drube

Well I finally took a chance and started my first plans build. Thanks Gene (gray beard) for the plans! It's a Fokker D7 designed by R.A Uravitch, 4 3/4 to 5lbs from MAN.
As I started cutting my first fuse former my band saw burned up.. The motor was smoking pretty good..lol So i'll be getting another soon but not sure if I should get a band saw or scroll saw.. If I choose another band saw how do I cut out the inside of the formers?
I'm not much with words so this will basically be mostly questions and pics as I go along.

soarrich

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Looks good so far.

What size motor is this for?

Gray Beard

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I'll post the aqnswer for you. At home I use a scroll saw for kit cutting but I also have the use of a band saw at my wood working club. For inside work the scroll sw is the way to go. I do like a good band saw for outside cutting and hard wood. The thicker the hardwood trhe mor I like the band saw. A scroll saw and sander are all you rreally need. Being q member of a wood working club is a good thing. I have pretty much every high end tool you can think of. I cut all my own hardwood stringers and a LOT OF MY balsa sticks. I use the club router table to shape things like leading edge stock. Night classes at high schools often offer there wood shop. Another good source of good tools.

drube

Thanks Gene! Soarrich, 40-45 2 stroke.

drube

Picked up a new scroll saw today from Sears. Had some fun!

drube

I do have a question about the 1/8" Lite ply sides. I'm not sure what outline to follow for a pattern where the LE of the wing meets the fuse. The Lite ply sides are marked with Black triangles.

Thanks

soarrich

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The wing center-section sheeting and the light-ply are represented by the same line, the top one. You can cut the ply back a little, 1/32", from the the top of the wing. After the wing is built put some scrap monokote on the center-section, then mix some epoxy with micro balloons to a peanut butter thickness and put that on the edge of the light-ply wing saddle. Now mount the wing, let the epoxy cure, then pop the wing off. With the wing off you just block sand the sides of the fuse flush and you have a perfect fitting wing-saddle.

drube

Thanks Rich. The area i'm talking about is in the red circle, the yellow line is where i'm thinking the line should continue. Is this correct?

WacoNut

I was going to suggest what you have drawn with the yellow line.

I am too building a DVII from plans. I am building the Balsa USA 1/4 scale version. I have the wings and the fuse framed up I am now building the cowling. Here is a link to my build thread if you are interested. [link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_10933879/tm.htm]Fokker DVII from plans[/link]
Later!!
Anthony

drube

Thanks Anthony, I've been following your thread looks great!

soarrich

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Yes, that will work.

You may want to augment the dowel that holds the wing on like this:
When you make the wing saddles take a 1" x 4" piece of glass, the green, epoxy it up then put a piece of triangle stock, the black, on it an push it all into the space you have circled/ After it's all cured pop the wing off then sand flush. What you do is you create a cuff that holds the leading edge of the wing all the way across the fuse, rather than just a point load right on the dowel. Keep the dowel for alinement purposes.

drube

Thanks Rich, When I complete the wing i'll do that. The directions from the MAN artical have you build the fuse first.