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  1. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    finished with the landing gear bushings, which are slightly oversized, since aluminum expands faster then bronze, it was just a matter of heating the aluminum tube and sliding the bushings in place, they are not going anywhere...
  2. Forgues-Research

    Sport Dalotel Junior

    getting ready for some serious wood cutting
  3. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    today after gluing some wood spars on the Dalotel junior, while waiting for the glue to dry, I started cutting aluminum and the brass insert for sliding the lower strut into the upper strut.
  4. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    Thanks Tony, no there is no flux, you simply clean the two parts to be welded, to remove any oxidation , Heat the two parts checking with the rod . The temperature has to be hot enough to melt the welding rod, but not the two parts being welded, also the hot parts melts the rod and not the...
  5. Forgues-Research

    Sport Dalotel Junior

    just added the rear stringers which will be the point of the aileron leading edge and aileron trailing edge of the wing
  6. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    completed the two wheel attach I guess you can call this, but still some filing and sanding , then on to the oleo struts
  7. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    Just remember this is preliminary, lots of cosmetic still to be done
  8. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    Aladin is what I have here from our local Linde welding equipment,
  9. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    I was thinking about what you said, just wondering if the heat of the muffler with engine vibration had something to do with this,
  10. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    a good start, still the inner part to weld , then clean up and grind for proper appearance
  11. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    I will definitely do a lot of testing first I assure you, and hopefully it will work, one thing I found though , is to clean to a shine the part to be welded with a stainless brush, but I hear you, so more testing ...
  12. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    me too, seriously, its not that hard but simply paying attention to details, Yesterday I used the same .90" plate to practice some aluminum welding, with a low heat aluminum rod (735 degree) with acetelene torch, and it is awesome, I will post a picture of the weld seam, man if I can do this ...
  13. Forgues-Research

    Sport Dalotel Junior

    That's what I thought , a bit different in the process though
  14. Forgues-Research

    Sport Dalotel Junior

    I didn't know Karl did his this way, cool..
  15. Forgues-Research

    Sport Dalotel Junior

    cut the top part of the right wing, now to make the spars, stringers and install the wing tube socket
  16. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    Since pictures are not coming often for now, I will try to describe what I have in mind for control system s First, the full size Dalotel has trim tabs on both ailerons, and both elevators, but not on the Rudder. So on this model, I will use the trim tabs as boost tabs instead which in...
  17. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    cutting aluminum plates for the bottom part of the landing gear
  18. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    well the wait is over, here is what got here today
  19. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    Thanks guys, I love these ideas,
  20. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    modified my order for aluminum, for the landing gear, should be here by next week hopefully
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