---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 10/26/19: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:53 AM - Re: Pietenpol-List Digest: 2 Msgs - 10/25/19 (Dave Boyd) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:53:12 AM PST US From: Dave Boyd Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Pietenpol-List Digest: 2 Msgs - 10/25/19 Nice work Jack. Beautiful On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 1:43 AM Pietenpol-List Digest Server < pietenpol-list@matronics.com> wrote: > * > > ================================================= > Online Versions of Today's List Digest Archive > ================================================= > > Today's complete Pietenpol-List Digest can also be found in either of the > two Web Links listed below. 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The .txt file includes the plain ASCII version > of the Pietenpol-List Digest and can be viewed with a generic text editor > such as Notepad or with a web browser. > > HTML Version: > > > http://www.matronics.com/digest/digestview.php?Style=82701&View=html&Chapter 19-10-25&Archive=Pietenpol > > Text Version: > > > http://www.matronics.com/digest/digestview.php?Style=82701&View=txt&Chapter 19-10-25&Archive=Pietenpol > > > =============================================== > EMail Version of Today's List Digest Archive > =============================================== > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Pietenpol-List Digest Archive > --- > Total Messages Posted Fri 10/25/19: 2 > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > Today's Message Index: > ---------------------- > > 1. 05:42 AM - Re: Re: laminating struts (Mark Lisa Kellyn Bowler) > 2. 07:35 AM - Re: Re: laminating struts (Semih Oksay) > > > ________________________________ Message 1 > _____________________________________ > > > Time: 05:42:59 AM PST US > From: Mark Lisa Kellyn Bowler > Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: laminating struts > > Gorgeous work Jack!!! > > Mark Bowler > Broughshane, > U.K. > "It=92s all about inspiring the kids. The aircraft is merely the catalyst." > Graham Harris > "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication" Leonardo da Vinci > > ________________________________ > From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com > r@matronics.com> on behalf of Jack Philips > Sent: 24 October 2019 18:37 > Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: Re: laminating struts > > > I=92m not sure I understand your question. If you are asking why laminate, > there are a couple of reasons: > > > 1. Laminated struts tend to be a bit stiffer than a solid piece of wood sin > ce the grains do not run exactly parallel from one lamina to the next > > 2. Laminated struts are not as likely to split as the crack stops when it > reaches the lamination > > 3. Laminated struts off the ability to hollow out the middle to save weigh > t or allow a chase to run wiring or hydraulic lines. For example, I lamina > ted the spruce landing gear struts on my Pietenpol. I used a router to ho > llow out a groove in the two middle laminations that allowed me to run my h > ydraulic brake lines INSIDE the strut (see picture below) > > > [cid:image001.jpg@01D58A78.88E5AE40] > > > 4. Laminating allows you to make curved parts such as the bows that support > the metal around the cockpits, as shown below: > > > [cid:image002.jpg@01D58A78.88E5AE40] > > > Or the curved cutout in the centersection (if you don=92t use a flop): > > > [cid:image003.jpg@01D58A78.88E5AE40] > > > So my question is, why would you NOT want to make laminations? They are st > rong, they are very stiff, they are light and they are fun to make. What > =92s not to like? > > > Jack Phillips > > Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia > > > Pietenpol Air Camper NX899JP =93Icarus Plummet=94 > > RV-10 N142KW > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com [mailto: > owner-pietenpol-lis > t-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of wtourn > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2019 10:09 AM > Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: laminating struts > > > tourn@hotmail.com>> > > > a question why not use a single piece of wood with that need to paste sever > al thanks > > > Read this topic online here: > > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=491942#491942 > > > http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Pietenpol-List > > http://forums.matronics.com > > http://wiki.matronics.com > > http://www.matronics.com/contribution > > > ________________________________ Message 2 > _____________________________________ > > > Time: 07:35:21 AM PST US > From: Semih Oksay > Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: laminating struts > > You may also save wood and get almost any dimension (especially length) of > planks. > > Semih Oksay > Building an Air Camper, Istanbul, Turkey > > On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 3:45 PM Mark Lisa Kellyn Bowler < > braywood@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Gorgeous work Jack!!! > > > > Mark Bowler > > Broughshane, > > U.K. > > *"It=99s all about inspiring the kids. The aircraft is merely the > > catalyst." Graham Harris* > > > > *"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication" Leonardo da Vinci * > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com < > > owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com> on behalf of Jack Philips < > > jack@bedfordlandings.com> > > *Sent:* 24 October 2019 18:37 > > *To:* pietenpol-list@matronics.com > > *Subject:* RE: Pietenpol-List: Re: laminating struts > > > > > > I=99m not sure I understand your question. If you are asking why l > aminate, > > there are a couple of reasons: > > > > > > 1. Laminated struts tend to be a bit stiffer than a solid piece of wood > > since the grains do not run exactly parallel from one lamina to the next > > > > 2. Laminated struts are not as likely to split as the crack stops when i > t > > reaches the lamination > > > > 3. Laminated struts off the ability to hollow out the middle to save > > weight or allow a chase to run wiring or hydraulic lines. For example, I > > laminated the spruce landing gear struts on my Pietenpol. I used a rout > er > > to hollow out a groove in the two middle laminations that allowed me to r > un > > my hydraulic brake lines INSIDE the strut (see picture below) > > > > > > 4. Laminating allows you to make curved parts such as the bows that > > support the metal around the cockpits, as shown below: > > > > > > Or the curved cutout in the centersection (if you don=99t use a flo > p): > > > > > > So my question is, why would you NOT want to make laminations? They are > > strong, they are very stiff, they are light and they are fun to make. > > What=99s not to like? > > > > > > Jack Phillips > > > > Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia > > > > > > Pietenpol Air Camper NX899JP =9CIcarus Plummet=9D > > > > RV-10 N142KW > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com [mailto: > > owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of wtourn > > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2019 10:09 AM > > To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com > > Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: laminating struts > > > > > > > > > > a question why not use a single piece of wood with that need to paste > > several thanks > > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > > > > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=491942#491942 > > > > > > http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Pietenpol-List > > > > http://forums.matronics.com > > > > http://wiki.matronics.com > > > > http://www.matronics.com/contribution > > > > > > > -- > Semih Oksay > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.