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Re: Progress Update

Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 6:52 pm
by Ebby
Your in for quite an adventure. Good building! I'm not done either but getting closer. :D

Re: Progress Update

Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 9:02 am
by tlandrum
I have already had several people send me pictures of the EAA announcement... Congrats guy, you have built a beautiful bird! And I love how all my friends are surprised I already knew about your plane all the way over the pond! Great work, thanks!

Re: Progress Update

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 2:04 pm
by orchardair
Just because I am back at it, I figured I'd post a picture of my latest welding session, the aileron idlers:
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Re: Progress Update

Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2017 10:45 am
by HC85
Good to see your still at it!

I noticed that you didn't open the ends up and you that you left an extended amount of length on the tubes...... I went ahead and burnt mine up on the first try ....cause I didn't do as you did! ... I did those a while back to learn how to weld... or .....how not to weld.

Nice work!

Re: Progress Update

Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2017 11:17 am
by HC85
A couple shots ...my lower wings and aileron skin press. One more aileron to close and the lowers are done. Uppers already done, CTR section done. Fuse Next!

Re: Progress Update

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 10:58 am
by orchardair
Nice work!
I might make you an offer on your aileron skin press when you're done!
Just to show the end result of my aileron Idlers (pre paint).

Re: Progress Update

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:37 pm
by HC85
Hey thanks!

I thought about bringing it to Brodhead this year and let some folks borrow it if they need to. It is not perfect, but did a good job for me. I used 2024 T-3 and liberal amounts of spray lube (WD-40) on the metal, after many practice sheets!

The sheet can get off kilter if ya don't pay attention, but that's half fun I guess. I have another friend who expressed interest in using it also. Maybe it could become a "pass-around tool"?

Your idlers are lookin good!

Re: Progress Update

Posted: Wed May 03, 2017 1:07 pm
by orchardair
Aileron brackets in 67 easy steps...
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(to be continued)

Re: Progress Update

Posted: Wed May 03, 2017 1:09 pm
by orchardair
Aileron brackets, continued...
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to be continued once welding has been done.

Re: Progress Update

Posted: Thu May 04, 2017 9:18 am
by HC85
Sweet! ( I burnt the first set of mine up for those too! :lol: )