Pietenpol-List Digest Archive

Sun 08/26/12


Total Messages Posted: 12



Today's Message Index:
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     1. 02:17 AM - Re: Nicopress tools (bubbleboy)
     2. 03:28 AM - Re: Nicopress tools (Jack)
     3. 04:01 AM - Re: MyKitplane (Ryan M)
     4. 04:19 AM - Re: FW: First Flight (helspersew@aol.com)
     5. 05:05 AM - Re: Re: Total time to build (airlion)
     6. 06:09 AM - Re: Nicopress tools ()
     7. 08:49 AM - Re: Nicopress tools (nightmare)
     8. 10:13 AM - Re: Personal Recovery at 1 Month (kevinpurtee)
     9. 10:18 AM - Re: First Flight (kevinpurtee)
    10. 11:08 AM - Thank you from Kevin & Shelley (kevinpurtee)
    11. 11:39 AM - Re: Thank you from Kevin & Shelley (IT Girl)
    12. 11:48 AM - Re: Personal Recovery at 1 Month (IT Girl)
 
 
 


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    Time: 02:17:42 AM PST US
    Subject: Re: Nicopress tools
    From: "bubbleboy" <scott.dawson3@bigpond.com>
    I believe what your looking for is a Nicopress 64-CGMP. You can get one with a cable cutter which is a little more expensive. New they are around the $280USD from what I have found. I am looking for one also. I have been advised against using the cheaper models but im no expert so take that with a grain of salt. There is one on Ebay right now and has been on there for months. I looked in to it but it has had a hard life and it looks like bolts have been replaced. With all that they want too much for it. I would rather pay a little extra for a new one. Scotty -------- Tamworth, Australia Building a Corvair Powered Pietenpol Air Camper www.scottyspietenpol.com Tail and Ribs built...Building control system and about to start fuselage...Corvair engine at Roy's Garage waiting to be modified. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=381862#381862


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    Time: 03:28:18 AM PST US
    From: "Jack" <jack@textors.com>
    Subject: Nicopress tools
    John I have no idea of quality http://www.idealtruevalue.com/servlet/the-8645/Detail Jack Textor DSM NX1929T do not archive _____ From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of John Greenlee Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2012 8:54 PM Subject: Pietenpol-List: Nicopress tools Hello all, When I originally built the Pietenpol, I used a manual swaging tool - I think it is called a Swage-it. It is the one where you tighten some bolts to crush the sleeves. I am interested in getting a bolt-cutter style swaging tool. The only sizes I should need to swage are 1/16, 3/32, and 1/8. I see a lot of previously owned Nicopress tools on ebay. However, I do not know how to identify the correct model number to do what I want to do. These should be relatively plentiful as they are really a telephone company technology. Does anybody have any information and experience on which model to get? Thanks! JMG


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    Time: 04:01:40 AM PST US
    From: Ryan M <aircamperace@yahoo.com>
    Subject: Re: MyKitplane
    Congrats! Nice pic.=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0A From: Matth ew <matthew.vandervort@gmail.com>=0ATo: "pietenpol-list@matronics.com" <pie tenpol-list@matronics.com> =0ASent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 2:25 AM=0ASubje ct: Re: Pietenpol-List: MyKitplane=0A =0A--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Matthew <matthew.vandervort@gmail.com>=0A=0AJust married!!=0A=0A=0A[IMG ]http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n91/VanDervort/7F9F267F-15EE-4FDD-BEB6- 967B5E2DD2A0-2761-0000024B325C0ECB.jpg[/IMG]=0ASent from my iPhone=0A=0AOn Aug 26, 2012, at 12:17 AM, "biplan53" <biplan53@hotmail.com> wrote:=0A=0A> =0A> I must be barking- up the wrong tree cause I still can't get Mykitp lane, no matter how many times I try.=0A> =0A> --------=0A> Building steel fuselage aircamper.=0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> Read this topic online here:=0A > =0A> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=381855#381855=0A> =0A> =- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Matt Dralle ========


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    Time: 04:19:40 AM PST US
    Subject: Re: FW: First Flight
    From: helspersew@aol.com
    Gary, Sweet! A HUGE congratulations to you!! Woow a beautiful bird. You will go t o sleep with a grin on your face! Dan Helsper Puryear, TN -----Original Message----- From: Gary Boothe <gboothe5@comcast.net> Sent: Sat, Aug 25, 2012 5:10 pm Subject: Pietenpol-List: FW: First Flight List, I just posted this to family, and personal friends. To this list, I wish to add the following: I have not yet flown it, myself, for various reasons. Test pilot, Roy Richa rdson, flying a Pietenpol for the first time, reported that it flies beauti fully, even hands off; this despite what we thought was a malfunctioning AS I. Since he was unsure of his airspeed (turns out he was cruising at 65mph) , he tended to be a little conservative, and the engine being a little tigh t, oil temp was high. More later, as I work thru some stuff Gary Boothe NX308MB From: Gary Boothe [mailto:gboothe5@comcast.net] Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2012 2:59 PM r; 'wreinthaler@lwsupply.com'; Mary Neal; Natalie Boothe (flygirl5479@comca st.net); randy.farmer (randy.farmer@att.net); Richard Vetterli; Ryan Boothe ; Sara Peitzmeier; Vicki Boothe; Woodymsi@aol.com; WilliamTCA@aol.com; whot chkiss@lwsupply.com; 'Brett Henry (Dryvit)' (brett.henry@dryvit.com); 'mbra nd@lwsupply.com'; 'tstokely@lwsupply.com'; cpaterson@lwsupply.com; 'anelms@ lwsupply.com'; 'gblanco@lwsupply.com'; 'Mike Studer'; Mike Weaver; lrtiger@ sbcglobal.net; 'Mark.clough@fellertusa.com'; Kevin McDonald; 'jake@lightcre teinc.com'; 'cfagundes@lwsupply.com'; 'smwaud@gmail.com' Subject: First Flight Family & Friends (If you ever expressed an interest in my project, even if you faked interest, you made it to the Family & Friends List!..and, if you have received this circuitously, and think you should have been on the list , my apologies!), Here is a picture taken in 1972 at a fly-in/airshow in Madera, Ca., where I had flown my recently restored Taylorcraft BC12-D (inset). I was 19 years oldand hung-over for the first time (its own bitter sweet story!). Bad as my headache was, I wasn=99t in such poor shape that I couldn=99t recognize the simple beauty of a Pietenpol, telling myself, =9CSomeday=9D For those who may not know, thi s airplane was designed by Bernard Pietenpol in 1927. It has always only ex isted as a set of plans, by which aviation experimenters have been building Pietenpols around the world for the past 80+ years. Fast forward 40 years, after realizing the futility of staying in aviation and raising a family since 1985, my dream of building & flying that simple little airplane has been finally fulfilled! This airplane is a tribute to m y father, a die-hard do-it-yourselfer. The FAA =98N=99 number, NX308MB, contains his initials, along with the month and year of his passin g, which, not without coincidence, is the month and year that I began work on the Pietenpol. I miss you, Dad FAA airworthiness inspection & certificate was granted on August 8, 2012, and first flight was today, August 25, 2012, by test pilot, Roy Richardson, without incident. Construction is wood and fabric, powered by a Corvair en gine and my own hand-carved prop! This initial flight will be followed by 4 0 hours of solo test flight where I will establish the parameters of the ai rcraft operation (which is a fancy way of saying, =9CStay in the air, when you want toLand, when & where you want to.) Gary Boothe NX308MB


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    Time: 05:05:27 AM PST US
    From: airlion <airlion@bellsouth.net>
    Subject: Re: Total time to build
    Jerry, I wish we had some of that rain up here. everything is dry as a bone. My wings are on and now I have to connect all the wires. A little cowling work to do and then I am good to go. Gardiner ----- Original Message ---- From: Jerry Dotson <jdotson@centurylink.net> Sent: Sat, August 25, 2012 8:06:43 PM Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Total time to build Gardiner it is better than my wildest imagination. I have 22 hours on it now. When the weather dries up some I will pick up the pace some. It rained the last 2 weeks of July and over 2 weeks in August. It is dry now and I flew this morning. Dog gone hurricane coming now. It will be next Thursday at best before I fly again. How is your Piet coming along? -------- Jerry Dotson 59 Daniel Johnson Rd Baker, FL 32531 First flight June 16,2012 Started building July, 2009 21&quot; wheels Lycoming O-235 C2C Jay Anderson CloudCars prop 76 X 44 do not archive Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=381825#381825


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    Time: 06:09:02 AM PST US
    From: <r.r.hall@cox.net>
    Subject: Re: Nicopress tools
    If memory serves the holes are lettered and I believe I use the M hole for my 1/8 inch cables. Here is a table that shows what to use for each size. http://nicopress.com/C2.htm#_Hlk1143190811,351,404,0,,Nicopress Copper & Zinc Plated Just make sure you get the tool to check the fitting after it is swaged. I bought my off ebay used but from what I understand they are available in the wire rope section at some stores like lowas and home depot. ---- John Greenlee <jmgreenlee@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Hello all, When I originally built the Pietenpol, I used a manualswaging tool I think it is called a Swage-it. It is the one where youtighten some bolts to crush the sleeves. I am interested in getting abolt-cutter style swaging tool. The only sizes I should need to swage are1/16, 3/32, and 1/8. I see a lot of previously owned Nicopress tools on ebay.However, I do not know how to identify the correct model number to do what Iwant to do. These should be relatively plentiful as they are really atelephone company technology. Does anybody have any information and experienceon which model to get? Thanks!


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    Time: 08:49:01 AM PST US
    Subject: Re: Nicopress tools
    From: "nightmare" <pauldonahuepilot@yahoo.com>
    i bought the one from Lowes. im away from house but i think it was 45.00? will press 3 different sleeves i believe. Jerry Dotson recommended it to me. the big thing is to get the little swaging gauge from AS&S , and make adjustments to the tool if needed to get correct diameter press. also follow ac43.13 for correct order in making the three presses. -------- Paul Donahue Started 8-3-12 do not archive Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=381886#381886


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    Time: 10:13:50 AM PST US
    Subject: Re: Personal Recovery at 1 Month
    From: "kevinpurtee" <kevin.purtee@us.army.mil>
    Hi Oscar - You bring this up tongue-in-cheek but I can do it for you if you need me to. I'll contact you off-line. do not archive -------- Kevin &quot;Axel&quot; Purtee NX899KP Austin/San Marcos, TX Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=381891#381891


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    Time: 10:18:03 AM PST US
    Subject: Re: First Flight
    From: "kevinpurtee" <kevin.purtee@us.army.mil>
    Congrats, Gary!!! Kevin & Shelley -------- Kevin &quot;Axel&quot; Purtee NX899KP Austin/San Marcos, TX Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=381893#381893


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    Time: 11:08:10 AM PST US
    Subject: Thank you from Kevin & Shelley
    From: "kevinpurtee" <kevin.purtee@us.army.mil>
    We're hard pressed to express our appreciation to those of you who contributed to Operation Axel. Your generosity is overwhelming. Thank you. If you look at the number of contributors and the amount of money contributed, the average donation is substantial. Given what we know about bell curves, some of you were extraordinarily generous. Again, thank you. Thanks to John Recine for the suggestion and particularly to Ryan Mueller for doing the leg work. Both good friends! We have decent health insurance, but this event still won't be cheap. We'd like you to know what your donations accomplished: - You got FBG back to her hangar, - You got us back home, - You've bought all the new wing spars and longerons:), - You paid the rockstars at Brodhead Fire Department their fee for coming to get my broken butt out of the FBG safely. All these expenses were out of pocket. We owe you. Not sure how to pay you back except to feed you spaghetti with joy and love in the coming years. Please make sure you contact us when you come through Austin so we can show you love here as well. A note of thanks to those of you who have e-mailed, called, prayed, Facebooked, sent gifts, visited (30 visitors in the hospital in Madison!!!!), and given other help. John Hoffman and Susan Rees were Shelley's lifeline and support system in Madison. Jim Markle has been extraordinary in several ways. Shelley's ex, Dammit-Jim, my husband-in-law, came to Madison, got the boy and the rental van and took them both back to Austin. We've received several offers of parts and pieces. Thank you all for your generosity. I haven't contacted everyone but I will. We love you! Kevin & Shelley -------- Kevin &quot;Axel&quot; Purtee NX899KP Austin/San Marcos, TX Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=381896#381896


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    Time: 11:39:34 AM PST US
    Subject: Re: Thank you from Kevin & Shelley
    From: "IT Girl" <shlizbth@gmail.com>
    Special Thank you also to Dan Helsper, who did the word smithing and convinced us to allow this to happen (and for running through the corn field with me, never letting go of my hand). Also thanks to Rick Schreiber, Gary Booth, Bill Church, Edgar Howe, Mike Weeden, Bill Knight and anyone else who lent a helping hand at the airport that I failed to mention here. Also thanks to our dear friends Rob Busch, Mike Cuy, Ryan Meuller and John Hoffman for coming to the hospital to make Kevin and I laugh. I believe that did more for Kevins recovery than anything. He looked more like himself after you guys had been there. Also thanks to the people from far away, who sent local friends to look in on us at the hospital. OXOXOX -------- Shelley Tumino IT Girl wife of &quot;Axel&quot; NX899KP DO NOT ARCHIVE Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=381898#381898


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    Time: 11:48:14 AM PST US
    Subject: Re: Personal Recovery at 1 Month
    From: "IT Girl" <shlizbth@gmail.com>
    maybe not -------- Shelley Tumino IT Girl wife of &quot;Axel&quot; NX899KP DO NOT ARCHIVE Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=381899#381899




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