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Recent content by TonyHallo

  1. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    I think you can find covers at Walmart!
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    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    More tooling from AliExpress, adjustable VEE block and cutoff and grooving tools, 2mm through 5mm. Took two orders to get the cutoff tools, some of the items on the first order were canceled.
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    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    The rear seats are finished, went with two tone gray.
  4. TonyHallo

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Once it takes hold, I think you will find the EdgeTX very capable and can do anything you can image.
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    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    There are plenty of windows!
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    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Not sure what plan this is, know it's not A or B! From right to left the various coating s tried, red and and white peel coat (No), multi texture paint coated with peel coat (No), satin finish stone gray (Too light and no depth), hammered white paint (texture too large), hammered white dusted...
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    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    It took quite a few chips to marry the 5" 4 jaw chuck to the 6" adapter, but it is done. Much better fit for the lathe, the carriage can pass under the chuck, not so for the 6" 4 jaw. Need a project for it now.
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    Sport Sport plane for a Kolm 150

    What is your tariff rate and has it changed? Wasn't it 13% before?
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    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    My sewing skills were not up to the task so I ended up covering it with one piece, found different material at the local JoAnn Fabrics before it closed it's doors. Was able to glue the top then stretch the material around the nose with a heat gun set at 200 f. It's not perfect but better than...
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    Sport Sport plane for a Kolm 150

    What percentage of the thickness of the wing?
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    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Happy Easter to everyone out there. Wasn't happy with the dash pad I had made, just didn't compliment the dash panel. Came across the photo below on Trade-a-Plane and thought I can do that, this will eliminate the need to stretch the material. Making a new balsa wood cover, the previous ones...
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    Sport Sport plane for a Kolm 150

    I don't think the rear shear webs are necessary. Isn't the trailing edge getting glued to the rear spars? That in effect acts as a shear web.
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    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Third application of putty, hope the wings are ready for guide coat next priming session.
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    Sport Sport plane for a Kolm 150

    Not only is the shear web in compression, there is also the horizontal shear force to consider,
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    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Thank you both. The red peel ply arrived, needs a little texture. Ordered a can of Rustoleum texture paint, going to try this as a base.
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