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| rayl, Image # 35566 | 10 Feb 16 11:24 |
Thinned Titebond glue (didn't have any Elmers white glue) brushed over the thread and paper. Not to liberally! |
| rayl, Image # 35565 | 10 Feb 16 11:22 |
Thread woven around the brads, overlaying teh 50# bond paper. |
| rayl, Image # 35564 | 10 Feb 16 11:21 |
Even though I struck out on my quest for Nitrate dope in SF, I did find this pure cotton 3/0 machine thread. It is supposed to absorb aliphatic glue better than other (rayon) threads. |
| rayl, Image # 35563 | 10 Feb 16 11:18 |
Next, laid some 50# bond paper over the parchament. I think that next time I will use standard 20# paper. Can you see where I'm heading? |
| rayl, Image # 35562 | 10 Feb 16 11:17 |
Covered the face of the board with parchament paper to prevent glue sticking to it. |
| rayl, Image # 35561 | 10 Feb 16 11:15 |
I feel like a cobbler. Small brads driven into the edge of the board at every other 3/32" mark. |
| rayl, Image # 35560 | 10 Feb 16 11:12 |
Defaced the fine looking board with some lines: 3/32" on both faces. |
| rayl, Image # 35559 | 10 Feb 16 11:11 |
Fine looking piece of board,eh? Lets see what I can do with it. |
| pfinn, Comment for image # 35539 | 09 Feb 16 08:50 |
| Butyrate is fuel proof. Nitrate is not.You can apply Butyrate over Nitrate, but not Nitrate over Butyrate. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 35539 | 09 Feb 16 04:41 |
| RE dopes: Sky's statement is wrong. Nitrate is used for prep work and butyrate for finish. The dopes are not the same. You can easily find complete info on the SIG website, sig.com. You CAN use either for covering but butyrate shrinks more. |
| Skyediamonds1985, Comment for image # 35539 | 07 Feb 16 14:55 |
| Nice to know that my 70-mile round-trip to the "local hobby" store pales by comparison to your trip. I live in Reno, but the hobby store is in Carson City. There are a couple of "hobby stores" in Reno, but they're geared to R/C cars and four-wheel off road "toys" (my humble opinion). |
| Skyediamonds1985, Comment for image # 35539 | 07 Feb 16 14:01 |
| You can still use Butyrate dope as well as Nitrate. I've used both with success. To me, anyway, doesn't make much difference; dope is dope. If all else fails, you can order online. I know its a hassle, but: as you said, SIG is still around: SIG mfg. co. is in Montezuma, Iowa, 50171. Its just that you cannot mix the two together. Crazy as it sounds, (Correct me on this) you can add your first coat of Butyrate dope, then when the Butyrate dope completely dries, the succeeding coats can be Nitrate on top. But you cannot add do the reverse, that is: first coat be Nitrate and then add Butyrate on top. |
| rayl, Image # 35539 | 07 Feb 16 12:51 |
SO, I make the two hour trip to Sioux Falls yesterday to take the wife to a Mall and I can visit the one Hobby Shop that is still open within a 150 mile radius. TUrns out that there is nice young guy managing it now but when I pointed out that he was out of Nitrate Dope, he wanted to know if that was a brand name or the name of it's manufacturer (sigh). We are truly dinosaurs. At least Drodak & Sig are still around. |
| rayl, Comment for image # 35525 | 07 Feb 16 09:15 |
| Thanks for the compliment and offer Sky. I already have the engine, etc. in hand or planned but am in no hurry to get to them. |
| Skyediamonds1985, Comment for image # 35525 | 06 Feb 16 18:50 |
| Rayl, got to admire your willingness to challenge yourself to take on such unusual projects. Hope you don't mind if I offer: to review the posts of John O's "How To" on this website for building radial engines in addition to my postings of the engine on the PT-17. I took a few pictures to be posted on my S.E. 5 construction especially for your build insofar as rigging. Don't know how far you will to go in the detailing, but the pixs will offer some viewpoints on rigging and fabrication of "turnbuckles." Take a peek on the S.E. 5 postings and hopefully will give you an alternative. -Sky |
| Skyediamonds1985, Comment for image # 35524 | 06 Feb 16 18:21 |
| You did incredibly good Rayl!! Even down to the false ribs. Exceptional. |
| poppy, Comment for image # 35524 | 06 Feb 16 03:09 |
| Super impressive!!! |
| julinick, Comment for image # 35525 | 05 Feb 16 18:49 |
| Love scratch building projects. Very well done rayl!! |
| rayl, Comment for image # 35525 | 05 Feb 16 18:47 |
| Thanks guys. Also avoiding: Engine, cockpit, rigging but I do have the wing incidence/stagger jig figured out. |
| rgood, Comment for image # 35525 | 05 Feb 16 18:17 |
| Excellent and tidy shop there Rayl! A very impressive model too - super job! |
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