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Old 05-27-2007 | 08:04 AM
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Default Need tips for making cowl blisters

Anyone have advice for covering the cutouts I made in my cowl for spark plug clearance?

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Old 05-27-2007 | 08:46 AM
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I've glassed in the end of a plastic spoon before. Blisters from small toys work too. Just have to find one the shape you need.
Old 06-05-2007 | 12:08 PM
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I have seen people use half of a wheel pant..
Old 06-06-2007 | 07:29 AM
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I have just used glass cloth and epoxy, pushing the cloth through the opening and forming it to shape with my finger. A little filler around the edges blends it in .
Old 06-06-2007 | 07:40 AM
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I made these bumps/blisters from balsa, then glassed them.
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Old 06-06-2007 | 01:03 PM
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Hobby shops carry a line of small canopies in varous sizes that can be used also.
Old 06-06-2007 | 06:00 PM
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Hi,

The blisters from spinner packs come in various sizes. You may find this site of help in many areas, http://www.airfieldmodels.com/
Paul has a wealth of knowledge.

Cheers,

Colin
Old 06-07-2007 | 07:21 AM
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I saw a thread somewhere (can't remember, it might have been on RCU) where someone used plastic easter eggs and cut the appropriate sections from them to make blisters. Have not tried this myself, but It looked really neat and you can get these in various sizes to match your application. Depending on how you cut the section, you can get somewhat elliptical or spherical sections.

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Old 06-07-2007 | 08:51 AM
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Great tips - keep 'em coming! There are a lot of ideas here I wouldn't have thought of.
Old 06-09-2007 | 12:14 AM
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you can use microballoons or Bondo putty for making lumps and bumps
Old 07-15-2007 | 04:19 PM
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If your application is not very big, you can also use pushrod exits like these ones:

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXK061&P=M


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