Thanks guys! Constructive advice is always welcome! I should have believed what I was seeing (fisheyes) on the first light coat, but being unexperienced with...
Smith has changed the available tips. They now skip the #2. In the new numbers I have the 1,3 and 4. The 4 should do the heaviest welds on a Tailwind. The new...
One more thing before you start over. You mentioned that you had also painted some fiberglass parts. I can't remember the circumstances, but I seem to...
Jim Stanton: I was purusing some old racing annuals from the late sixties and early 1970s that were loaned to me. It shows you racing Formula 1 in...
One trick learned is to paint from under the part. Gravity works in your favor in more than one way. Obviously no crud will drop onto the part, but the...
I was painting a car once and wiped the primer down with too heavy an application of cleaner. I wiped it dry ( I thought) with paper towels and tac rags. But I...
Thanks Tom, Now I understand the little bubbles I had on one of my wings. They went away but I couldn't figure out what caused them. Now I understand. Dave...
... also a less expensive setup. It seems that tig is used by more experienced welders who really know what they are doing. The last time I gas welded was in...
Thanks Tom, that may have been one of the factors in the troubles I experienced. Dave L. ... From: Tom Cummings To: TailwindForum@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
The jury has retired. My theory is the carb to manifold transition is not evenly distributing the charge. I will open things up to improve flow and see if...
Put your practice pieces in the vice. Bash'em, and bend'em. Have some fun!!! Then when your convinced you are doing a good job. Sleep easy! I welded up my...
Michael, even with the hottest battery the starter would not turn it over fast enough. That is because i was running 12.5 : 1 pistons. .098 valve to piston...
Jim, I purchased a small rosebud for my smith mini, very handy item, The price was pretty stout though....$98 Alex ... Smith has changed the available tips....
Has anyone tried the Cobra torch? Or sometimes called a Henrob. They are just great! It even makes my welds look better. I have tried it on Stainless and it...
Mike, you mentioning the foot pedal assy. made me think that sometime back there was a problem with the pedal assy breaking and someone in the "Tailwind Times"...
Mike, But the question remains how it ran smoothly with the same carb and manifold setup on your maiden voyage... were you not getting the same rpm? The engine...
I made the mistake thinking if a little cleaner helps, then a whole lot more of cleaner would be even better. I literally rinsed the primer with the cleaner...
Another thing to check that relates to what Dan posted. With the #1 piston at TDC on compression stroke, see if the timing mark on the harmonic balancer is at...
Good move Jim, I didn't think of that one. That snake has bitten me many times in my auto buisiness, (slipped ring on the rubber). If possible, Michael, get a...
The weird part of all my flights is that the engine wouldn't turn faster than 2900. Witt and Richard in Richland both had theirs turning 3500. With 3100...
Michale are the plug wire's in the proper firing order? ... From: carrxw10@... To: TailwindForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 20:55 ...
Jim C. I just got my sport aviation mag and saw in the "gone west" column a Maurice Madden from Baraboo, Just wondering if he was any kin to the Madden who...
Alex Morey and Dan Madden were not related. Morey built a Avid Flyer several years ago and flew it into his 80s. He was a regular at Boo airport. ... From:...
Yea, saw caught that too. There is nothing "low stress" in the structure of most airplanes. I suspect more than one person has lost their life because of a...
Yes, I know what I said, "low stress". A part that does not get much load compared to how much load it could handle is lowly stressed. It has to do with...
And then there is the other definition of "pretty low stress"; if you goof up the part they are "pretty easy" to re-make. Interpret as you may but my words...
Now you are parsing words, or seem to be. You are an engineer, I suggest maybe doing the stress on the rudder pedal/brake assembly, might surprise you. They...
