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  1. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Found this article online and decided to go with no wash out. I can change the wing tips in the future if needed. The plane I am modeling has the stock rounded wing tips show below. The second photo has Hoerner tips installed. I plan to make fiberglass tips so it will not be a big deal to...
  2. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Got the right wing ready to cut. Next step is to make the templates, been milling over wing washout, thinking 2 to 3 degrees. Discovered that the hershey bar wings did not have any washout while the tapered wing Cherokee 180 has 3 degrees. Any thoughts out there?
  3. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    The leading and trailing edge sheets are installed and the 1/4" underlayment is glued on the left wing, the right side is a little behind. Might get it glued in place tonight. My wife is having eye surgery tomorrow so will not be able to cut the top airfoil until she is seeing better, maybe...
  4. TonyHallo

    Scale Bud Nosen 1/4 Scale Cub?

    Looking good.
  5. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    The wing tube holes are cut on both wing at the same time. Templates are drilled together to ensure the same height, a cap is added to prevent the wire from hitting the entry slot while cutting. The tube slides right through. Next up cut the leading and trailing edges straight and add foam...
  6. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Got the inner four rib blanks for both wings jigged in place. The next step is to cut the wing tube holes in these blanks then finish installing the remaining blanks. The blanks are held in place with wood parting strips brad nailed to the bench, friction is holding the blanks. The inner...
  7. TonyHallo

    Scale Bud Nosen 1/4 Scale Cub?

    Mixing cups, I use 4 ounce applesauce cups for mixing epoxy, once cured the epoxy pops right out along the brush or stick used for mixing. I gain more cups every time my grandsons visit.
  8. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Thank you David, started laying out the wings on the bench, have everything laid out and tomorrow I hope to cut the foam blanks and start cutting templates. This will be the first foam rib wing that I have built that is not a symmetrical airfoil so I trying some new things. Since the wings...
  9. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Here's the nearly completed RDS. Waiting for the coupler from ServoCity. The servo (HS5955) and coupler shown are from the original Cherokee, this one will get a new D945TW servo with 25T spline. The hatch is also installed.
  10. TonyHallo

    Scale Bud Nosen 1/4 Scale Cub?

    No mistakes, just revisions.
  11. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Clamped the vertical fin in the mill and cut the servo pocket. this will get a 1/32" plywood floor
  12. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Using this https://www.servocity.com/4001-series-clamping-servo-to-shaft-coupler-25-tooth-spline-to-6mm-round-bore/ from ServoCity, 3/32" music wire and the slider box is epoxied into the foam and balsa. This setup is a little more robust than what is shown in the video. I used similar...
  13. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    https://www.flitetest.com/articles/rotary-drive-system-for-aerilons-or-flaps
  14. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Decided to use 3/32" music wire, the slider box was made with 3/32" balsa and CA glue. The balsa was sanded to .001" bigger than the wire and glued together with short stubs of the wire maintaining the spacing. On the first plane I didn't pay a lot attention to controlling the spacing so the...
  15. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Started working on the RDS, made a mold of the fin area where the servo will be located, will lay up a glass hatch. I used Formica for the slider boxes in the original Cherokee, was thinking about using G10 for this build. The description of G10 on McMaster Carr states "A good all-around...
  16. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    My wife is vaccinated and tested positive about a month ago, lost smell and taste for about three days then it was all over. I had to have it but had no symptoms, didn't bother testing to find out, stayed home and worked on the Cherokee until the quarantine was over. Thanks for your reply...
  17. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Got my COVID booster on Monday morning and it knocked the heck out of me yesterday, spent the whole day horizontal, feeling better today. Got the stab fitted and end capped. Operated stab servo, throws and operation are good. Started looking at the rudder linkage, thinking about using a MKS...
  18. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Before the stabalator was cut in half, 1/4" lite ply jointer blocks were install, these were drilled and pinned while gluing. Once the glue cured they were sanded flush. Finished capping the vertical fin and cut the rudder free in the band saw. The hinge holes were predrilled in the trailing...
  19. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    I'm using a 1/4 sheet Dura Block with 220 open coat production paper. When I built my work bench I put an old furnace fan in the middle, it sucks through a 16" x 25" filter on one side and discharges on the back side, it's normally running when sanding. I try to sand as close to the inlet...
  20. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    I have used a roller in the past, these surfaces are to small to get a roller soaked. Cut the vertical fin core. When cutting high taper sections such as vertical fins I anchor the bow at the intersection of the trailing and leading edges then cut pulling the wire on the outside. 2# foam...
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