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

[49dimes]

Not much happening. Me, the Tedster and the plane just hanging around the shop....

 

[dhal22]

Good looking dog there.

 

[49dimes]

He's a pleasure to have around. Brings me lots of comfort. He will soon be 11 years old. I have rigorously tried keeping his hair from falling off (skin allergies). Can say the same for myself but with NO results . "Mirror Mirror on the wall" or should I say "Help Mr. Wizard Help!" .

 

[Xpress]

Spent the last 2 nights getting the twins ready for fun. From factory they come with sport flyer settings, so I had to crank the throws way up.

 

[acerc]

Had to replace the rudder on the Laser, damn doorway headers. LOL. I also figured since I was keeping a Valach in the Laser I might as well throw on a logo for it. B&E does some nice work and reworking the logo to match the airframe's colors is above and beyond. Anyway, here is the logo.

 

[tailskid]

Got a problem....glass'n an ARC from TF. Put on the first coat w/cloth....no problem. Sprayed primer, sanded 95% off....nice smooth surface. Problem arose (wiped down with Acetone) when I put on a second coat this is what I got! Suggestions.....

 

[49dimes]

Got a problem....glass'n an ARC from TF. Put on the first coat w/cloth....no problem. Sprayed primer, sanded 95% off....nice smooth surface. Problem arose (wiped down with Acetone) when I put on a second coat this is what I got! Suggestions.....

Maybe you need to have sanded a bit more. Looks as if you did not get any "penetration" on the surface indicating the need for more sanding. Also what grit did you use? I would think a good going over with 220 grit would do the trick. But as it stands now I would use some 150 grit to get rid of the bad areas first then go over with 220 and try the second coat again.

 

[Snoopy1]

Got a problem....glass'n an ARC from TF. Put on the first coat w/cloth....no problem. Sprayed primer, sanded 95% off....nice smooth surface. Problem arose (wiped down with Acetone) when I put on a second coat this is what I got! Suggestions.....

That does not look good. Is it the same epoxy as before. If it is when it cured some epoxies produce a kind of wax on the surface layer and some epoxies will do that some epoxies need to be recoated with in a certain time or left to fully cure and then sanded as 49dimes has decried. But also you need to wipe epoxy down with at 98% denatured alcohol, not acetone.

 

[Snoopy1]

Had to replace the rudder on the Laser, damn doorway headers. LOL. I also figured since I was keeping a Valach in the Laser I might as well throw on a logo for it. B&E does some nice work and reworking the logo to match the airframe's colors is above and beyond. Anyway, here is the logo.

Like the logo neat and original.

 

[49dimes]

Just took some shots of the finished plane powered up and assembled for flight. The custom wing bolts I made work great and go on / off quickly and easily. Everything working and ready to run. Hope to Maiden soon