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  1. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    The house settled in 1965 thirty years before we bought it. This was disclosed during the purchase. There's a 40' long 1" bolt that runs thru my garage that ties the front and rear walls together. The one corner of the basement is about 2 1/2" low.
  2. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Married the front and back this morning. Since there's not a flat and level spot in my house had to make a jacking plate to get the bottom level and plumb. Have a like filling and sanding to do to blend the joint. Glued up the foam for the rudder and make templates in Compufoil. Will print...
  3. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Had the Super Cub at the November meeting of the Indiana Flyers Club tonight, what a pain to assemble! Someone has to hold the wing while the root screws are put in the and the lift struts are guided in position. My system on the Champ works much better and I can assemble the plane by myself...
  4. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    What did they say? A photo is worth a thousand words!
  5. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Glued up a balsa block and rough sawed to shape, it is tack glued into position. Noticed a wallowed area on the top of the fuselage while sitting down the shape. This was caused by the wire bowing while coming over the top of the templates and turning down. Next time I cut a turtle deck, I...
  6. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Started studying the shape of tail cone, it is quite a bit different than the previous Cherokee. Once the halves are joined a tail cone plug will be formed. Will need to install the vertical fin and rudder to finalize the feature on the tail cone.
  7. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Traveled to Michigan over the weekend to visit the Christmas town Frankenmuth, very festive, no snow yet! Vacuumed the bottom half skin on yesterday and jointed the halves this morning. For the bottom corner where the is a 90 degree bend rather than attempting to bend the wood I left it a...
  8. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    The template looks good to me.
  9. TonyHallo

    Scale 112” - Taylorcraft by HeyLuc & Snoopy.

    How about a wood hammer? Two things come to mind, sheet both sides at the same time or strip planking.
  10. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Welcome aboard Frydaddy!
  11. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    The wings will be foam rib, not core.
  12. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Sorry!
  13. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    All my hot wire equipment is hodgepodge of home made equipment. Cutting these challenging shapes is a best effort affair, doesn't always work as hoped!. Airfoils are easier for sure. Can't wait to set up and build the wing. I think it will be be fully sheeted with 3/32" this time around...
  14. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Got the bottom sheeting pre-bent and put the first coat of 3M High Strength Large Hole Filler on the core. In the area where the 90 bend transitions to the radius I plan the inset a balsa block and sand the contour. I think it may take two more applications of filler to get everything filled...
  15. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Cut the bottom half this morning. The cut was a three step process, the two sides were cut to the center line at the rear while each side was cut down to break point where there is a 90 degree bend, then the bottom was cut across. The shuck was glued back to together to assist in pre-bending...
  16. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    For future reference
  17. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    The top half is in the vacuum bag, pulling 10" hg. Bending the radius at the rear was little challenging since it is 1/8" and not the lightest balsa. Since this will never seen the air I used balsa that was a little on the heavy side. I rolled a heavy coat of Gorilla Glue on the foam core, I...
  18. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    It's hard to beat a DRO.
  19. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Cut the top half of the back half. Let's just say the Foam Fusion didn't work out as hoped. The large surface area prevented the glue from dying in the middle. I ended up putting 1/4" balsa splines around the foam to hold everything in place. Once the top half was cut away I added a spline...
  20. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Nice
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