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  1. BalsaDust

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

    That happened when I restored the old drill press I have. Pulled the motor apart and pretty sure i destroyed an entire colony of dirt dobbers.
  2. BalsaDust

    Cool Hangin’ in the Hangar

    About 20 years ago sounds about right for when I got mine.
  3. BalsaDust

    Cool Hangin’ in the Hangar

    Not hanging in my shop rather in my living room. Only airplane related stuff the wife has ever allowed to be out on display. Cub picture we bought at the air and space museum. They had a bunch of others but where pretty pricey so I only got one. Christmas gift from a couple of years ago...
  4. BalsaDust

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    Good choice on the tundra. I have one and love it. Couple build notes. Replace the stock springs on the landing gear with something stronger. After a dozen flights mine was squatting hard and I didn’t have hard landings. Next get rid of the connectors for the wings. I built two one for me and...
  5. BalsaDust

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

    Took my DLG out to see how the new stab I installed performed. First overhand toss to just check cg and trim new stab and I fly into a pole not watching where I’m going. Decided to keep flying it and had a ball but had to repair it when I got home. Didn’t worry with fiberglassing over the repair...
  6. BalsaDust

    Scale Don Smith P-51 Mustang

    While I must admit that looks really good I have to ask the question. Is it really a P-40 without the shark teeth on the nose????? LOL
  7. BalsaDust

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

    Go to any machine shop or local welding shop and I'm sure they will have scraps or could get you what you need and cut them to length for a fair price. I love building with weights but I'm much like snoopy in I have access to that stuff where I work and can ask for scraps from time to time.
  8. BalsaDust

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

    Mass photo dump of all the pics I took while making hard points and installing the control horn and torsion spring in the new elevator of my 1M DLG. Any questions just ask.
  9. BalsaDust

    Scale Don Smith P-51 Mustang

    Very nice.
  10. BalsaDust

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

    @Snoopy1 we enjoy all the building and you will never by me at least be accused of sharing to much. Keep the pics coming as I’m enjoying it.
  11. BalsaDust

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

    Step one I lined up the hinge lines between the old and new stabs and then taped them together. Seeing as the hinge line on this plane needs to be right at the back of the stab mount and the TE of the elevator almost brushed the rudder when it moves is why I did this. Step two. Found the...
  12. BalsaDust

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    Close. Had it in the passenger seat of the truck. My Mountain Dew fell in the floor when I went around a curve. Reached down to grab it and the sleeve of my jacket caught it and bent it in half. It’s repairable and I will fix it as a spare but I was rather pissed about it.
  13. BalsaDust

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    Side by side of the two. Old in my hand new right above it. Slightly different shape but quality is amazing.
  14. BalsaDust

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    Postman brought me a replacement stab for my 1M DLG to replace the one in the first picture that I folded in half by mistake loading it in the truck.
  15. BalsaDust

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

    been thinking of doing the american flag on my next profile I build.
  16. BalsaDust

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    This is very true. A quality chisel made with good steel though holds that edge a lot longer.
  17. BalsaDust

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    I know the feeling. Don’t own any rasp but was so excited the day I finally got a set of quality wood chisels.
  18. BalsaDust

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

    maybe stack them all on top of each other and pin them together. then sand all of one side and a time. Flip it and do the other side.
  19. BalsaDust

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

    All of my small profiles have been that way. Stuff it in the hatch under everything and forget about it. Never a problem both when running Futaba and now running FrSky.
  20. BalsaDust

    The I'm NOT going out flying thread.

    Virginia international raceway. Technically in Alton VA but for easy reference it’s about 20 minutes past south Boston when traveling on 58
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