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  1. TonyHallo

    Scale RCM 1/3 Scale Champ Build

    Flew the Champ at "Warbirds and Classics Over Alliance" today. Put the plane together and started BS'ing. Watched several folks fly. Found a willing spotter and fired up the Champ. Taxied out, took off and gained attitude, as the plane approached the down wind leg it quit. Completed a...
  2. TonyHallo

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    And a flew more.
  3. TonyHallo

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    I flew at the Alliance Balsa Bees "Warbirds and Classics Over Alliance" today. This was a two day event and was their first annual. Hope to be back next year. Like an old fashion IMAA event, lots of different types of aircraft, fly rectangular pattern, no 3D, a lot of BS'ing. This is located...
  4. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    The last laser kit I did had many errors, I started to make notes but gave up thinking that someone had reported the errors but they were never corrected in the files.
  5. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    I'm pretty sure our crane was chain driven, no sparks! I managed the sites for a short period and our company merged, after the merger they grouped all the hydro assets together and all the gas turbines together. I ended up with the combustion turbines and combined cycle plant. The folks that...
  6. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    I managed two run of river sites that each had two units. They were low head units, about 11', 3 MW's each on a good day, I believe they were manufactured by Voith. They were horizontal flow through units, the wheel looked like a giant 3 bladed boat prop. Don't remember anything about the...
  7. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    Steven, I all the power plants that I worked in, we drilled for bigger shear pins and used full sized stock! Did you order the new lathe yet?
  8. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Do you plan to add the baffles?
  9. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    The finish in the last photo looks wonderful!
  10. TonyHallo

    Epoxy preferences?

    I used West Systems for a long time without any problems. With fillers it works well for structural work and without fillers for lay ups and glassing. I most recently used this thin epoxy from US Composites, it works great for lay ups with the slow hardener, gives plenty of time, this was...
  11. TonyHallo

    Scale BUSA Super Cub

    Got the left tube finished today in between fitting an outdoor carpet on my back porch. I can now finish the internal boxing and epoxy on the cowl. Have the servos, fuel system, ignition, and exhaust resolved.
  12. TonyHallo

    Scale BUSA Super Cub

    Here's a photo of melting the lab metal out after bending. I had to fill this bend up twice since the first bend was a little short. The 1 quart container is filled with water on a hot plate, there is excess lab metal in the bottom of the container. The metal comes in 1 pound ingots, I needed...
  13. TonyHallo

    Scale BUSA Super Cub

    I have the right exhaust tube built. The side will dump into the right side
  14. TonyHallo

    Scale BUSA Super Cub

    I have been purchasing supplies to make the exhaust. The scale outlet is just right of the centerline at the rear of the cowl. I plan to make the exhaust out of 5/8" KS brass tube. I bought several 12" pieces of tube, lab metal and a 5/8" tube bender. Did a test piece today, filled the tube...
  15. TonyHallo

    Scale 112” - Taylorcraft by HeyLuc & Snoopy.

    Looking at this image, it looks to me that Luc intended the area between the bumps filled and blended to the balsa section?
  16. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Your ignition will thank you! I would use some type of security strap, while the Velco may not yield, the sticky glue does.
  17. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Here is a temperature log of my One Design internal fuselage temperatures yesterday. This plane is built much like a current design with exposed cans inside the fuselage. The front temperature is about 2 inches above the back of the cans, the rear temperature is on the left side of the...
  18. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    I have a similar set up in the Champ. The box on the firewall houses the carb, the ignition is mounted on the bottom side of the box with Velcro and it is retained with a piece of hook and loom. The plug wires come out the two 7/8" holes. Access is through the door. Note the firewall is...
  19. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Why can't you mount it behind the firewall? I don't believe I've seen operating temperatures for the Rcexl ignition but others do have restrictions. The bottom line is heat and electronics don't mix well. Since the module is in direct contact with shield it like it's not shielded at all...
  20. TonyHallo

    Scale 112” - Taylorcraft by HeyLuc & Snoopy.

    Well then let's wait and see what Luc does. I downloaded a free version of Fusion 360 to play with, will see what happens.
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