Original Posted By: Earl Myers
Subject: Pietenpol-List: plywood on cement?>After a month of inactivity I am ready to put my fuselage sides>together. I do not, however have a very flat surface to do it on. I do>have 2 4x8's that are sort-of flat...>>Can anyone recommend a method of getting 4x8's to lay FLAT on a cement>floor (Ive tried putting cement blocks on them, etc.. with no luck).>Can you drill into a cement floor without ruining it, or making it>crack in winter?>>Eager to get going again.>Richard>===>My homepage: http://www.AirCamper.org/w3builder>....Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be atrest. -Psalm 55:6>--------------------------------------------------------->Visit www.AirCamper.org - A Low 'n Slow Online Community!>--------------------------------------------------------->>________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: plywood on cement?
Pietenpol-List: plywood on cement?
Original Posted By: Doug
After a month of inactivity I am ready to put my fuselage sidestogether. I do not, however have a very flat surface to do it on. I dohave 2 4x8's that are sort-of flat... Can anyone recommend a method of getting 4x8's to lay FLAT on a cementfloor (Ive tried putting cement blocks on them, etc.. with no luck).Can you drill into a cement floor without ruining it, or making itcrack in winter?Eager to get going again.Richard===My homepage: http://www.AirCamper.org/w3builder....Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.-Psalm 55:6---------------------------------------------------------Visit www.AirCamper.org - A Low 'n Slow Online Community!---------------------------------------------------------________________________________________________________________________________
After a month of inactivity I am ready to put my fuselage sidestogether. I do not, however have a very flat surface to do it on. I dohave 2 4x8's that are sort-of flat... Can anyone recommend a method of getting 4x8's to lay FLAT on a cementfloor (Ive tried putting cement blocks on them, etc.. with no luck).Can you drill into a cement floor without ruining it, or making itcrack in winter?Eager to get going again.Richard===My homepage: http://www.AirCamper.org/w3builder....Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.-Psalm 55:6---------------------------------------------------------Visit www.AirCamper.org - A Low 'n Slow Online Community!---------------------------------------------------------________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: plywood on cement?
Original Posted By: Richard DeCosta
Richard; Get or make a pair or trio of saw horses, put the4x8's on and SCREWED tothe top of the saw horses. Hang a, or as many as required, concrete blockfrom each saw horse. Shim the saw horses at the floor as required tolevel.......You may have to tie the sawhorse legs together so they don'tsplay out with the weight hanging on them. I assembeled my first plane thisway. Down and dirtty but it worked fine , easy to dissassemble and cheap!Earl Myers-----Original Message-----
Richard; Get or make a pair or trio of saw horses, put the4x8's on and SCREWED tothe top of the saw horses. Hang a, or as many as required, concrete blockfrom each saw horse. Shim the saw horses at the floor as required tolevel.......You may have to tie the sawhorse legs together so they don'tsplay out with the weight hanging on them. I assembeled my first plane thisway. Down and dirtty but it worked fine , easy to dissassemble and cheap!Earl Myers-----Original Message-----
Pietenpol-List: Re: plywood on cement?
Original Posted By: Chad Johnson
Richard, what worked for me was using two sheets of 3/4 4x8 plywood(birch) that I had used for lofting thee tail and sides. My basementfloor was reasonably flat, painted cement. I power nailed the plywood tothe floor with one of those "hit it hard..it goes bang" units. I thenused a level and drove shims into the low spots. No problems and everything came out square and true. The ply was on the floor for about 4months with no problems. -=Ian=-________________________________________________________________________________
Richard, what worked for me was using two sheets of 3/4 4x8 plywood(birch) that I had used for lofting thee tail and sides. My basementfloor was reasonably flat, painted cement. I power nailed the plywood tothe floor with one of those "hit it hard..it goes bang" units. I thenused a level and drove shims into the low spots. No problems and everything came out square and true. The ply was on the floor for about 4months with no problems. -=Ian=-________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: plywood on cement?
Original Posted By: Michael Hinchman
Actually, Ive already started with it on the floor (got some REALLYflat boards and Im not going to waste any time building it so the onesI have wont warp). I hope my youth and good back will help me deal withit being on the floor.
Although, once I get the basic box glued,I'll put it up on saw horses and build the rest up there. Thanks guys.Richard--- bowdler(at)juno.com wrote:> Richard,> I built and put everything together on two simply-built 3' x 8'> tables I constricted from 4 x 8 sheets of ply framed with 2 x 4's> with 2> x 2 legs that have t-nuts and bolts on the bottom that allow> leveling. > The tables can be connected with "T" braces from the hardware to make> one> 3 x 16 table. > It is so much easier to work at waist height. Now that I don't> need> them for plane building anymore they are very useful utility tables. > The> legs with triangle gussets are held on with drywall screws, easily> removable with an electric drill or screwdriver. Very handy. I> have a> drawing I made here somewhere I'll mail to you if you like.> Tom> __________> Get completely free e-mail from Juno at> http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html> ==="Lady, you want me to answer you if this old airplane is safe to fly? Just howin the world do you think it got to be this old?" - Jim Tavenner---------------------------------------------------------Visit www.AirCamper.org - A Low 'n Slow Online Community!---------------------------------------------------------My homepage: http://www.AirCamper.org/w3builder_____ ... __________
Actually, Ive already started with it on the floor (got some REALLYflat boards and Im not going to waste any time building it so the onesI have wont warp). I hope my youth and good back will help me deal withit being on the floor.
Although, once I get the basic box glued,I'll put it up on saw horses and build the rest up there. Thanks guys.Richard--- bowdler(at)juno.com wrote:> Richard,> I built and put everything together on two simply-built 3' x 8'> tables I constricted from 4 x 8 sheets of ply framed with 2 x 4's> with 2> x 2 legs that have t-nuts and bolts on the bottom that allow> leveling. > The tables can be connected with "T" braces from the hardware to make> one> 3 x 16 table. > It is so much easier to work at waist height. Now that I don't> need> them for plane building anymore they are very useful utility tables. > The> legs with triangle gussets are held on with drywall screws, easily> removable with an electric drill or screwdriver. Very handy. I> have a> drawing I made here somewhere I'll mail to you if you like.> Tom> __________> Get completely free e-mail from Juno at> http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html> ==="Lady, you want me to answer you if this old airplane is safe to fly? Just howin the world do you think it got to be this old?" - Jim Tavenner---------------------------------------------------------Visit www.AirCamper.org - A Low 'n Slow Online Community!---------------------------------------------------------My homepage: http://www.AirCamper.org/w3builder_____ ... __________Pietenpol-List: Re: plywood on cement?
Original Posted By: Richard DeCosta
Richard, I built and put everything together on two simply-built 3' x 8'tables I constricted from 4 x 8 sheets of ply framed with 2 x 4's with 2x 2 legs that have t-nuts and bolts on the bottom that allow leveling. The tables can be connected with "T" braces from the hardware to make one3 x 16 table. It is so much easier to work at waist height. Now that I don't needthem for plane building anymore they are very useful utility tables. Thelegs with triangle gussets are held on with drywall screws, easilyremovable with an electric drill or screwdriver. Very handy. I have adrawing I made here somewhere I'll mail to you if you like.Tom__________________________________________________________________________________________
Richard, I built and put everything together on two simply-built 3' x 8'tables I constricted from 4 x 8 sheets of ply framed with 2 x 4's with 2x 2 legs that have t-nuts and bolts on the bottom that allow leveling. The tables can be connected with "T" braces from the hardware to make one3 x 16 table. It is so much easier to work at waist height. Now that I don't needthem for plane building anymore they are very useful utility tables. Thelegs with triangle gussets are held on with drywall screws, easilyremovable with an electric drill or screwdriver. Very handy. I have adrawing I made here somewhere I'll mail to you if you like.Tom__________________________________________________________________________________________