---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 02/14/15: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:18 AM - Re: Varnish (Andy Hoots) 2. 08:23 AM - Re: Varnish (Jim Boyer) 3. 08:25 AM - Re: Re: Varnish (Jim Boyer) 4. 08:29 AM - Re: Varnish (Scott Knowlton) 5. 08:36 PM - Re: Wavy grain in capstrip (William Wynne) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:18:45 AM PST US Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Varnish From: Andy Hoots Nice looking fuse Scott. I hope to have Pietenpol Pietenpol components littering my garage in the near future. Keep up the good work. Andy Hoots Shiloh, IL Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 13, 2015, at 12:38, Scott Knowlton wrote: > > There is something beyond description when the first coat of varnish goes on the fuselage after hundreds of iterations of clamping procedures, sanding, head scratching , fitting, scratching again, and fine carpentry. I can hear a popping sound in my shop as the airframe goes from a dusty light coloured grain -less contraption to a fine wooden piece of antiquity!!! Sorry for the verbosity but those of you have reached this point must be able to relate to my absolute fulfillment... Those of you yet to reach this hallmark I encourage you to continue the journey. It is most definitely worth it. > > Scott Knowlton. > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:23:52 AM PST US From: Jim Boyer Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Varnish Very nice Scott. Varnish adds a beautiful color to that great woodwork. Too bad it has to be covered. Cheers, Jim B. ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:25:09 AM PST US From: Jim Boyer Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Varnish That's exactly the way I varnished mine Lorenzo. Cheers, Jim B. ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:29:55 AM PST US Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Varnish From: Scott Knowlton In fairness I guess the builder knows it's there. Scott Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 14, 2015, at 11:27 AM, "Jim Boyer" wrote: > > Very nice Scott. Varnish adds a beautiful color to that great woodwork. To o bad it has to be covered. > Cheers, Jim B. > > ========================== ========= ========================== ========= ========================== ========= ========================== ========= > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 08:36:22 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Wavy grain in capstrip From: "William Wynne" Dear vice air marshal Tools: I don't think it is going to down the plane either, but can you explain how you don't think of capstrips as "structural"? To my way of thinking, you do a 3 G pull up at 1200 lbs and the plane generated 3,600 pounds of lift, which near 100% is generated against the wing fabric....which is only contacting the capstrips... so they are not structural how? I learned the fabric trade working in Willie Carter's hangar at 207 Cessna Blvd Spruce Creek. Almost all work was competition aerobatic biplanes, almost all Pitts S-1S and S-2Bs. Capstrips in a Pitts are a lot smaller than a Piet, but they have much smaller stick lengths and the ribs are twice as close. I never saw a spar damaged by a flight load (just landing accidents) but I did see plenty of ribs that were broken by flight loads. My conclusion, they are structural. -ww. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=438358#438358 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.