pawnshopmike
Staff member
Holy smokes that must have been a lot of work. Looks cool though.
Sport Beautifying the Beast
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Krazy Kanuk
50cc
Major Setback!
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I had just finished painting the two elevators and had them drying when we had a small furnace explosion. Fortunately no one was hurt (but I do have a very scared wife).
Unfortunately it shook the basement so badly that a million pieces of dust, dirt and soot landed on top of the elevators.
I'm not sure if I can sand them smooth or I might have to recover both of them.
Posting will be a bit delayed.
I had just finished painting the two elevators and had them drying when we had a small furnace explosion. Fortunately no one was hurt (but I do have a very scared wife).
Unfortunately it shook the basement so badly that a million pieces of dust, dirt and soot landed on top of the elevators.
I'm not sure if I can sand them smooth or I might have to recover both of them.
Posting will be a bit delayed.
pawnshopmike
Staff member
Bummer. Sounds like that could be an expensive repair. Does homeowners insurance cover furnace explosions?
At least no one was hurt.
At least no one was hurt.
Krazy Kanuk
50cc
WHEEL PANT UPGRADE
From past experience I wanted to make two improvements on the wheel pants used on 100cc airplanes.
The first is the ground clearance between the wheel and the wheel pant. Often the bumpy grass fields that I visit are not adequate to give a proper ride causing the wheel to drag.
The second improvement was to make the wheel pant "Stronger" so it would not crack as so many do. I stole this idea from a post on FG but made a modification to make the job easier. It's a simple idea of adding expanding foam to fill the void in the front and back of the wheel pant.
I used some White Rose wheels ( BLING) that I salvaged from my CARF Extra 330SC crash. They are a 1/2 inch in diameter larger, but because of this extra width, I was forced to open the bottom of the wheel pant for the necessary clearance. A Dremel tool with a fine sanding drum does the job easily. I mask off the edges that I want to sand too and I have a perfect line to aim for.
To control the expanding foam ( I used a 2 part system) I added to the wheel pant for additional strength, I made myself a wooden block that is a 1/4 inch thicker and wider than the wheel. This gives me just enough clearance for the wheel to spin freely inside the wheel pant. To stop the foam from adhering to the wood I covered it with my wife's Press & Seal. I find that this works better than the traditional "Cling" type wraps.
It takes a little bit of force to pull the block out of the wheel pant, but the shape was "PERFECT" with no voids and a smooth finish. I applied a primer coat to the interior so any exhaust residue would not harm the foam.
I like to use 1/4-20 Allen Head Cap screws as axles. They are super tough, cheap and the unthreaded section acts as a great bearing when used with a sintered bronze sleeve inside the wheel. I also use sintered bronze sleeves on each side of the wheel pant for that extra support.
From past experience I wanted to make two improvements on the wheel pants used on 100cc airplanes.
The first is the ground clearance between the wheel and the wheel pant. Often the bumpy grass fields that I visit are not adequate to give a proper ride causing the wheel to drag.
The second improvement was to make the wheel pant "Stronger" so it would not crack as so many do. I stole this idea from a post on FG but made a modification to make the job easier. It's a simple idea of adding expanding foam to fill the void in the front and back of the wheel pant.
I used some White Rose wheels ( BLING) that I salvaged from my CARF Extra 330SC crash. They are a 1/2 inch in diameter larger, but because of this extra width, I was forced to open the bottom of the wheel pant for the necessary clearance. A Dremel tool with a fine sanding drum does the job easily. I mask off the edges that I want to sand too and I have a perfect line to aim for.
To control the expanding foam ( I used a 2 part system) I added to the wheel pant for additional strength, I made myself a wooden block that is a 1/4 inch thicker and wider than the wheel. This gives me just enough clearance for the wheel to spin freely inside the wheel pant. To stop the foam from adhering to the wood I covered it with my wife's Press & Seal. I find that this works better than the traditional "Cling" type wraps.
It takes a little bit of force to pull the block out of the wheel pant, but the shape was "PERFECT" with no voids and a smooth finish. I applied a primer coat to the interior so any exhaust residue would not harm the foam.
I like to use 1/4-20 Allen Head Cap screws as axles. They are super tough, cheap and the unthreaded section acts as a great bearing when used with a sintered bronze sleeve inside the wheel. I also use sintered bronze sleeves on each side of the wheel pant for that extra support.
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Not as much work as the crazy rivet detail on high end giant scale warbirds. Builders spend months on scale warbird rivets.
pawnshopmike
Staff member
Krazy Kanuk
50cc
ELEVATOR SKY CONTRAST
This post is for Steve (itizme) who wondered why the YELLOW MOOSEHEAD decals. My decals finally arrived from B & E (stuck at Canada Customs for 8 days) and I was anxious to see how they looked!
As Moosehead Beer is the theme of the paint job with Yellow mainly on the top and Green on the bottom, I wanted to do something different to make the bottom of the Elevators stand out.
So instead of a Yellow stripe over the green I went with a "Yellow Moosehead". The bottom of the lower wing will have the same concept with the Yellow Moosehead theme, slightly different and much bigger.
This post is for Steve (itizme) who wondered why the YELLOW MOOSEHEAD decals. My decals finally arrived from B & E (stuck at Canada Customs for 8 days) and I was anxious to see how they looked!
As Moosehead Beer is the theme of the paint job with Yellow mainly on the top and Green on the bottom, I wanted to do something different to make the bottom of the Elevators stand out.
So instead of a Yellow stripe over the green I went with a "Yellow Moosehead". The bottom of the lower wing will have the same concept with the Yellow Moosehead theme, slightly different and much bigger.