Original Posted By: "Clif Dawson"
Okay, so I admit to being too lazy to search the archives ortry to dig out my Piet directory (in a box somewhere).I was contacted by a fellow in Houston who is on the verge ofbuying a Piet from a friend of his in Minnesota or someplace upin that country. He is asking about Piet owners in the Houstonarea that he might be able to hook up with to look at, sit in,and possibly get a ride in their airplanes prior to pulling thetrigger on the purchase of this Piet. The airplane he's lookingat needs some work, but not a lot. His preference is to find a Piet with asmall Continental on the nose since the one he's looking at hasan A65 on it. However, I'm sure he would be happy to hook upwith anyone with a flying Piet. He is presently flying a Rotaxpowered Kitfox, so he's not a beginner at this flying stuff.Who is out there? He already knows about Kevin and "Fat BottomGirl" and I told him about the Ford A powered Piet over inRockport. I forgot about Hans (I'll pass that info along)-but who else is in, or around, or close to, Houston?Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"Flying Squirrel N2069Z "Rocket"Medford, OR website at http://www.flysquirrel.net ________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Houston area Piets
Pietenpol-List: Re: long SE-5 sidepipes
Original Posted By: "Chris Rusch"
Got a bit more information. Turns out that the fellow I spoke with, Lou Landucci,is thinking of buying Bill Rewey's airplane, NX17WR!Thanks for any help you Pieters can offer Lou.Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"Flying Squirrel N2069Z "Rocket"Medford, ORwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: long SE-5 sidepipes
Got a bit more information. Turns out that the fellow I spoke with, Lou Landucci,is thinking of buying Bill Rewey's airplane, NX17WR!Thanks for any help you Pieters can offer Lou.Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"Flying Squirrel N2069Z "Rocket"Medford, ORwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: long SE-5 sidepipes
Original Posted By: Michael Perez
I have my pipes jet hot coated and it really does keep the heat inside the pipe........iveused that coating on a few different car projects and it definitelyreduced the under the hood temps.I think it looks cool too.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:21:24 -0800 (PST)
I have my pipes jet hot coated and it really does keep the heat inside the pipe........iveused that coating on a few different car projects and it definitelyreduced the under the hood temps.I think it looks cool too.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:21:24 -0800 (PST)
Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: long SE-5 sidepipes
Original Posted By: Ken Bickers
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: long SE-5 sidepipes
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: long SE-5 sidepipes
Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: long SE-5 sidepipes
Original Posted By: Michael Perez
Pietenpol-List: Stewart's Ekobond FYI
Original Posted By: "Barry Davis"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Stewart's Ekobond FYIHaving limited experience with Ekobond and the fact that I have had no previousexperience with covering an airplane, I thought I would take the time to sharemy thoughts on the stuff. I only bought the quart size because I was only working on the tail pieces andwas not sure when I would be doing more fabric. The Ekobond has very, very littleodor. I was in my small shop with the windows shut and working with the cementfor hours at a time with no issues. The cement works just as advertised...Iwas surprised at how little it took to really stick! The printed manual isgood, but I got the most benefit from the instructional videos. I had my I-padout in the shop with me and would refer to the videos often as I covered my firsttail piece. I also used the videos to guide me through working radii, finishingtapes and using the iron to shrink tapes. Following the instructions whichuses slightly different techniques depending on if you are doing an initialglue prior to laying the fabric, gluing for fabric to fabric overlap or thefinal glue, it all went smoothly and was easy to grasp the sequence of events.By the time my first piece was complete and ready for paint, I had enough confidenceto proceed with the other pieces...assembly line fashion...with no videoinstruction needed. It was that simple and that user friendly. If you followthe instructions/videos, you can work with very little mess and very littleglue on yourself. Once finished I was very pleased with how the cement and procedures worked. I amimpressed with the results and the STRONG bond the cement provides.As I said, I have never done this before so I can't compare this stuff with anyothers. What I do know is that for a guy with zero experience, it was a snapwith the manual and videos on hand. For those to come that will need to decide what to use to cement the fabric totheir wood structures, you may want to consider Ekobond.Michael PerezKaretaker Aero________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Stewart's Ekobond FYIHaving limited experience with Ekobond and the fact that I have had no previousexperience with covering an airplane, I thought I would take the time to sharemy thoughts on the stuff. I only bought the quart size because I was only working on the tail pieces andwas not sure when I would be doing more fabric. The Ekobond has very, very littleodor. I was in my small shop with the windows shut and working with the cementfor hours at a time with no issues. The cement works just as advertised...Iwas surprised at how little it took to really stick! The printed manual isgood, but I got the most benefit from the instructional videos. I had my I-padout in the shop with me and would refer to the videos often as I covered my firsttail piece. I also used the videos to guide me through working radii, finishingtapes and using the iron to shrink tapes. Following the instructions whichuses slightly different techniques depending on if you are doing an initialglue prior to laying the fabric, gluing for fabric to fabric overlap or thefinal glue, it all went smoothly and was easy to grasp the sequence of events.By the time my first piece was complete and ready for paint, I had enough confidenceto proceed with the other pieces...assembly line fashion...with no videoinstruction needed. It was that simple and that user friendly. If you followthe instructions/videos, you can work with very little mess and very littleglue on yourself. Once finished I was very pleased with how the cement and procedures worked. I amimpressed with the results and the STRONG bond the cement provides.As I said, I have never done this before so I can't compare this stuff with anyothers. What I do know is that for a guy with zero experience, it was a snapwith the manual and videos on hand. For those to come that will need to decide what to use to cement the fabric totheir wood structures, you may want to consider Ekobond.Michael PerezKaretaker Aero________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Stewart's Ekobond FYI
Original Posted By: Michael Perez
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Stewart's Ekobond FYIMicheal,What weight of fabric did you use and have you decided on your finishing system(primer/sealer, UV and paint)? Thanks for the product review.Scott Knowlton Burlington Ontario -----Original Message-----
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Stewart's Ekobond FYIMicheal,What weight of fabric did you use and have you decided on your finishing system(primer/sealer, UV and paint)? Thanks for the product review.Scott Knowlton Burlington Ontario -----Original Message-----
RE: Pietenpol-List: Stewart's Ekobond FYI
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
After covering all six Big Piets with the stuff, "we'll never go back".Their paint is another story for another day, but the Ekobond is the stuff.BarryNX973BP _____
After covering all six Big Piets with the stuff, "we'll never go back".Their paint is another story for another day, but the Ekobond is the stuff.BarryNX973BP _____
Pietenpol-List: Stewart's Ekobond FYI
Original Posted By: shad bell