| Image Comments |
| poppy | 16-Oct-07 14:01 |
| Balsa covering complete. Those compound curves are a real b---h w/balsa. |
| poppy | 16-Oct-07 14:03 |
| John M., I just realized DD finishes 6+ models to our one. |
| moostang51 | 16-Oct-07 17:17 |
| Uh-oh! For the Master of Balsa Sheeting to say how tough it is, those of us just learning this technique are begining to sweat. This looks real good. Was the rear fillet part of the plan design or did you incorporate it thinking ahead for later? |
| John M Oshust | 16-Oct-07 17:35 |
| Sweet job... try Al roof step flashing for the tough bends. Poppy... DD is remarkable I could never produce at his pace but this is not a race! |
| John M Oshust | 16-Oct-07 21:02 |
| poppy....I have been thinking and I think I know the DD secret......his cats! They must be a hidden labor force! |
| poppy | 16-Oct-07 22:24 |
| Moostang, that's not a fillet. It's part of the bottom fuselage and part of those #@*#! compound curves. When doing these, soak the wood in well in H2O, pat dry the surface and carefully bend to shape. Glue in place while wet. Wood will shrink as it dries to a near perfect fit. Fillets and fairings will come much later, and more d--ned compound curves to deal with!! |
| poppy | 16-Oct-07 22:26 |
| John, you may be right. Cats can produce a lot of work. |
| David Duckett | 16-Oct-07 22:33 |
| My cats are lazy and are usually in the way since they seem to want to be as close to the build as possible. Babycat has started sniffing the Micro-Fill. This is looking, as usual, splendid. It looks as if you use as many separate pieces of balsa as I use silkspan. Physics, I guess. |
| poppy | 16-Oct-07 22:37 |
| Yep. Wood just about follows silkspan patterns on plan. |
