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RE: Curare build - 1/1/2007 5:41:56 AM   
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Status: offline 		Vacuum bagging is easy, especially if you are bagging balsa skins to the cores.

If you want to bag carbon/glass, its a little more involved.

First thing is to get a pump. I use an Aerospace Composites pump. They have a few pumps. I have the Auto-Vac with adjustable pressure switch and tank.

You can check here on RCU; I know there is info in one of the forums.

It is very important to have a very flat table and very accurate cores to get good results. I have a table 3' x 7' table that is within .1 degree from end to end of being flat. I cut my own blanks on that table and then my own cores. Needless to say, I am picky.

Let me know whether you want to do balsa/foam or fiberglass/foam and I can give you more info on which you intend to use.

The best part of bagging instead of using weights is the pressure applied is uniform and way higher than you can get with weights. This means you need to use less glue which means lower finished weight.

As far and how I intend to finish the cores, I am torn. I like the light weight of plastic covering vs. fiberglass/paint, but I like the durability of paint. I still haven't decided. My original Curare back in the 70's was painted.

Jeff

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RE: Curare build - 1/1/2007 5:58:46 AM   
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Status: offline 		I want to use the original scheme but change up the colors.

maybe something like this....

happy new years all




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RE: Curare build - 7/19/2008 5:15:08 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hi All,

well after a long break, mostly due to other pressing 2M projects and life in general. Since I left off I painted and/or built (or partially built) 8 Black Magics. And just finished my two personal planes. I'll never say I'm a little burned out on the Magics, but I looking forward to building/painting something different !!!

I am about to resurrect this build thread. I have a partially built MAN Curare fuse - that's really modified. I may go back to the drawing boards and start over. I also have that 30 year old Super Curare fiberglass fuse to build. I am going to get Mike H. to cut some foam cores as soon as he can after Nats. In the mean time I cam going to get cracking....

I've been off the classic threads for a while, are there any new Curare developments or projects that I missed?

thanks all.....

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RE: Curare build - 7/20/2008 2:03:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		Awesome Dude!!! Looking forward to it!!!


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