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  1. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Was out yesterday morning flying with my friend Kenny, he was up in the air when this Sport Cub flew over low and waved this wing, Kenny landed his 35% Yak and the Sport Cub proceeded to land on the field, he was followed by Cub. Both pilots were flying cross county to North Carolina and...
  2. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Silver brazed a thrust collar on and cleaned the remaining weld off. Block is installed and now I can frame it the stringers around the opening. The strut sticking out below the block in the photo will be shorten once the control mechanism is finalized. The original Cherokee had a rudder...
  3. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Next flipped block over and milled the flanges for mounting screws. These are parallel to the milled side of the block. Finally with the mill set at a fixed height, rotated and clamped the block about the bored hole and put a crude radius on it. As you can see the little tubes are removed...
  4. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Yea that's a Rambler for sure. Time to make the nosewheel bearing block. Started with a 2" x2" x 2" piece of material, for reference it weighted 212 grams before starting. Chucked up in the four jaw off center, drilled 1/2" through hole, then bored to .632", 002" clearance for the nosewheel...
  5. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Say Mark, what model Piper? Don't think I've that one.
  6. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    While waiting for glue to dry decided to have a look at the nose wheel which I will need before I close up the bottom. The plans show Sierra hardware but I bought Robarts. I had 1/2" Robostruts on the original Cherokee and they held up very well over the 7 years of flying. I didn't care for...
  7. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    That is what the plans call for, probably a rectal pluck on Wendell's part. It was rather flimsy before the the balsa sheet was added. I would image it is standard for his designs. This is my first build using Hosteler plans. I have all the sheets fitted and now gluing both sides equally to...
  8. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    No lite ply yet, the sides are 1/16" birch ply and the firewall is 3/8" birch, the rest is balsa. More filling the sides with 1/4" balsa today.
  9. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    The plans indicate that the sides from the firewall back to the third member get filled with 1/4" balsa sheet. I decided to use scrap balsa from the scrap drawer to do this so there is a bunch of small pieces of various sizes, just using up scrap material to the extent possible. Added the five...
  10. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Love them, never look at the dials any more.
  11. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Started framing the fuselage, the 1/4" square balsa is a little skimpy. I broke at three times while fitting the cross pieces. Hopefully once everything is sheeted with 1/8" balsa it will not matter.
  12. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    I have the first side completed and removed from the bench, it came up easy so I think I will switch to parchment paper in the future. I was able to reuse the parchment paper so both side should be identical since the straight edges were not moved. The second side is started, should finish...
  13. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    More gluing, added the vertical members. I also lengthen the rear of the fuselage by 1 1/4", I plan to use a stabilitor rather than the traditional stab/elev shown on the plans. I plan to use a carbon fiber tube running in a laid up fiberglass sleeve bearing. The original Cherokee had a...
  14. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Started gluing wood tonight. I read somewhere that parchment paper works better than wax paper so I giving it a try, we shall see. Been using wax paper since 1966 for building model airplanes. The backbone structure is 1/4" square balsa sticks which the formers are glued to then sheeted with...
  15. TonyHallo

    Scale Bud Nosen 1/4 Scale Cub?

    Going to sound real nice. Good choice.
  16. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Plan to use the mill and lathe to make nice scale hinges? Hope you get well soon although I do like the progress!!!
  17. TonyHallo

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    Nice!
  18. TonyHallo

    Thinking about getting this ready to fly

    Soldering Iron? Just soldered up a friend's landing gear with Stay Bright, we used a Weller gun and a 45 Watt pencil to speed things along but the gun will do the job.
  19. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Surely that should work
  20. TonyHallo

    Thinking about getting this ready to fly

    I would give Stay Clean flux a try and Stay Brite silver bearing solder. https://www.supplyhouse.com/Harris-SCPF4POP-Stay-Clean-Paste-Flux-4-oz?gclid=Cj0KCQjwm9yJBhDTARIsABKIcGZ_ybMGPfFBoCMoKtG2bF7g2Lg55NeWJNu270DeuNqCoMCpigxDd78aAicYEALw_wcB
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