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  1. TonyHallo

    Mike Hurley Extra

    Post some photos.
  2. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Switched the efforts to the canopy plug while the epoxy cures. What a pain, the primer just clogs the 320 dry sandpaper. Sand a few strokes then clean the paper out with a slap of a putty knife. Would rather wet sand but worried about getting the balsa wood structure wet.
  3. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    I finally got around to marrying the fin to the fuselage. How much easier the laser level makes things especially on these round shaped fuselages. The tail post is long and is inserted into a slot on the fuselage. The mating surfaces were painted with the unthicken epoxy so that it would...
  4. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    Here are old and new shots. Still got a ways to go. I had to disassemble the head so that I could lift it onto the column, decided to replace the bearings in the spindle pulley shaft, felt a little stiff, I think it was the 42 year old grease. All the other bearing feel good. I may take the...
  5. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    Not yet, I have the base, table and column in place, trying to determine it's resting place.
  6. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    It does, trying to post it on Craig's list but can't seem to log it. I took it apart today and have the new base and column in place. Need a mag base drill to drill the mounting holes now. The old column was 2 5/8" x 3/16" wall, new column is 3 5/8" x 5/8" wall. New neighbor that moved in...
  7. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    Picked up a new to me Mill/Drill, Wholesale Tool KDM 15. Built in 1980, made in Taiwan, stlll has the cosmoline on it. Just a little bigger than mine but much more robust. It is in pieces in the back of my van. Need to get mine out of the way and start to build the new one in it's place...
  8. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Spent the winter looking at the plug for the windshield, it was in the garage where the setting sun would cast shadows. Really didn't care for the shape so a quart of Bondo putty and I'm happier with the shape of it. Couple coats of primer and a guide coat and it may be ready for color coat...
  9. TonyHallo

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    I guess you're back from the beach and baseball? Cub update or is it flying season?
  10. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    I need a fence, right now mine is a 1" piece of oak and two clamps!
  11. TonyHallo

    Resurrection U Can Do 60 Repair

    Yes indeed, one job I hate is hinging.
  12. TonyHallo

    Resurrection U Can Do 60 Repair

    What hinges are you using?
  13. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Thanks Mike!
  14. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    On to the cooling air exhaust. Cut 1" slits in the bottom of the cowl to the bend line, with the cowl weighted along the bend line, clamped scrap balsa to facilitate the bend. Used a heat gun set to 500f to soften the resin and form the lip. Held in position while the resin cooled. The...
  15. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Finished the exhaust. I used 1/2" streamline copper fitting for the bends and 5/8" KS brass tube. The tube is .014" wall. Cut the ends of the fitting off so that the tube engages 1/16" to reduce weight. The "Y" pipe is connected to the rear section of exhaust with a silicon tube provided...
  16. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    Nice addition to your shop. Does the saw have the fence or is it an option?
  17. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    What a great find! You're going to like it.
  18. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Just north of you. Sounds like a good place to move to? Meets the boss's criteria! I guess we will not be seeing any progress on the Cub!
  19. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Just got back from St Petersburg Beach, can't wait to get back to work. Thank you for your comments.
  20. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    All the linkage work is completed. Discovered that 5/8" KS tube slips right over the stock 15mm o.d. exhaust tubes. Silver brazed a "Y" fitting to collect both pipes into one. Plan to use 5/8" KS aluminum tube and three 1/2" streamline elbows to route the exhaust to the scale location which...
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