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  1. BalsaDust

    110" TIMBER Assembly Thread

    I love my 60" Extra NG. Can only imagine the bigger one is even better.
  2. BalsaDust

    Scale 112” - Taylorcraft by HeyLuc & Snoopy.

    Also per Ben on 3D printed molds. Unless you plan to mass produce its not worth the time to prep the mold to a super smooth finish. Instead do the following. 1. Wax the mold 5-6 times. Lots of the residue will be left in the texture of the printed part and that's fine. 2. Next do 4 or 5 coats of...
  3. BalsaDust

    Scale 112” - Taylorcraft by HeyLuc & Snoopy.

    Per talking with Ben Fisher from Extreme Flight about the cowl of a plane I designed. He suggest 5 layers for 2-3oz cloth. Lay a layer in the mold and wet it out. Allow 30ish minutes setup time then layup another layer. Use paper towels to blot out excess resin.
  4. BalsaDust

    Scale 112” - Taylorcraft by HeyLuc & Snoopy.

    Look forward to seeing how this looks out of the bag. I reckon it should look similar to the stuff EF uses in their airframes now though they don't use Carbon Fiber. Instead they just use fiberglass and tint the resin black as it just looks better.
  5. BalsaDust

    Show Your Fish

    Yeah catfish was the perfect eating size but we turned it loose. We caught the hybrid while fishing with minnows trying to catch Crappie.
  6. BalsaDust

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Got the big profile in the air today on my lunch break. What a pleasure it was to fly again.
  7. BalsaDust

    Scale RCM 1/3 Scale Champ Build

    Looking really nice.
  8. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Rebuild is almost complete. Got everything glued back in place this morning so I just need to stick the covering back down and go fly it again.
  9. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Hey it was basically a free to me plane so I'm not complaining too much. IT shows how good the plane is though that in that few of flights I was already comfortable doing snaps down low.
  10. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Well flight number 5 after rebuilding the Raven resulted in a dumb thumb. Was flying in heavy winds and did a snap roll into harrier down low. Was flying with a tail wind and even going full throttle it just didn't start climbing fast enough and a smacked into one of the pilot safety fences...
  11. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    during our camping trip this weekend my 5 year old daughter told me she wanted to help build an airplane. When we got home yesterday I grabbed this very basic glider kit for her to see the plans and box of wood to see if she really wanted to do this. She is very excited about it. Hopefully she...
  12. BalsaDust

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Nice looking One Design
  13. BalsaDust

    Show Your Fish

    Fun day on the water with friends. I caught a little small Hybrid Striper. The little girl got to see her first cat fish.
  14. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    The two white stripes on the bottom of the Raven weren't enough contrast for me yesterday after a few flights so this morning I added two more to match.
  15. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    That looks great. I need to get more chickens to add to my coop. The single chicken I have can't keep up with the amount of eggs we eat.
  16. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    I found there to be alot let damage that I originally thought I would find.
  17. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Raven will go back in the air today. Fuse was simple. Just remove the busted wheel pants and then just wick a bunch of thin CA in the cracked formers before installing electronics. Added a little wood filler to the crushed balsa on the wing before sanding smooth. I like this filler as it goes on...
  18. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Opened up the wing on the Turbo Raven this morning before work. Damage isn't as bad as I thought. For the most part should be able to just press stuff back together and wick in some thin CA. Maybe a few bits of cross grained balsa in key areas. I see no reason this plane won't fly again next...
  19. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Not much to show on this one. Some random 30cc sized yak a flying buddy gave me that had never been flown. I threw a spare set of PowerHD LF20 servos in it I had and picked up a XPWR30cc and Castle Edge HV 80 ESC. Will get it's maiden today during my lunch break. HRB 6S 4000mah lipos in series...
  20. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    That looks like fun for sure. Maybe if its still available next spring when the next EF Wings Over America happens I could get it as I hope to make it to the next one.
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