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  1. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Losing building time as I looked around for a seamstress. I think I'll just piece the fuse one piece at a time.
  2. dhal22

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Would have been a lot cheaper to buy a 6” aluminum disc (future backplate) but it was fun making a mess. I paid for a photo compression app so my photo postings should increase. .
  3. dhal22

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    I turned the blank section to .875. Stuck it in a 7/8 collet and used it as a crude rotary table aligner.
  4. dhal22

    1913 Deperdussin Monocoque Racer Build 1/3 Scale

    We will pay top dollar to watch this build!!!!
  5. dhal22

    15th Annual MMRC Spring IMAC Event May 17-18

    It rains every day here recently 3 to 4 times a day and often deluge status. I don’t think we have had a day with no rain in two or three weeks.
  6. dhal22

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    The other end of the taper is a blank, millable. I’m going to mill it to a collet size and use the ensemble to center the rotary table.
  7. dhal22

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    A bigger plane means the prop and choke are higher (ergo, easier to get to. I say go bigger……
  8. dhal22

    Discussion Kaos and UltraSport some info.

    They look much better with tricycle gear. Some choose the taildragger option for simplicity but I think tricycle looks much better.
  9. dhal22

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    I found out my rotary table has a MT3 tapered opening not a straight through hole. I ordered a blank millable MT3 shaft and it fits perfectly. I will mill the blank to 3/4” or so and use this in a collet as a centering device.
  10. dhal22

    Discussion Kaos and UltraSport some info.

    I built a MK Blue Angel from scratch and ended up under 8 lbs with retracts. My 6 year build thread is on RCU under ‘Another Blue Angel build’ thread.
  11. dhal22

    What beer ya drinking tonight?

    Forgot to hold up my beer while at 2 Metallica concerts……. Concerts were in Tampa so I mostly drank Jai Lai ipas….
  12. dhal22

    Discussion Kaos and UltraSport some info.

    Complexity yes, weight, not so much. Classic pattern planes of the 80’s were often 8-9 lbs and hauled the mail with a piped 60/61. I can build the same and come out under 8 lbs (with retracts).
  13. dhal22

    Discussion Kaos and UltraSport some info.

    I prefer tricycle gear on classic pattern planes. But only if they retract.
  14. dhal22

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    My Power Box experience was brief. I won a club raffle prize of 1-2 hours of instruction with Extreme Flight pilot Antonio de Souza and he uses PowerBox transmitters. That transmitter is amazing but I couldn’t pass up a great Futaba 18SZ deal. No further experience with PowerBox…..
  15. dhal22

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    No electronic skills here…….
  16. dhal22

    What beer ya drinking tonight?

    Tropicalia mostly these days.
  17. dhal22

    What did you make with your lathe/mill today?

    Nice table setup.
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