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| LASTWOODSMAN | Scratch Built Curtiss Pusher | Parked | 25-Jan-17 19:33 |  |
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| The wheel has 12 spokes - six on each side and equal "dishing". The kit supplied hardwood wheels are flat on one side and weigh 5.0 grams. I cut up (by hand!) a whole bunch more rims of 6, 7, and 8 mm widths. This wheel is 5.7 mm width. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Scratch Built Curtiss Pusher | Parked | 25-Jan-17 19:26 |  |
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| This wheel has 0.080" diameter hardwood toothpics for spokes, wheel hub is soft balsa, the sleeve bushing to hold the axle is 1/8" OD Aluminum tube (1/16" hole), the rim is 1 5/8" OD PVC gray plastic plumbing pipe having a wall thickness of 0.152". |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Scratch Built Curtiss Pusher | Parked | 25-Jan-17 19:18 |  |
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| My first try at a wooden spoke wheel resulted in dismal failure. Then I tightened up the jig securely and it worked better. |
| rayl | Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian | Build | 25-Jan-17 15:59 |  |
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| Richard: Thsi is where I start for a Inst. Panel. Punch set from Harbor Freight: Not a precision tool but it works ($40.00 (-) 20%). Pictures of A/C instruments that I have down-loaded, re-sized and printe out on Glossy photo paper. Layout tools. Plastruct tubing of various sizes for the bezels. AND, stron coffee with a good sized jag of Bailey's Irish Creme, good for the nerves, Ya know.. [Funny how the coffee pot never goes empty, but the liquor bottle does :-)] |
| John M Oshust | ManzanoLaser BAT FK-24 Baboon | Build | 25-Jan-17 13:00 |  |
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| Plugs go better with air screws! |
| John M Oshust | ManzanoLaser BAT FK-24 Baboon | Build | 25-Jan-17 12:58 |  |
| Views : 825 |
| The front bank of plugs. |
