David Wilson 25
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Morning all, just thought I'd let you know that there are Dremel tools and accessories on offer on Amazon Prime Deals... Dremel 4000 Platinum with 6 accessories and 128 parts for under £125? I'll have me one of those, thanks! Link Multi stand for under £30? Yep, that too!
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Bob, this thread seems to pull all the unfinished Deagi Spits out of the woodwork! It so happens I was contacted from the Irish forum (http://www.gliderireland.net/) re the magazine build plans, so DM me your email and I'll make them available to you.
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Have to agree with some of the views here. If it's a "professional" grade job; e.g. advertisements, flyers, journalism, I detest the superfluous apostrophes. Their entire business is built on the written word. They ought to have a good standard of grammar and punctuation. I also can't abide the proliferation of "aircrafts" or the adding of "s" to words which remain unchanged as plurals. Perhaps a new one to annoy others: "myriad". Plenty misuse the word in myriad ways. Having said that, on a forum, not all will be fluent in written English, so I let it slide.
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I can't believe that this Spitfire still isn't flying almost 2 years after I started! Even the lockdown and the benefits of "work from home" haven't quite provided the additional build time I anticipated... Life does have a habit of getting in the way of more enjoyable pastimes... That's not to say that I haven't been getting anything done. Unfortunately, working in the attic is impossible in warm evenings; it's stifling. Unfortunately the motor mount I created wasn't quite right; the firewall wasn't corrected properly and there isn't enough space to adjust. It looks like i'll need to procure some M4 threaded rod and take that path. On a pleasant note, the pull-pull rudder cable has been installed and the appropriate slots cut. The rudder snake is routed and suitably supported. All hinge slots are cut and moving freely.
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Got a bit further anyway... "False firewall" motor mount created. Though going by Dwayne's photos above, I'd be better cutting in two and gluing to ply so that it can be bolted to the IC motor mount. The tail is progressing as well... I did have them roughly shaped; they're now sanded to shape. I'm happy enough bevelling a straight edge, but the constant curve of the fin, rudder and tailplane is a bit of an extra challenge... Any tips? Both aileron hatches are complete, with the servos fitted to make sure there was clearance. Note to self - build the servo mount BEFORE creating the frame! Checked clearance of the servo arms by moving the servos with a servo tester... Snug, but free moving. Edited By David Wilson 25 on 18/05/2020 20:48:48
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Posted by Dwain Dibley. on 11/05/2020 12:52:13: Nice progress David. Your rib cappings have the grain across the rib, I would have had the grain along the rib for strength, NOT a criticism, just noticed, that's all. Can't remember what the plan said now. LOL Any way, it's looking great. Do I detect the classic "feedback sandwich"? No offence taken. Plans said grain across the rib; I wouldn't have liked to try and curve along the grain as the balsa provided was rather stiff! I suppose it was aimed at a clueless first time builder. I didn't think about it too much at the time.
