Peter_OZ

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piccies of todays mischief. Not a lot to show for 10 hours of work. [:-]

Started laying out on other fuz side, that work is about 25% done as is some of the riveting.

I'll be dreaming of rivets tonight.[sm=punching.gif]

Tseres

Pete

Go out and get some rubber mats for your shop.I had the same problem with my legs. Your feet and back are going to ache next.[:'(]
A tall bar stool with the legs cut off to fit your height is also a nice thing to have. I have 2 at different heights.
I took me almost two weeks to rivet my fuse. Had mine on a rotisserie which helped to hold it in awkward positions.

Old Tom

Peter_OZ

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Tom,
good idea.

Bar stools, can I have the bar too?

Rotissierie, can I put a few chooks on it?

cheers
Peter

Tseres

Pete

Yes

Yes

Old Tom

Tseres

Bad news.

I taught I had the closing lever figured out. NOT![&o]
When I put all the peaces on for a final check it didn't want to close all the way. Did some tweaking and made it worse.
Made some new levers with dual springs and activating arms. That didn't work any better plus they were binding.
So after some taught I went to sanding the polly off of the rudder and the elevators and put the first coat of primer on them.
Got some new Ideas on the lever while I was sanding. It involves soldering.I'll try a prototype today.

Old Tom

Peter_OZ

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good work, brain works best while pondering not much at all.

Tseres

Good news.

I changed the setup. Straightened out the lever. Stiffened it up by soldering two cross braces and changed the linkage for adjust ability.

Now it works good. I took it apart and put it back together 3 times on each side and it worked right every time.

Yes!!!!! [sm=49_49.gif][sm=shades_smile.gif][sm=wink_smile.gif][sm=regular_smile.gif]

Old Tom

rt3232

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Old Tom

Looks great[sm=thumbs_up.gif][sm=thumbs_up.gif]

Youve probably thought of this but

I would like to add a suggestion close the end loops on the springs so they cantget off.

Bob T

Tseres

I will after painting.

Old Tom

Tseres

Here is a new conversation peace. Yes I do get bored easily.
I have taught about this since I saw Pete making raised panels with putty.
This looked like less work. Furnace tape from the hardware store.Where they know me by my first name. HE HE.
I just wonder what it will look like after a coat of primer.Should only need one.
What do you guys think?

Old Tom

Peter_OZ

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Tom egg sell ant!

gr8 work.

Peter_OZ

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cool mate and damn sight faster then the way I did it!

rt3232

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Well I amback to questions how heavy is the material as an oz in the tail will require 6 in the nose???

BobT

Tseres

It is only .0035 thick.I believe it to be lighter then putty. May even be lighter then primer that thick.
If I had a gram scale I would weigh it. Right now I'm just guessing.

Did You fire up the RCGF-26 or the P47 yet?

Old Tom

rt3232

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Old Tom

You gota be kidding that 26 is on my old dragon lady and as yet have not had it running, been busy getting the cob cowl refinished after my screw up.
Have a coupla of honny do's to do in the am and then we will see what happens with the 26

will let you know

Bob t

Peter_OZ

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dunno,

the fun police censor struck again [&o]

seems a bee is not allowed to have certain appendenges for the purpose of continuing their respective blood lines. Nor are we allowed to make mention of such.

yawn!

take it from me though that the bee's appendenge is quite small and the the thickness of the putty when sanded is in proprortion to said bee's appendage. Now an appendange could be any bodily part that may or may not protrude. As to a specific part the reader can use their own imagaination.

Peter_OZ

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this place cracks me up, like a combo of Skippy, My 3 Sons, Andy grittith and the Honeymooners shows all rolled into one hehehe

wonder who Uncle Charlie is? [sm=lol.gif]

Tseres

Bob T could be uncle charlie if he can cook.He He

Old Tom

Tseres

I think the blade putty and the aluminum must weigh the same. I had a bumble bee flying around in the shop yesterday.[sm=lol.gif]

Old Tom

Peter_OZ

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yeah but only if he can scowl too hehehe

Peter_OZ

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well hope it was a drone or we are all in touble then!

rt3232

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Ya I can cook and scowl[>:]
This is the only way to keep my sanity as the H/D mamanagement and shift scheduling are from a different planet with little gravity as they all seam to be light of heah or emty

Have the 47 re balanced so as sone as the weather and days off line up will try for a maiden, also ready to madin the old dragon lady, the rebuilt cub, and just fly the corsair big problem is the weather wind and rain[&o]

Time to go play with the toys

Bob Y

OZYRAY

TOM,Thats great work your doing there.This is going to be a brill model.Museum standard???? Keep it going mate.Just preparing my jug for barkston warbirds on the 10th may.
Cheers Tom,Ray

Tseres

TOM,Thats great work your doing there.This is going to be a brill model.Museum standard???? Keep it going mate.Just preparing my jug for barkston warbirds on the 10th may.
Cheers Tom,Ray
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Thanks Ray for the complement. However this plane won't hold a candle to Ron's plane or even Pete's. Everything I have done on this plane is a challenge to myself just to see if I can do it.
I started out building a flyer and it turned into a somewhat of a scale model. He He. It is still going to be a fun model and not a competition piece.
I'll be Flying over England and will be landing in Amsterdam on May-11. Send the 47 up to say hi.

Old Tom

Tseres

He He! must have been. It put on an aerobatic show and flew off.

Old Tom