________________________ Message 17 ____________________________________ Time: 04:28:53 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: One Done From: "Dangerous Dave" Thanks,I've got 175000 BTU bunion burner and 20 gallons diesel a dayto keep it at 85 and its coal black and tiger orange.dave -------- Covering Piet Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=324959#324959 ________________________________ Message 18 ____________________________________ Time: 04:40:38 PM PST US From: shad bell Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: One Done Gotta love that orange!- I think that is my favriot color on an airplane. - Shad --- On Wed, 12/29/10, Kenneth Bickers wrote: From: Kenneth Bickers Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: One Done Dave, Looking very nice.- Love the scalloping of the paint job on the win g.- I'm impressed you're able to do the fabric and paint in the cold of w inter on the mountainside.- You must be running a hoss of a furnace.- C heers, Ken On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Dangerous Dave wrote: Howdy,got the one wing done and starting on the next.Coming out well.Dave -------- Covering Piet Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=324949#324949 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/2010_12_29_14_37_47_828_200.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/2010_12_29_12_37_58_179_166.jpg nnual List Fund Raiser. -Click on /" target="_blank">www.aeroelectric.com omebuiltHELP www.homebuilthelp.com http:/r generous support! Matronics List Features Navigator to browse s.com/Navigator?Pietenpol-List" target="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/ Navigator?Pietenpol-List ronics.com/" target="_blank">http://forums.matronics.com ============= =0A=0A=0A ________________________________ Message 19 ____________________________________ Time: 05:13:40 PM PST US From: Darrel Jones Subject: Pietenpol-List: Pat and Mary Hoyt lunch in Sacto Just got home from lunch in Sacramento with Pat and Mary Hoyt from Minneapolis, arranged by Gary Boothe, and wanted to thank Gary for putting it together. It was great to see Pat and the rest of the crank-busters again and to meet his delightful wife Mary. Several of the bunch are planning on being in Brodhead this year, along with Pat and Mary, so I look forward to seeing everyone again there. People keep asking when I'll get the engine together, so to avoid further humiliation, I'm setting the goal of Brodhead this year, although I won't be flying it back. If not, I suppose I'll have to buy beer for everyone to make amends. Thanks to Jim Boyer for picking me up and driving. Darrel Jones Pfeifer Sport Sonoma, CA ________________________________ Message 20 ____________________________________ Time: 06:44:02 PM PST US From: "Ernie Moreno" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Pat and Mary Hoyt lunch in Sacto Hey Darrel, I would gladly accept a beer from you at Brodhead this year. By the way if you need help I might be able later this spring to get down there for a week. 23 years and counting. Ernie Moreno ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darrel Jones" Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 5:11 PM Subject: Pietenpol-List: Pat and Mary Hoyt lunch in Sacto > > Just got home from lunch in Sacramento with Pat and Mary Hoyt from > Minneapolis, arranged by Gary Boothe, and wanted to thank Gary for putting > it together. It was great to see Pat and the rest of the crank-busters > again and to meet his delightful wife Mary. > > Several of the bunch are planning on being in Brodhead this year, along > with Pat and Mary, so I look forward to seeing everyone again there. > People keep asking when I'll get the engine together, so to avoid further > humiliation, I'm setting the goal of Brodhead this year, although I won't > be flying it back. If not, I suppose I'll have to buy beer for everyone to > make amends. > > Thanks to Jim Boyer for picking me up and driving. > > Darrel Jones > Pfeifer Sport > Sonoma, CA > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > ________________________________ Message 21 ____________________________________ Time: 09:35:55 PM PST US From: "Dick N" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: One Done Malcolm I went thru the same thing. On the second plane I found that my wife really enjoyed stiching. We did it together and it really went fast. Dick N. ----- Original Message ----- From: gliderx5@comcast.net To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 6:24 PM Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: One Done Dave Great job. What products are you using? I'm hoping to start covering a wing in a couple weeks. Not looking forward to the rib stitching. Malcolm Morrison http://home.comcast.net/~mmorrison123/piet.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dangerous Dave" To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 5:22:26 PM Subject: Pietenpol-List: One Done Howdy,got the one wing done and starting on the next.Coming out well.Dave -------- Covering Piet Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=324949#324949 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/2010_12_29_14_37_47_828_200.jpg http://forums.matronics.com// =========== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.