The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread
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BalsaDust
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Yeah I gave her a couple options of what I thought could be done. First and easiest would have been just list it all as one big lot and someone come and get it. This path while the easiest most likely would have yielded the least amount of money. Option 2 was trying to list everything on market place and what not and piece it out one by one. Would have been a PITA and taken forever. Option 3 was to post about it to all local clubs and other places for a yard sale and sell as much as possible at one time. Worked well. I'm not sure how much she made off of everything yesterday and it was none of my business. The handful of small planes left will be sold as a lot and after that the only stuff left was the EF 88" edge RTF that didn't sell and all the random small parts. I offered to take all the small parts and get them all organized and listed online as I felt that was the best way to get decent money for the stuff so I will be doing that in the coming weeks once I have the time to get to it.
TonyHallo
150cc
The vertical fin and rudder were a real pain to due the hinging. On the elevators I use Sig X style hinges so they came apart. I had made my own hinges for the ailerons. For some reason I decided to use Robart pin hinges for the rudder so there was no taking apart. Thankfully the hinge pins are on the centerline of the leading edge of the rudder so that the rudder turns 180 degrees.
The canopy was pulled when the the vacuum form was setup to pull the Cherokee parts this past summer. Having it on hand really got this reactivation started. Found the wheel cuffs, one finished wheel pant and one new one, some used 4" Sullivan Skylites, a polished 4 1/2" Turn Turn spinner (Another source gone!) and 35% Life Like Pilot bust. All the servos and the fuel tank were previously installed. Ordered FrSky 10R Pro and 8R Pro receivers for avionics. Might get this painted before winter!
While on the topic of hinges I thought I would post a few photos of the aileron hinges from way back. I was looking for a scale like hinge. A 3/16" carbon fiber rod serves as the hinge pin accessible from the wing root. There are aluminum bearings on each side of the 1/4" plywood stubs.
The canopy was pulled when the the vacuum form was setup to pull the Cherokee parts this past summer. Having it on hand really got this reactivation started. Found the wheel cuffs, one finished wheel pant and one new one, some used 4" Sullivan Skylites, a polished 4 1/2" Turn Turn spinner (Another source gone!) and 35% Life Like Pilot bust. All the servos and the fuel tank were previously installed. Ordered FrSky 10R Pro and 8R Pro receivers for avionics. Might get this painted before winter!
While on the topic of hinges I thought I would post a few photos of the aileron hinges from way back. I was looking for a scale like hinge. A 3/16" carbon fiber rod serves as the hinge pin accessible from the wing root. There are aluminum bearings on each side of the 1/4" plywood stubs.
Stevendavis
100cc
Hey Tony,
I've replaced Robart hinges before. What I do is cut them loose at the hinge line, you only have to do one side, then the pin will come out. Then I grind them flat against the surface. Next is to use a similar size soldering iron to melt the hing out. You can use a drill bit to clean the hole up after. Then just install the new hinges. Melting them out with a soldering iron works realy well.
pawnshopmike
Staff member
+1 The solder iron trick works great. I've done it many times.
TonyHallo
150cc
I assume I used epoxy to glue these in and really wasn't looking forward to messing with the hinges. The hinges are also recessed into the rudder post to put the hinges on the centerline. I just use the trim iron as best I could. After sitting for 6 or 7 years, I'm not looking for a show plane, just want to make it fly.
I got the second wheel pant fit, used a Robart incidence meter to match the one already fitted.
Have the canopy glued on and the parts ready for primer, might get to it tomorrow afternoon weather permitting. There are six parts to paint, cowl, canopy, 2 wheel pants and 2 cuffs.
Had the autobody supply mix up 1//2 pint of Monokote True Red today, $44.00 Already have the white, orange and yellow in stock along with the clear.
I got the second wheel pant fit, used a Robart incidence meter to match the one already fitted.
Have the canopy glued on and the parts ready for primer, might get to it tomorrow afternoon weather permitting. There are six parts to paint, cowl, canopy, 2 wheel pants and 2 cuffs.
Had the autobody supply mix up 1//2 pint of Monokote True Red today, $44.00 Already have the white, orange and yellow in stock along with the clear.
TonyHallo
150cc
Put the primer on all six pieces and the True Red base coat to the cowl and canopy. The white will go on next. I would normally paint the white first but on the Cherokee I had a little problem when I removed the masking after painting the red. I got little specks of red in the white as it broke off the tape, I had to wet sand the specks out but left a few due to fear of sanding though the white. Decided to use a different sequence here.
