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Recent content by BalsaDust

  1. BalsaDust

    Sport Racing plane for 3 cylinder Kolm engine.

    Try spinners from EF. They come pre-balanced. I have a bunch of the 3" ones and a 4" one and all have run true. Will be picking up a 5" soon for my 104" Extra 260 rebuild.
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    If it hadn't had power pole connectors all through it I would have just flown it as is to see first.
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Picked up a new to me plane last week and got it maidened yesterday. 65" 3DHS Vyper. It came Receiver ready but I wasn't happy with a few aspects of it. First off was the ESC. Previous owner had it mounted all the way back near the rudder pull pull servo and second its a 12S rated ESC so it was...
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Nope i just cleaned the surface of the wood and the cover and it stuck right back down.
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Now the fun part. Repairs are complete and covering is stuck back down just need to find my heat gun to helps lay it all back down smooth. Coworker of mine 3D printed me a set of baffles for and it fits well in the cowl. Then onto mounting the engine and throttle servo. I think the engine will...
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    GP123
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    And just like that we have a completed motor box. This afternoon when I get home I will install the missing section of the top plate behind F1 and stick the covering back down.
  8. BalsaDust

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

    Motor box sides, bottom, and firewall all glued in place yesterday. It's all coming together really nicely.
  9. BalsaDust

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

    Spent a little time each day last week laminating all the parts for the rebuild that needed to be (only had enough weights to do one part at a time). Had to make a new mounting tab for the cowl and then got F1 fully glued in. Then I started going around any 90 degree joint between F1 and the...
  10. BalsaDust

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

    Little more work completed yesterday. F1 fitted as well as one piece of each side of the motor box. So now I just need to trim the side doublers as well then I can laminate the sides together as well as laminate F1 with its doubler as well. My hope is when its all back together the only place...
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    It wasn't truly necessary as F1 was only slightly busted at the top corner but if I had left it in there it would have taken so much longer to get the motor box sides removed all the way back to F2 as well as the bust motor box floor.
  12. BalsaDust

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

    So a while back a buddy of mine gave me his EF 104" Extra 260 after he had crashed it. It needed a motor box kit, cowl, canopy, and a right wing. Well all the parts showed up finally so its time to start the rebuild. The left wing needs minor repairs just to patch a couple of holes in the...
  13. BalsaDust

    Sport Racing plane for 3 cylinder Kolm engine.

    Looking good bud.
  14. BalsaDust

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

    You can get both the viton and tygon tubing from McMaster Carr as well.
  15. BalsaDust

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

    yeah just sand it smooth to get rid of layer lines and hit it with a coat of primer then paint.
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