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

[AKNick]

The person that is cutting a kit for me just got back to me with a price and delivery date. Hopefully it will arrive soon and I can start gluing parts.
In the meantime time been making a set of wing bags for the twin . Well after a lot of difficulties one bag is done. Trying to sew four layers canvas and two layers of quilting at once is very difficult on a standard sewing machine, after doing some research I discovered that I need a walking foot sewing machine to do this type of sewing. Does anyone one know anything about sewing machines if they do can you give me a recommendation. Thanks

Nice! I've been tinkering away on the otter and the ridge runt. Managed to make a styrofoam plug and a glass some carbon over it for a canopy. I think I'm going to make a thin layer of glass over that and add some finishing resin over it.

Canvas is pretty tough stuff, so you'll need a machine that can pierce through it easily. I haven't tried canvas, but I use a Brother ?6000? sewing machine.

 

[AKNick]

Just put a layer of finishing resin on my custom glass/Kevlar/carbon ridge runt canopy after digging out the foam, dissolving with acetone, and wiping clean. So far not too shabby! The blue Kevlar/carbon looks neat.

 

[pawnshopmike]

Just put a layer of finishing resin on my custom glass/Kevlar/carbon ridge runt canopy after digging out the foam, dissolving with acetone, and wiping clean. So far not too shabby! The blue Kevlar/carbon looks neat.
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BEAUTIFUL! Mikey like.

 

[Snoopy1]

Just put a layer of finishing resin on my custom glass/Kevlar/carbon ridge runt canopy after digging out the foam, dissolving with acetone, and wiping clean. So far not too shabby! The blue Kevlar/carbon looks neat.
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Look good and thanks for the info.

The wing bags are done. Now it just a matter of time when my parts show up. This will give me something to do and keep me of the streets for a while.

 

[dhal22]

Beautiful!

 

[Snoopy1]

Looks like the postman will be delivering a very short kit to me in the near future. So I will be trying to build an over sized Quickee 500 or I should say a Quickee 1000. Should be interesting to see how it flys and the performance.

 

[BalsaDust]

Looks like the postman will be delivering a very short kit to me in the near future. So I will be trying to build an over sized Quickee 500 or I should say a Quickee 1000. Should be interesting to see how it flys and the performance.

Lucky you. I just sent off wood today for the laser cutter.

 

[Snoopy1]

Ok need to ask a question to the aeroplane experts. Did a Chipmunk ever have retracted gear.

 

[AKNick]

Ok need to ask a question to the aeroplane experts. Did a Chipmunk ever have retracted gear.

Yes - Art Scholl modified the chipmunk to create what we all know and love as the "Super Chipmunk" and then modified it further to make the gear aft retractable. There is a really cool video on him talking about it.... I'll have to find it

FOUND IT! Start at the 16min mark:

 

[BalsaDust]

Yes - Art Scholl modified the chipmunk to create what we all know and love as the "Super Chipmunk" and then modified it further to make the gear aft retractable. There is a really cool video on him talking about it.... I'll have to find it

FOUND IT! Start at the 16min mark:

He was a genius and amazing pilot taking too soon. A flying buddy of got to talk with Art alot when he was a kid and his dad was the one who painted all of Art's planes.