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| John M Oshust | ManzanoLaser Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12a | Build | 04-Mar-15 14:29 |  |
| Views : 385 |
| I buried Gumby in a snow drift while I pondered and implemented this critical part of the build. No room for the myth and hijinks associated with his presence, as an error in thought at this critical juncture, could spell disaster for Ogre’s completion and final form. |
| John M Oshust | ManzanoLaser Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12a | Build | 04-Mar-15 14:28 |  |
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| The moment of truth eventually arrived....that being the dry fitting of the air foils! I was happy to see that all seems well. |
| John M Oshust | ManzanoLaser Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12a | Build | 04-Mar-15 14:27 |  |
| Views : 425 |
| When components fall into place and align with each other in a dry elastically bound fit, you can be fairly certain that all will go well when the wings are placed in bonds of the epoxy molecules in the near future. |
| John M Oshust | ManzanoLaser Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12a | Build | 28-Feb-15 17:09 |  |
| Views : 405 |
| Pulleys take one...faux pulleys. |
| John M Oshust | ManzanoLaser Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12a | Build | 28-Feb-15 17:08 |  |
| Views : 390 |
| This past Friday around 11 AM I retuned from my annual physical. I was the recipient of the “you will live out the day” guarantee. Rather than faux pulleys, the design team has decided to remanufacture and make functional pulleys. After I retuning from the doctor, we knocked out 8 pulleys. After my thrilling physical exam, it felt a bit different sitting on the model shop stool, but the feeling will pass with time. I remembered that in the scrap box there were many wood discs from previous builds. Gumby made the pulleys and I installed Al tube bearings, wooden sheaves, some roof flashing for a bracket, and a functioning aileron cable control pulley set emerged. While not strong enough for a flight model, they will serve my purpose in showing how things worked in WW1 aero planes. |
| John M Oshust | ManzanoLaser Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12a | Build | 28-Feb-15 17:07 |  |
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| Thinking about our growing pulley collection I remembered that we had not tapped a great model component resource, that being the son’s Lego part collection. Having just had his 27th B’day, I do not think Toley will miss a few Lego parts. Stripping the tyres off of some small auto rims, ready made pulleys emerged. |
