Spencer,
Thanks for taking the time to let me know you find this helpful. That's the whole point of me trying to do this. Unfortunately this site is having problems. I have typed a very detailed response twice over the last hour, and lost it both times right as I tried to post it. It is late and I'd planned to be in bed long ago so I have time to complete the next steps in my current thread. So, pleaseexcuse the abbreviated version, but I'm exhausted and very frustrated with RCU for repeatedly dumping my posts, rightnow.
What you are asking foris a lengthy process worthy of a thread all its own; and I'm having enough trouble just trying to complete this one, right now! If there is enough interest in
this thread, perhaps on my next vacation I can take everyone through that process during my next major project. However, that won't be until August/September at the earliest.
Beings I know you don't want to wait, the process I follow is much like the process detailed in the CST Sales tutorial. A link is posted below. Also,the guy that is documenting his copy of a Top Flite P-40 hasan excellent set of tutorialsthat can be found at the second link below. I think there are ninevideos in all. This is the intro.These should help you get started with what you are asking for, then perhaps I can help you more, later. I would suggest
building your skill-set by copying an existing cowl following the CST Sales tutorial . . .
thatis how I started out.Start small, with something you don't have alot of time and resources invested in, and make your mistakes there. Afterwards, you'll have the skills so you'll be ready to successfully take on a bigger project, such as a fuse plug, when I can show you, later. As they say,"
You gotta walk, before you can run."
Thanks for your interest.<a href="http://www.cstsales.com/fiberglass_mold.html">
http://www.cstsales.com/fiberglass_mold.html</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ge3yw99b9g&feature=channel">
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ge3yw99b9g&feature=channel</a>