Pietenpol-List: Scotty's Air Camper build in Australia

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Original Posted By: "bubbleboy"
So, today was one of those days I finally made it to the shop, and made some goodprogress on stuff I had been dreading, like the ply covering on the rear ofthe top turtleneck behind the pilot seat. Great feeling.So what to do next while the epoxy sets...? Hummm... How about the little stripsof 1/4 x1/8 between the ply gussets on the top of the fuse toward the tail!Great... Done. Now what?Oh well, why don't I cut the 1/8" ply firewall blank. Ok! But first, lemme tacknail some 1/4" thick "spacers along the front of the fuse sides to representthe thickness of the ply side walls (not installed yet) so I don't make the firewalltoo narrow. Great idea. Fire up the air compressor, grab the nail gun,and pop 3 LONG nails into each of the spacers along the front strut that thefirewall will glue to. I want LONG nails so i can pull them out easily. Finishedone side. Move to the right side... Tack the top in place, now the bottom...Now one in the middle to keep it from bowing... Oh, I need to push it forwarda bit to be flush with the firewall...hold It there with your thumb, good. Needsome back pressure with your middle finger on the back side... Good now shootthe nail.Right through the wood and into that sweet, helpful middle finger, dead center.Good shot! Dead center of the meaty part of the FU finger! It'll heal, in fact,pretty much already had. But the ego.... Oh, the shame of it.I guess I didn't need all the pressure I had turned up on the compressor!!Doap.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Scotty's Air Camper build in Australia

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Original Posted By: "bubbleboy"
Its been a while since I posted any progress pics on here!Making instrument panels now and about to start undercarriage.Scottywww.scottyspietenpol.com--------Tamworth, AustraliaBuilding a Corvair Powered Pietenpol Air Camperwww.scottyspietenpol.comTail and Ribs built...Building fuselage & undercarriage...Corvair engine atRoy's Garage waiting to be modified.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/img_ ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Stupid things I've done, by Mark Roberts

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Original Posted By: "Mark Roberts"
Scotty; nice work! Very good fit and finish, and it's always so nice to see therugged simplicity of the Pietenpol fuselage framing.By the way, how much air pressure are you running in those tyres? ;o)--------Oscar ZunigaMedford, ORAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"A75 powerRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Stupid things I've done, by Mark Roberts

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Original Posted By: "bubbleboy"
Yes, I agree!But I have a VERY healthy respect for that tale saw!!Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Scotty's Air Camper build in Australia

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Original Posted By: Michael Perez
Jerry...I decided to use the saw horse. Might put a couple of bolts through andtie the hell out of it with bungees. What do ya think?..;o)--------Tamworth, AustraliaBuilding a Corvair Powered Pietenpol Air Camperwww.scottyspietenpol.comTail and Ribs built...Building fuselage & undercarriage...Corvair engine atRoy's Garage waiting to be modified.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 06:44:34 -0700 (PDT)

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Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-pietenpol-lis
I've done that before. Chisel's are deadly.

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Original Posted By: "taildrags"
What?! No pictures?? ;)I posted originally so I could prompt others to post "War Stories" so I wouldn'tfeel so stupid. I learned something from yours Michael, so thanks for posting!Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: "War" Stories (was stupid things I've done)