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| rayl | Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian | Build | 21-Jun-15 15:49 |  | | Views : 1012 | | My apologies for the horrendous spelling, I'll do better. This is the hub after the 10 holes have been drilled. Now, do it again. |
| rayl | Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian | Build | 21-Jun-15 15:47 |  | | Views : 1047 | | Not that you need it, but I made a small "V-notch" jig to cradle the hub. It is rather finicy to set up but once it is set, the distance of the holes from the edge of the hub is locked in. Note the high tch clamping mechanism, so all help is appreciated. I used a No. 47 drill which is probably oversized for the spoke material. |
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| rayl | Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian | Build | 21-Jun-15 15:38 |  | | Views : 1046 | | Laying out the number of holes on one of the hub pieces. This is a piece of 0.060" styrene about 1/2 " in diameter. |
| rayl | Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian | Build | 21-Jun-15 15:36 |  | | Views : 1044 | | THis is what I used for the OL-8 wheels. The "stretchy stuff" also works well and due to it bigger diameter, visually fills the spoke area more. I couldn't find any surgical thread locally like John O used so I went with what I could find. I don't think that regular thread is a good choice if you live in an area that has big swings in humidity. |
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