Denis Watkins Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Great build Lucas It is difficult to keep flat sheet flat, but here goes Wipe soap across the area to be annealed Play the flame too and fro across the area to be worked and stop as the soap turns brown Allow to cool This is as soft as it gets without melting With the new fold, the crease work harden slightly, and should be left alone from then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Hofman Posted November 30, 2017 Author Share Posted November 30, 2017 Thanks Denis. What kind of soap are we talking about here? dishwashing fluid, hand soap? Lucas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Watkins Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Hand soap, from a bar of normal soap It is just an indicator of the heat reached Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Hi Lucas, Glad you could escape from the loft planking for a while. ... or you could use the extra ali 'meat' on both sides and create a nice looking 'fairing' to the fuse with some scraps of balsa. Great tips from Denis anyhow. Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Hofman Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 Undercarriage is done. Not completely satisfied with the result so may replace with a -for me- normal carbon fibre leg if the Skywriter becomes a favourite. Next is the decking in front. Peter Miller method this time: Bending en glueing them in place tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Hofman Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 Small step again: Not much progress this weekend, but the loft is planked and today the ice was thick enough for flying. Cowling is next. I think I will make that demountable. Easier to mount/unmount the motor that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Ballinger Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Lucas , assuming you have used blind nuts for the motor and use the same size opening on the front as per plan the motor and fixing go through fairly easily, at least they do on mine. The all you need is a long hex wrench to pop the bolts in. Just thought I would let you know how it worked for me. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Hofman Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 Thanks Tim, I intend to mount the ESC under the batteriplate. That is fairly easy from the front but next to impossible from the top. That was/is the reason. In addition any lead required can be embedded in the cowl from the inside. Lucas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Hofman Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 The loft is finished! I promised myself I can build a plane, maybe more than one, before starting on the next big house job. So I hope to move faster with Gentle Curves now. Yesterday glued the remaining bits on the top of the fuse: Cowling is next, and then the whole can be sanded. Edited By Lucas Hofman on 08/12/2017 06:47:05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Ballinger Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 With luck you’ll be flying soon too. Snow here today , the sort of slushy stuff that makes you want to stay inside. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Hofman Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 I hope so. Need to start finding out what I need to glass the fuselage. I remember reading about how to do this, but where was that? Lucas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Ballinger Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Did Lyndsy not cover it in the magazine article or did you mean in more detail. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Hofman Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 He covered it i one sentence. But I found a good description here. Lucas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Hofman Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 At least some good progress. First defining the shape of the cockpit coaming. I using a template to ensure left and right become identical: Then it is time to rough shape the fairing round the tailplanes. Hurra for the razor plane: The cowling needs sanding, the rest also but how nice she becomes: Lucas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 That’s looking rather good Lucas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Excellent Lucas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Hofman Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Always exciting to loose the tailplane dummy without breaking loose the fairings. Went well this time: Struggling a bit with getting the stabilizer and lower wing to line up. Some sanding of the wing seat should sort that out. Probably best done before fitting the dowel. Lucas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Ballinger Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Reused my skywriter tail plug on the Tigercub . 💰 Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Hofman Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 Fiixed lower wing to the fuselage last night. The Lyndsay method for the dowel allows more flexibility when fitting the wing, but I think I prefer the Miller method with a slot in the center ribs. Below my method for ensuring a perpendicular fit of the wing: The ruler does not stretch like a piece of string does, and bij lining up the fuse on the building jig one can use any point on the centerline (on the jig, not the fuse) to measure from. Lucas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Hofman Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 The flappy bits start flapping It always take more time than I expect to hinge everything, put the joinerninplace, camfer the hinge line and round the rest. Lucas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Ballinger Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Your holes certainly provide a distinctive look Lucas. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lucas Hofman Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 Tonight time for freeing up all hatches. De cowl came off smooth, but since that was only fixed with doublesided tape this was not surprising: Edited By Lucas Hofman on 18/12/2017 21:54:18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Hofman Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 Here Indid not do what went well last year and used too flexible saw: And ended up with this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Hofman Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 What I should hace done was using pins to find the space between the formers under the planking And then use a more solid blade to make astraight cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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