Jim, Are you using straight edge tapes? How do you get them to stay down---anytime I've used them, they eventually cause a crack at the edge of the tape? Marl...
Right, straight edge tape. Put three coats of adhesive on the area to be taped, then stick down one end of the tape. When dry enough to pull on it without...
Jim, What type of urethane adhesive have you been using? John. Jim and Donna Clement <168x@...> wrote: Right, straight edge tape. Put three coats of...
I am putting fittings on to my spars and can't find anything in my books about bolt torque and wood. The Standard aircraft handbook gives 160 to 190 inch...
John, The green is Superflite and the clear is Randolph. They are the same except for color. Jim C ... From: john koning To: TailwindForum@yahoogroups.com ...
for what it's worth,I found this on prop bolt torque. It is all I have found on wood torque values so far. I'm sure there is plenty of advice out there from...
Thanks, George. I don't know if I have a pop up stopper or not. But i am getting a headache. I tried forwarding to my AOL and it worked. I saved it I printed...
... From: "Jim and Donna Clement" <168x@...> To: <TailwindForum@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 6:02 PM Subject: Emailing: fabric on rudder...
Thanks, Jim. When you slit the fabric at the underside of the vertical for the elivater push tube must it bereinforce someway? Gary ... message. ... 004.jpg ...
The vertical fin fabric goes from side to side and closes up the bottom from the leading edge to the two vertical tubes. From there to the tail post it is...
Thanks for all the great pics Jim, you sure make this covering process look easy. and damn pretty, I might say. Alex ... From: Jim and Donna Clement To:...
You can get some guidance at http://www.sensenichprop.com/sen_html/aircraft_cet/install/installation.html They describe how to torque a prop bolt in a birch...
Thanks Jim. Please don't bother the photo came after I posted. Gary ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB...
Jim Your working soo fast that dust doesn't have time to settle, great photo's. On your next Tailwind maybe you can do automatic time elapsed photography or...
Here's what Sterba has to say on the subject. Lou Propeller bolts should always be tightened evenly in a cross pattern gradually tightening all to an even...
Jim, What was (is) the urethane adhesive you referred to? What do you use for glueing the fabric to the tubing? I have covered several planes and have not...
Jim, why close up the bottom of the fin at all? Is that to give you more overlap to again avoid stitching? Thanks, Brenden ... From: Jim and Donna Clement To:...
The green urethane adhesive is from Superflite and the clear that is in most of the photos is Randolph urethane. Most Superflite dopes and covering product are...
It gives more area to glue the fuselage top fabric to. No stitching. Jim C ... From: JB Selk To: TailwindForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004...
Jim C. Your work and pictures are great-- Some including my self might like to see how you hid the bottom hinge of the rudder. I had to call Konicek to...
Hi Dave that looks like progress to me ! I think i will have to give you a ride every month to keep you insprierd . keep up the good work Bob Danner ... From:...
Looking good Dave. It's good to see a family garage used what it is meant for--airplane building ;^) Dave 2 ... From: Dave Conrad To: Tailwind at Yahoo ;...
Thanks Lou. Wood propellers are made of hard wood. Is 15 to 18 ft/lbs still the torque to use on the 3/8 bolts of the mid spar strut fittings? Gary Knapp ... ...
I't a three car garage, in the summer it's an airplane shop! Winter all the cars need to go in it. That's my rule. Dave ... <image.tiff> ... <image.tiff>...
Gary I really can't speak to this. I've built two Tailwinds and helped with two more and we tightened the spar bolts by "feel" . Probably used a wrench about...
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