IMAC Pattern - Cadence w/ DA 35

[jtec/radiowave]

Hey Paul,

Dealing with some major back issues. Kev got married and moved to IN, left me here all alone (well except for our employees ) I have been cutting alot of kits out. Getting ready to release a couple more shortly

Hope your doing ok. Kids keeping you from getting some serious building time in?

Let me know what you need. we'll get you taken care of. Aactually Kevin still helps but I get to do all the MANUAL labor now!! LOL

Al

 

[Alky6]

Thanks Al! Sounds like you've got some better living through chemistry in the works there. Hope you feel better soon! Back problems are the worst.

Kids keeping me very busy, but at 12 and 13 they are a ton of fun!!

Will try to catch up with you on the phone soon, that is if you're not out running a machine. Damn Kids! hahaha

 

[Alky6]

Picked up a major block of foam today. 1#/cu.ft. Nominal denisity. Virgin EPS. 116# for a 98”x41”x51” block. Used a 4x8 sheet of OSB on the floor with some 1/8” x 1.5” aluminum strips screwed to a couple of 48” x 24” sawn sheets of osb (they sit vertically on top of the 4’x8’ sheet of plywood). The aluminum bar extends below the sheet and indicates at the front edge of the full sheet. This is how I keep everything square for foam cutting slabs off. Got a 7” slab and a couple of 3” slabs cut off so I can start making parts. My buddy @Rcscudder just built a badass homebuilt CNC and he is going to cut my foam templates out of aluminum for me! Woohoo.

 

[Snoopy1]

Picked up a major block of foam today. 1#/cu.ft. Nominal denisity. Virgin EPS. 116# for a 98”x41”x51” block. Used a 4x8 sheet of OSB on the floor with some 1/8” x 1.5” aluminum strips screwed to a couple of 48” x 24” sawn sheets of osb (they sit vertically on top of the 4’x8’ sheet of plywood). The aluminum bar extends below the sheet and indicates at the front edge of the full sheet. This is how I keep everything square for foam cutting slabs off. Got a 7” slab and a couple of 3” slabs cut off so I can start making parts. My buddy @Rcscudder just built a badass homebuilt CNC and he is going to cut my foam templates out of aluminum for me! Woohoo.

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Wow great job man you have enough foam for a life time you are lucky to live 2400 miles from me I would be at your door step in minutes trying to steel one slab of foam off you. Great job.

 

[Alky6]

Thanks Snoopy. Sometimes I wish we all lived a little closer so we could go and steal from each other. Hahaha. Then again, we might not be as efficient — too busy watching everyone else build!

 

[Snoopy1]

But that is half the enjoyment is seeing what the other people are doing and building

 

[Alky6]

Of course! I enjoy watching what ya’ll keep doing. I would be so busy watching (in person) that I wouldn’t get anything done!

 

[Alky6]

Huge thank you to @Rcscudder !!! Matt cut out all the foam cut templates for me from aluminum sheet on his CNC. Ton of work!!! Now I need to make a couple of smaller foam cut bows and get to work!

 

[Alky6]

Got some more work done on the Cadence. Glued the tail pieces to the fuse to support the horizontal stab. Butt joined them.
The process is shown below for the left side.

Right side glued in.

Trim back some of the honey comb core on each side.

More trimming

Add some mashed potato consistency epoxy.

Push ends together to let epoxy mush out.

Clean off excess using a scraper and finish with acetone rag. Makes life easier later. No sanding.

Clamp in place. Normally I would add the inner layer of fiberglass cloth over the joint, but no room with the clamp, so will have to add that step later.

 

[dhal22]

Excellent!