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Recent content by Jeff Naul

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    Propellor patterns

    plenty there... been waiting on 200 sheets from sig since before Christmas..
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    Propellor patterns

    Was able to get some decent pics of bottom..sanded ribs even. Until I have a plan i3n how to start building right panel I can het some ideas of how to build gear.
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    Propellor patterns

    Im still refusing to do a build thread because i just cant take good pics.. too big... but finally removed left wing half. I have decided on building as a "B".. has been alot of fun so far... next hurdle is I need to be able to build the right half against the left to keep everything straight...
  4. J

    Scale Byron Glasair Build

    Ill have to look when i get home tomorrow. Im betting sheeted with 1/16" balsa or just glassed over and painted. Im gun shy on H stabs breaking. I had one break on a 80 pound P 47 a few years ago.. it was showing signs of flexing and was beginning to bother me... then bam...lost everthing in...
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    Scale Byron Glasair Build

    A friend ran across 2 finished byron glasairs and gave them to me since I have a full scale G1. Although these planes have flown im seriously worried about how much the Horizontal stabs flex... when I get home tomorrow ill try and measure how much they move up but i bet its close to 1/2" . Did...
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    Propellor patterns

    After i sketch it out on a pad i drew it out on the table. Im thinking white batroom board topped table for the wings. Hopefully a sharpie will stick and not wipe off without thinner. Then i can doodle on the table and wipe off later...
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    Propellor patterns

    Ive made a few mistakes...mainly not sticking with one 3 view. I have two books from the same company one a "B" and the other a "D". The wingspans are 2mm different in the books. When you do the math it screws everything up. So I've drawn up pieces from one old 3 view that didn't work with...
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    Propellor patterns

    Lol... Lol.... man i just wont stay consistent enough to keep a thread going. Took me 3 years to finish my second 1/4 scale p47... and its not 100% yet...tried to maiden yesterday and had engine issues. I have a 1/4 scale scratch built T33 jet thats ready to go into primer this week so it...
  9. J

    Propellor patterns

    Im building the horizontal and elevators right now. Im at the point where I have to decide "B" or "D".
  10. J

    Propellor patterns

    46%:mario-banana:
  11. J

    Propellor patterns

    36/14 is biggest that I have found. What brand are you referring to?
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    Propellor patterns

    Anyone know of any websites that have propellor patterns for making wood props. I have stumbled on a few but they are classic styles. I have to buikd something in the 42-44 diameter range for a P 51. Thx, Jeff
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