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  1. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    That is quite a collection of plans offered.
  2. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Sorry not much help Snoop. Ziroli been around for quite a while and never heard anything bad about his designs. The only war bird I built was an Iron Bay Texan T6 for a friend years ago, it was one of the first kits out after Iron Bay bought the Bryon rights. It was heavy but actually flew...
  3. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    The stab sleeve is installed level to the wing tube and square to the fuselage centerline. Still gluing sheeting on. Wasn't happy the way the cowl openings came out so did more photo searching, found this photo. Sloped both outer vertical lines, happy now.
  4. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    I noticed when the photo post went up yesterday that the Monokote said flat finish on it, went down to the shop and cut a roll open and ironed it on a scrap piece balsa, wasn't flat but not as shinny as I remember, found a roll of white in the covering drawer and ironed a test piece next to the...
  5. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    The fuselage is flipped over and the bottom sheeting is next up. The stab sleeve needs set as well. The heat shrink tubing on top of the glass layup didn't work as planned, actually had to machine the sleeve off!. I have what I believe is an acceptable bearing now. Once the sheeting is...
  6. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Still sheeting the right side of the fuselage. One more sheet to go and it will be back on it's back to finish up the bottom sheeting and mount the cowl. Began modifications to cowl openings, made a plug out of 1/4" plywood and used Glad Wrap for release. The inner curve is glassed from back...
  7. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Got the left side of fuselage sheeted, working on the right side now. Started checking fit of the cowl and looking things over. The air inlets on the cowl have rather smaller that real radius in the corners as compared to the real deal. Thinking about doing some cosmetic work before opening...
  8. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Apparently Lowes no longer sells Irwin clamps. found these Jorgensen clamps there yesterday while buying some plumbing supplies. Two nice features, the jaws are 1 9/16" deep verses 1 1/4" for the Irwin and the release is behind the ratchet level, occasionally the release lever gets in the way...
  9. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Flipped the fuselage over installed top formers at F1 and F2 along with the stringers. Added additional sheeting on the sides while staggering the joints to the extend possible. Began sheeting top of F1 to F2.
  10. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    3" x 72" sheeting installed on both sides of the fuselage. Started fitting the stab sleeve and decided there was too much clearance. Made a new sleeve, light coat of Vasoline, one wrap of wax paper, three wraps of saturated cloth, a wrap of Cling Wrap, and cover with a piece of heat shrink...
  11. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    The 3/4" tube arrived yesterday and the stab sleeve was made. West System 423 low friction graphite powder was mixed with the epoxy used to saturate the glass cloth. This tube will act as the stabalator bearing. Making up 6 foot long pieces of sheeting for each side, these will run from...
  12. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    The sleeve slide right off the tube this morning, clean the wax paper and Vasoline out and it is ready to install. I used the full 72" long tube to triangulate the sleeve in the fuselage and set it level with a precision protractor. The sleeve is epoxied in and curing. Expecting the 3/4" stab...
  13. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Too much!!! The welding is completed. The 1" wing tube arrived today so I made a wing tube for it. Light coat of Vasoline, two wraps of wax paper, two wraps of saturated glass cloth. Should have a finished tube in the morning. Sheeted the bottom back of the fuselage. I want to install...
  14. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Looks like a very nice chuck. So the chuck has a clutch?
  15. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Made a jig for the nosewheel while watching glue dry. Need to get it TIG welded now.
  16. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    The 1/8" X 3" x 36" sheeting for this plane came from a Hostetler 30% Decathlon kit that I picked up for $100. This sheeting was put with the sheeting from a 30% Hostetler Chipmunk kit, each sheet was weighted, the weights ranged between 20 grams and 65 grams. I think there will be more than...
  17. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    While the glue is drying I worked on the nosewheel yoke. Decided to make a new yoke rather than scab pieces on the side. Need to grind the old yoke off and make a jig to hold while welding. Started to pre-bend the balsa sheeting
  18. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    I got the 3/4" tube from Dragon Plate https://dragonplate.com/Roll-Wrapped-Twill-Finish-Round-Tubes. I plan to make my own tubes out of fiberglass. Clearwater Composites has a large selection as well. I look around quite a bit online. Somewhere I read that the CF tubes are one and half times...
  19. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Ordered a 3/4" OD carbon fiber tube for the stabalator. Was planning to use the old carbon tube from the original Cherokee but decided to order a tube with more wall thickness after doing some beam calculations, unfortunately I had to buy a 72" long tube to get the bigger wall thickness.
  20. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Work continues on the fuselage stringers. The bottom and right side are completed, started working on the left side this morning. The formers have laser etched marks for the location on the stringers, of course they are mostly wrong so each stinger needs laid out individually with a square and...
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