What Is Your Best Two building Rules?
02-07-2014, 02:53 AM
#26
All of the above, plus:
"Don't start a new project until the earlier one is completed."
I have seen a LOT of workshops filled with the skeletons of abandoned projects. I don't want that kind of mess. I finish what I start. In all fairness, there have been a few fire sales of planes I lost interest in and I got rid of the evidence.
"Don't start a new project until the earlier one is completed."
I have seen a LOT of workshops filled with the skeletons of abandoned projects. I don't want that kind of mess. I finish what I start. In all fairness, there have been a few fire sales of planes I lost interest in and I got rid of the evidence.
02-07-2014, 04:33 AM
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All of the above, plus:
"Don't start a new project until the earlier one is completed."
I have seen a LOT of workshops filled with the skeletons of abandoned projects. I don't want that kind of mess. I finish what I start. In all fairness, there have been a few fire sales of planes I lost interest in and I got rid of the evidence.
"Don't start a new project until the earlier one is completed."
I have seen a LOT of workshops filled with the skeletons of abandoned projects. I don't want that kind of mess. I finish what I start. In all fairness, there have been a few fire sales of planes I lost interest in and I got rid of the evidence.
Bob
Last edited by sensei; 02-07-2014 at 04:36 AM.
02-07-2014, 05:27 AM
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1. Read the plans and instructions first.
2..Read tehm again, this time with the parts in hand to understand what is being said.
AFA building light, I've only built kits and ARFs and with then you have everything already so you build with what you have. One could say if your first rule is to built light then you shuld use light covering which, IMHO, should only be used an super light planes, not the average ones.
2..Read tehm again, this time with the parts in hand to understand what is being said.
AFA building light, I've only built kits and ARFs and with then you have everything already so you build with what you have. One could say if your first rule is to built light then you shuld use light covering which, IMHO, should only be used an super light planes, not the average ones.
02-07-2014, 07:15 AM
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Lifer hit the nail on the head, 20 years ago I was in that boat and now I do not start another project until the current one is done and flying!
Craig, Gene is right, it's a V-173 and if you just have to have one a friend of mine is now doing kits of the thing based on my plans. Thomas white is his name and he started a huge group build thread on RCScaleBuilder. I think there are 6 or 7 guys all over the world now building V-173's. There gonna have a squadron of Pancakes
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Craig, Gene is right, it's a V-173 and if you just have to have one a friend of mine is now doing kits of the thing based on my plans. Thomas white is his name and he started a huge group build thread on RCScaleBuilder. I think there are 6 or 7 guys all over the world now building V-173's. There gonna have a squadron of Pancakes
Larry B
02-07-2014, 09:10 AM
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The rule I must bear in mind: This is a hobby or sport. It is supposed to be enjoyable. When building and you become stressed, walk away. Get a six pack and go fishing. Think about it at your leisure and when you go back to it, the problem may well solve itself. If it doesn't fly this Sunday, next Sunday is soon enough.
02-07-2014, 09:51 AM
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Lots of good input here so far. I can't speak for anyone else but the only epoxy I use on my wood structure airframes is laminating epoxy to bond my balsa sheeting to the foam cores utilizing vacuum, otherwise everything else is bonded with thin and medium CA including engine boxes, firewalls, and landing gear blocks, there is one exception to that though, I also use a little Gorilla glue for installation of wing tubes, spar caps, and servo rails in the foam parts prior to sheeting.
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I stopped using epoxy to bond sheeting to foam core wings 10 or 15 years ago, the Gorilla Glue weighs less, does a better job, and actually penetrates the foam a bit where epoxy kind of sits on the top.
02-07-2014, 07:25 PM
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02-07-2014, 08:40 PM
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