Kim: Dan's answer is spot on. Â This is they way I've seen it done and what I did for my control cables and it works very nicely. Bill ... From: patrick_chrstn...
Try these, http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/an115.php <http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/an115.php> cable shackles. They bolt or pin...
Hi All; I have turnbuckles at the forward end of the rudder cables, but the aft end is unfinished, just coiled up.I am wondering if I should put another...
Jim, definitely put a strip of ply over the joint between the spruce and the nose rib. Assemblers - us - always have days like the old Samsonite commercials...
Oops, make that 3/4" vs. 1" got ahead of myself. Jim ... -- Jim Hann, KSTL is home PANC is work Tandem Fly Baby / Hevle Classic Piel Emeraude #JH328 Boredom...
Okay, I've about got my ribs drawn and I'm looking at one detail. Should I put a gusset or really a strip of ply over the joint between my spruce and the ply ...
Okay I found some pictures this time of a MiniMax being built. Scroll down to where he is about to attach the D-Cell nose plywood. Note that the parts to be...
That picture is an example of the structure ready to close, the upper skin is masked, varnished, then glued in place. That completes the clossing where all...
I have seen people mask off where a wood to wood joint is then varnish the skin. After that they apply the skin using T-88 making sure to cover the bare wood...
For my tail spars, I used T-88 to glue the various bits to one skin. My plan is to then drill the holes for the hinges (so I know for sure they're through...
It won't bond. One thing you can do if you use West System or something that flows well is to use it both as a 'varnish' and epoxy; then you can rough the...
Thanks Drew. Good reminder. I'm guilty as heck and I do offer my apology. I love the Flybaby design and everything it stands for and feel very strongly that...
Here is another very good link from a very practical experimenter. Note that he has disassembled his Corvair a few times to gauge the internal condition....
The question of T-88 adhesion to varnish came up. Do the same rules apply as for Resorcinol or will it bond with some roughing of the surface? I figured I...
My new Baby arrived on Tuesday night via a trailer, Wednesday we had freezing rain, and today it finally got a little above freezing. Winter is unfortunately...
Brian, If your interested here is post about my friends project with pictures: http://www.lairdlind.com/joesmith.htm <http://www.lairdlind.com/joesmith.htm> He...
Brian, The Corvair my friend did was of great interest to both of us, and it was a fun project that we learned from. What I always questioned and one you might...
Greetings all: Thanks for your info & advice on the Corvair in a Fly Baby. I just picked up a complete core engine today for $50 (proper numbers) and receive...
Gents, In the past month or so, in some of our discussions there have been a few "juicy" or pointed disagreements between fellow listees. A friendly reminder...
Hay ya'll. I have completed my "take-apart" inpection of my new Flybaby project and am begining reassembly. I find that the elvator cables are just barely...
Likewise the more Corvairs you guys use the less you tap into the reliable Continental/Lycoming market. which suits me just fine. Just out of curiosity what...
I'm so glad your friend decided to move to a Continental and that you wouldn't personally fly a Corvair. Â Leaves more available engine cores and parts for the...
yes, but remember that Langford is also building some hot rod engines. Doesn't matter what kind of engine you're building, if you ask it to do more than it...
You should read about Mark Langford on the KR-Net http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/ <http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/> He has had several crankshaft failures,...
I'm back home and looked up the issue for this, its July of 1963, pgs 20-21. I'll try to attach them, they are only about 1mb total. Jim ... -- Jim Hann, KSTL...
If you go back to the articles and comments in Sport Aviation when Pete won the contest, someone suggested that exact thing, among others, and Pete responded...
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