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  1. Fibertech

    3D 75cc 106" HyperLITE Slick 540 by Fibertech N More

    O..ya we will be at Nall this year. Will have one of the Viper ST's there and one or two of the Slicks. Maybe more..
  2. Fibertech

    3D 75cc 106" HyperLITE Slick 540 by Fibertech N More

    I had pulled the stab from the vacuum bag earlier in the week and add the LE and TE stock. I planed the edges off and did some light sanding. Next I marked out the hinge line and did some cutting. From another build I had some left over balsa hinge stock already cut so I marked out the center...
  3. Fibertech

    3D 75cc 106" HyperLITE Slick 540 by Fibertech N More

    Been a while since last post but had some time last night and was in the build mode. I wanted to get the v-stab glued in place but needed to take care of a few things on fuse first. The stab plate was glued in place and while giving the glue a chance to set up I added some more of the cross...
  4. Fibertech

    3D Fibertech Hyperlite Slick 540 Build Thread

    Looking good. Nice work. Ya also lets rub it in about flying. LOL:)
  5. Fibertech

    3D 75cc 106" HyperLITE Slick 540 by Fibertech N More

    The Viper has a standard 2 piece cowl. As of know there is no louvered parts for the cowl. I think Terry is going to work on somthing for plug for the louvers late down the road but not sure. We Fibertech are looking at maybe offering some built kits in the future for guys like you. I'll keep...
  6. Fibertech

    Sport Midwest Cap232 (old kit) DLE55

    First..Congrats on doing the build. Not sure about the cut out approach as it depends on how much material would be removed. I have done this approach before on retro for pre-builds to add a different motor up front. Ideal after cut off would be like I have in pic but takes a little more effort...
  7. Fibertech

    3D Fibertech Hyperlite Slick 540 Build Thread

    NO such thing as a bad question. Like you I was out of the RC for a few years and when I cam back lots had changed. Also when I started building again I had to go back and re learn things I had forgotten. A lot of things I see brought up again are things we did years ago but know with new twist...
  8. Fibertech

    3D 75cc 106" HyperLITE Slick 540 by Fibertech N More

    Thanks Guys
  9. Fibertech

    3D Splitting Cowls made easy

    If it has a twin up front it's worth doing.
  10. Fibertech

    3D Fibertech Hyperlite Slick 540 Build Thread

    Adam...What’s in mention is the hinge surface material. Going from ½” thick to ¾” thick will allow a greater angle of cut at hinge line.
  11. Fibertech

    Scale 35% Krill Extra 330SC....CUSTOM-ARF!!!

    Ya...like the foam idea.
  12. Fibertech

    3D Fibertech Hyperlite Slick 540 Build Thread

    3/4" would be best for 3D Throw
  13. Fibertech

    3D 75cc 106" HyperLITE Slick 540 by Fibertech N More

    We only do kits... www.fibertechnmore.com
  14. Fibertech

    3D 75cc 106" HyperLITE Slick 540 by Fibertech N More

    The CF was 5.9oz plain weave for this test. I just got the pre preg the other day and will do same test with it.
  15. Fibertech

    3D 75cc 106" HyperLITE Slick 540 by Fibertech N More

    So after the foam testing I moved onto the rudder sheeting. I used the .007 pre-preg cf strips at about ½” wide on both sides. This should really strengthen the control surface after removing the cut outs to lighten. Before sheeting I like to spray down the balsa with cheap hair spray to slow...
  16. Fibertech

    3D 75cc 106" HyperLITE Slick 540 by Fibertech N More

    There has been a lot of use of CF these days compared to yester years. I wanted to do some testing of CF vrs Glass cloth or nothing at all for lightning of foam parts. I cut two 2” x 12” foam blocks for the tests. One block has a ½” wide CF strip the length of the block. The second has the a ½”...
  17. Fibertech

    3D 75cc 106" HyperLITE Slick 540 by Fibertech N More

    Time to sheet the belly pan. The first pic shows a easy way to do the scarf joint on balsa ends for those that don’t know this. Lay one sheet on top the other and cut a long angle through both sheets at same time. This makes a nice true end joint. The rest if really straight forward so wont...
  18. Fibertech

    3D Fibertech Hyperlite Slick 540 Build Thread

    Spats....Noticed on your pic....I run a strip of mask tape (blue is better) down the glue joint area. This will keep the poly glue form pushing out to show surface areas. The poly glue will fallow least path of resistance so close the show seem with tape will help.
  19. Fibertech

    3D Fibertech Hyperlite Slick 540 Build Thread

    Spats...sorry you had some glue problems. I have used the Gorilla glue a lot. It does foam big time so you can’t use much and don’t need much. I haven’t used epoxy for my builds for a long time. It's to heavy compared to the wood glues out there these days. I use a lot of CA because I like the...
  20. Fibertech

    3D 50% cap 232

    Looking good..wife’s are pretty good help with foam cutting. Mine use to help me cut foam till she was replaced with the cnc. She hasn't complained about the replacement.
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