Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: steve(at)byu.edu
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Fasteners?>Hi,>>It is that time of the year again - annual time! I stripper her yesterday>and have a question. We have threaded aluminum rod, with a nut at eachend,>used to connect the top and bottom of the long flat aluminum piece (I can't>remember the proper name at this moment) that covers the joint between the>wings and the center section. Some of the nuts corroded with the aluminum>rod and broke off.>I am looking for alternatives. What have you used that you have found tobe>better?>>Thanks, Ted>>Of course the weather is perfect. Not a cloud in the sky, near 80 and>little wind. Just wait till we get back into the air... or until I try to>fly to Brodhead this summer. Do you think we will have this kind ofweather>then???>________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Fasteners?>Hi,>>It is that time of the year again - annual time! I stripper her yesterday>and have a question. We have threaded aluminum rod, with a nut at eachend,>used to connect the top and bottom of the long flat aluminum piece (I can't>remember the proper name at this moment) that covers the joint between the>wings and the center section. Some of the nuts corroded with the aluminum>rod and broke off.>I am looking for alternatives. What have you used that you have found tobe>better?>>Thanks, Ted>>Of course the weather is perfect. Not a cloud in the sky, near 80 and>little wind. Just wait till we get back into the air... or until I try to>fly to Brodhead this summer. Do you think we will have this kind ofweather>then???>________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Earl Myers
Hi,It is that time of the year again - annual time! I stripper her yesterdayand have a question. We have threaded aluminum rod, with a nut at each end,used to connect the top and bottom of the long flat aluminum piece (I can'tremember the proper name at this moment) that covers the joint between thewings and the center section. Some of the nuts corroded with the aluminumrod and broke off. I am looking for alternatives. What have you used that you have found to bebetter?Thanks, TedOf course the weather is perfect. Not a cloud in the sky, near 80 andlittle wind. Just wait till we get back into the air... or until I try tofly to Brodhead this summer. Do you think we will have this kind of weatherthen???________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: DonanClara(at)aol.com
I have used cabinetmaker's screw inserts set into a small block glued to theunderside of the rib. They take a #6 stainless machine screw. Since you willbe going through the capstrip be certain that the block is of sufficient sizeto eliminate any loss of strength (do not use this method unless you arefollowing the plans and are using 1/4" X 1/2" ribstock. A description of theinsert I used appeared in an issue of the BPA Newsletter about four to sixissues back. It worked great for me. I also used this method for attaching mycockpit and engine cowling. Don Hicks ________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Ted Brousseau
To close the gap on my 3 piece wing I used an Al strip 3" wide and 12 or sofeet long. strapped on with 1/8 bungee cord I purchased from a campingsupply store.steve E.-----Original Message-----Earl MyersSent: Monday, March 08, 1999 9:37 AMSubject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Fasteners?Ted; Most of the Piet's up here use either small ss screws into the rib (somereinforced for this, some not) along the edge of the metal "root rib gapseal" OR are laced top to bottom with leather, uh, thong material or....likeyou use on the bottom of your sidearm holster to wrap around yourleg..............I have a one piece wing so didn't need a thong cord orlaceing cord or whatever you might call it!Earl MyersPS: Just had a big snow storm, expecting a whopper tommorrow and anotherSat......80 degrees, what is that like anyways? Won't see that till lateJune here!-----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: Ted Brousseau
Ted; Most of the Piet's up here use either small ss screws into the rib (somereinforced for this, some not) along the edge of the metal "root rib gapseal" OR are laced top to bottom with leather, uh, thong material or....likeyou use on the bottom of your sidearm holster to wrap around yourleg..............I have a one piece wing so didn't need a thong cord orlaceing cord or whatever you might call it!Earl MyersPS: Just had a big snow storm, expecting a whopper tommorrow and anotherSat......80 degrees, what is that like anyways? Won't see that till lateJune here!-----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: Warren Shoun
Ted- I used small pk screws (or similar) to screw my approx. 3" widealum. strip around the wing root/center section areas into wood blocksI glued to either face of the ribs. (or you could screw them into the rib capstrips. Originally I was going to try a few tabs of velcro abouta foot apart around the airfoil to do the job but decided against that in the end.Mike C. ________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Ken Hannan
Try and find a short wing Piper (Vagabond, Pacer, Colt, Tripacer) to lookat. It is a bit of work and is really smooth. The only fastener is thru thetrailing edge wrap around, and is a screw that pulls the underwing portion toit from a fastener bracket flush riveted on the inside. Very simple and hasworked since at least 1948.Warren________________________________________________________________________________