Old wise and skillful
10-27-2008 | 04:25 PM
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RE: Old wise and skillful
Roguedog I'm with you on this, but I see all this super nice threads on here and some real nice pictures.
Don't get me wrong I like these threads 100% but it does not show me the way from step 1 how they do it.
Like cloth weight, type of epoxy, if they thin the epoxy etc. etc.
But I will get a hang of it, just have to open my mouth and ask more questions.
If you don't ask you will never learn, thats why I started this thread.
You guy's are my insperation and thats why I check classic pattern forum several times a day.
Keep up the good work so I can learn something
Take care.
Don't get me wrong I like these threads 100% but it does not show me the way from step 1 how they do it.
Like cloth weight, type of epoxy, if they thin the epoxy etc. etc.
But I will get a hang of it, just have to open my mouth and ask more questions.
If you don't ask you will never learn, thats why I started this thread.
You guy's are my insperation and thats why I check classic pattern forum several times a day.
Keep up the good work so I can learn something
Take care.
10-27-2008 | 04:53 PM
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RE: Old wise and skillful
ORIGINAL: martenson
Roguedog I'm with you on this, but I see all this super nice threads on here and some real nice pictures.
Don't get me wrong I like these threads 100% but it does not show me the way from step 1 how they do it.
Like cloth weight, type of epoxy, if they thin the epoxy etc. etc.
But I will get a hang of it, just have to open my mouth and ask more questions.
If you don't ask you will never learn, thats why I started this thread.
You guy's are my insperation and thats why I check classic pattern forum several times a day.
Keep up the good work so I can learn something
Take care.
Roguedog I'm with you on this, but I see all this super nice threads on here and some real nice pictures.
Don't get me wrong I like these threads 100% but it does not show me the way from step 1 how they do it.
Like cloth weight, type of epoxy, if they thin the epoxy etc. etc.
But I will get a hang of it, just have to open my mouth and ask more questions.
If you don't ask you will never learn, thats why I started this thread.
You guy's are my insperation and thats why I check classic pattern forum several times a day.
Keep up the good work so I can learn something
Take care.
There are some really great build threads on this forum that have a lot of detail. I love following them and I learn something new from every one of them.
10-27-2008 | 04:54 PM
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RE: Old wise and skillful
[link=http://www.customairframes.com/caaforum/showthread.php?t=93]Glassing[/link] link on my forums. One way to skin that cat...
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10-27-2008 | 06:37 PM
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RE: Old wise and skillful
There's a picture of Mike Harrison's bipe in the main pattern forum under the Cajun Nats thread. No detail of the building, though.
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10-27-2008 | 06:43 PM
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RE: Old wise and skillful
My first true pattern plane was a great planes tiporare. The instructions were pretty good about building a glass and foam kit. You'll find there's about a dozen different ways to sheet foam wings. I've defaulted to the easiest method. Trim the wood with a razor, tape enough sheets together for a wing set and smear an extremely thin layer of polyurethane glue. Then stick everythingback into the shucks and weight them down.
10-30-2008 | 12:25 AM
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RE: Old wise and skillful
You know Mike, my last bird, came out brilliant, using a similar technique to yours.
My only change to yours is a coat of dope to start with, where you use balsarite.
Having said that, I keep thinking that there's gotta be a lighter, better way to do beautiful models.
I guess that's how we progress though, isn't it?
My only change to yours is a coat of dope to start with, where you use balsarite.
Having said that, I keep thinking that there's gotta be a lighter, better way to do beautiful models.
I guess that's how we progress though, isn't it?
