A heads up if your as stupid as me
02-05-2011, 04:03 PM
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A heads up if your as stupid as me
Well I thought Id try out my new heat gun to remove wrinkles from my
arf and it worked.
It also melted the edge of my bubble canopy!
&%*&$#@&^%$#@$^&&*&****&&%^%$#@%^&*(()*&^%$$#
You cant print what I just said.
Keep the heat gun away from bubble canopies!!!
A pissed Jimmy
arf and it worked.
It also melted the edge of my bubble canopy!
&%*&$#@&^%$#@$^&&*&****&&%^%$#@%^&*(()*&^%$$#
You cant print what I just said.
Keep the heat gun away from bubble canopies!!!
A pissed Jimmy
02-05-2011, 05:01 PM
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been at this for so many years now that i don't even say as i don't want to sound like one of those old timey guys, but i have done it, more than once.......guess that make me more stupider than U
...........in other words, welcome to the club[:@]
...........in other words, welcome to the club[:@]
02-05-2011, 06:48 PM
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RE: A heads up if your as stupid as me
Just finished cutting and fitting my second canopy on a scratch build. 1st new canopy came a little out of shape, SO, I tried to straghten it with a little heat. Now I'm working on the second one LOL. I found out a few things about canopies or any other vacum formed plastic. When it is vacum formed it is streched over the mold and then left to cool so it keeps that shape. Keep in mined it has been streched and forced to cool and hold it's new shape. But it really wants to get back to its original shape, which is flat. As soon as you apply heat it will try to shink back to its flat shape. Sometimes we all learn the hard way.
02-06-2011, 05:05 AM
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Actually when i built my 4*60 I used the heat gun on the canopy on purpose. I mounted the canopy backwards and trimed it to fit so it was more streamline looking. Heated the canopy to form it to the fuse. Gotta love those cool mods people post on here. 
02-06-2011, 07:40 AM
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ORIGINAL: ChuckW
I'm giuilty too. melt the other side so it matches and say it supposed to be like that.
I'm giuilty too. melt the other side so it matches and say it supposed to be like that.
well that blew coffee all over the screen..........you can bet i'll be looking for this one too
02-06-2011, 08:22 AM
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well that blew coffee all over the screen..........you can bet i'll be looking for this one too
ORIGINAL: ChuckW
I'm giuilty too. melt the other side so it matches and say it supposed to be like that.
I'm giuilty too. melt the other side so it matches and say it supposed to be like that.
well that blew coffee all over the screen..........you can bet i'll be looking for this one too
02-06-2011, 08:28 AM
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ORIGINAL: ChuckW
That airplane is long gone. Actually what I would do is just have O.B. come up with some story of the history of warped canopies and why they were built that way back in the day.
ORIGINAL: summerwind
well that blew coffee all over the screen..........you can bet i'll be looking for this one too
ORIGINAL: ChuckW
I'm giuilty too. melt the other side so it matches and say it supposed to be like that.
I'm giuilty too. melt the other side so it matches and say it supposed to be like that.
well that blew coffee all over the screen..........you can bet i'll be looking for this one too
02-06-2011, 12:27 PM
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RE: A heads up if your as stupid as me
Hi,
Yep we all have been there.
The heat gun can be used to form plastic parts intentionally though. I have used it to make gutter pipe plastic maleable. Also plastic baseball bats. Gloves are kinda handy for this use though!
Yep we all have been there.
The heat gun can be used to form plastic parts intentionally though. I have used it to make gutter pipe plastic maleable. Also plastic baseball bats. Gloves are kinda handy for this use though!
02-06-2011, 12:29 PM
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Not with a heat gun but I did once put one in a dye pot with the heat still going. Rolled that sucker up!!
Not with a heat gun but I did once put one in a dye pot with the heat still going. Rolled that sucker up!!
02-06-2011, 01:11 PM
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ORIGINAL: ChuckW
I'm giuilty too. melt the other side so it matches and say it supposed to be like that.
I'm giuilty too. melt the other side so it matches and say it supposed to be like that.
It works well with covered over cracks & skuffs too.
02-06-2011, 01:16 PM
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I've had to patch covering before and didn't have the right color on hand. Rather than spending money on the correct stuff like a logical person, I'll make a stripe, pattern, simulated panel or whatever and duplicate it on the opposite side.
02-06-2011, 02:05 PM
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ORIGINAL: I-fly-any-and-all
wow jimmy i recognize your avatar photo that is the pitts biplane made by royal / marutaka!!!!!!!!!!!
what plane did you do this too?
wow jimmy i recognize your avatar photo that is the pitts biplane made by royal / marutaka!!!!!!!!!!!
what plane did you do this too?
A brand new Black Horse Pitts Special!
I emailed Hobby People to see if I can get another one.
Jimmy
02-06-2011, 02:11 PM
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ORIGINAL: summerwind
now we all know why tower keeps a huge stock of replacement canopies
now we all know why tower keeps a huge stock of replacement canopies
I guess great service trumps stupidity! lol
r/s... Roger Parrett
02-06-2011, 02:25 PM
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I did that once as well. I know, let's form "I melted my Canopy Club" right here at RCU. It will be free to join and will stir alot of heat!
Pete
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