IMAC Double Build, Carden Pro 124" Extra 300 40%

[Notorious B.E.N.]

These are by far the best canopies/hatch I have ever made. The joint between the plastic canopy and the hatch is now indiscernible.

What I did:

using the West Epoxy resin, I first applied the resin to the whole sheeted deck and about 1" of the plastic, then I laid one layer of cloth, and then again, brushed it with the resin. Waited about 2 hours, and then brushed it again with resin, applied a 2nd layer of cloth, and then brushed it again with resin.
Waited 2 days, then I sanded it smooth!

What weight of cloth?

 

[thurmma]

well, my wife just saw the two airplanes in the shed, and asked, "what are you doing, are you recovering the airplanes?"
and I lied and said yes...

Busted! You can send them to my place

 

[orthobird]

What weight of cloth?

Hi Ben

it is 3/4 ounce. Very thin stuff.

 

[scruffmeister]

Looking good Cam! Been a while since I checked in on here... looking forward to getting back to work on mine - but will probably be in 2017!!

 

[orthobird]

Welcome back Scruff!!

Started to work on the wheel pants. Still more work to go. I am using 6-32 screws. I now have to set a block on the outer side of the wheel, inside the pant, for the axle to key into, and then a 6-32 screw, from outside in, will lock the wheel pant into the axle.

 

[Rusty 73]

That thin , long piece of plywood on the inside stands up to the vibration ? I would have use a 3/16 piece on the inside and across from the axle bonded with some hysol .
Looks great with the White rose wheels Cam

 

[orthobird]

That thin , long piece of plywood on the inside stands up to the vibration ? I would have use a 3/16 piece on the inside and across from the axle bonded with some hysol .
Looks great with the White rose wheels Cam

Actually, it is 1/8" thick aircraft quality plywood. And it is laminated on with West Epoxy resin and fiberglass tape. And, I will also place a block on the outer side of the wheel, and a screw from the outside of the pant, into the axle of the wheel.

More pictures to come. You will be able to appreciate it better! I promise you.

 

[Rusty 73]

Ya it just looks thinner than 1/8 thick ply and you got i fastened in there with epoxy a fibre glass for reinforcement .
Not giving you a hard time Cam , its just I over built my stuff with the hope of lasting for a long time ..love that carbon gear ...!

 

[orthobird]

Here we go my friend, so you can get a better look at this. I think it is stout. Has a wider surface area as well. In the morning, you will see what I have done to this area. It is cooking right now!!

LOL

 

[Rusty 73]

Looks very stout and the wide surface area of ply will help prevent cracking that happen at the curved edge of the wheel pant .
The fiberglass quality on those pants look very good , I never had problem with epoxy wheel pants just the polyester resin ones .
Great work Cam , im just waiting for my BigAss high Bay led light panels to show up so i can light up my garage with 28000 lumins of light .