The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

[sweetpea]

I sand truturn spinners all the time....but it's to make a mirror finish

 

[Jetpainter]

That must be hard to sand a tru-turn spinner. But if it needs to painted it needs to be done. I would leave it as is until I scratched it.

He wants it it be gloss black to match the scheme so paint it is. I'm sure the price of a 5" Tru-Turn with a lightened back plate that's cut for a three blade is just north of ridiculous.

 

[Snoopy1]

Man I do like the looks of that plane . Who did the lettering.

 

[Jetpainter]

Man I do like the looks of that plane . Who did the lettering.

It's a Carf composite airplane. It comes pre-painted and lettered. The pictures are from Carf"s ad.

 

[TnAeroNut]

That is an Anderson Power Pole (APP) connector. I hate them, they never clip together firmly....

http://www.powerwerx.com/anderson-powerpoles/

Any clue why DA switched from JR type to APP? No one seems to like them.

 

[grumman-cats]

I had to drain the 4" of water off the floor. fortunately I have everything in plastic tubs

 

[Robotech]

Any clue why DA switched from JR type to APP? No one seems to like them.

I don't think they "switched." My DA100 from 2002 had the same connector.

 

[pawnshopmike]

Nothing too exciting in the shop today. Just a few minor things. Finished the receiver install on my MX2. Then I set direction and end points on the servos. Also cut a small slotted hole in the top of the cowl to allow access to the high and low needles. Then I swapped out the old plug for a new one. Pretty much on hold now till the new exhaust shows up.

 

[Astrohog]

Here's the reinforcements that I did on the forward fuse section of the P-47. A few strips of 2" Carbon Fiber followed by a layer of light fiberglass from the first former to the firewall (just in case I have to perform any gear-up landings!).

 

[thurmma]

He wants it it be gloss black to match the scheme so paint it is. I'm sure the price of a 5" Tru-Turn with a lightened back plate that's cut for a three blade is just north of ridiculous.

Actually, one of my friends ordered one from Tru-Turn with the same specs except it was anodized black and I believe the final price was right around $260. It is pretty but, I don't think I would have spent that much