Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "John Dilatush"
I used .025 al strips ( wide enough to cover the gap ). The top stripextended from the flop around the leading edge to the level of the fwdvertical strut. Another strip extends, on the bottom, from there to theflop.The seals are held in place with tapered 3/16 machine screws whichfastened to right angle plastic lock nuts which in turn are screwed tothe ribs.Larger holes than the screws require are drilled to allow location ofthe lock nuts. Counter sunk washers fill the hole nicely.The edges of the seals were slightly bent to create a spring effect whenthe seals were fastened in place.I hope I have this right. I haven't been with my friend for quite awhile. Health problems, which should be resolved soon.Mike B Piet N687MB ( Mr Sam )________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: woodflier(at)aol.com
Just for the heck of it, wondering where you all are getting your balsa?It's been years, but I know the store is still there, but a place in San AntonioTX called Alamo hardwoods used to sell balsa like any other hardwood. It wasin random widths and lengths (most 8' plus) mostly 8/4 (or 2" thick), by theboard foot. They'd cut to any length and slap a shipping lable on it, wouldn'tbe much to ship in the quantities we're looking at.It wasn't contest quality super super lightweight stuff, but lighter than ANY otherwood you're going to find. The type of stuff hollywood used to use to makeprops used in old western movie fight scenes (the chairs and tables that gotbroke up).Probably WAAAY cheaper than any hobby store stuff. Might be worth looking intofor these sorts of applications (and strut fairing, etc).Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Gap seals