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31 Mar 2020 23:28 - 31 Mar 2020 23:29 #21934 by MikeSeale
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Fuselage is underway. A very simple box with thick sheets of balsa on top of the nose in front of the canopy.
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01 Apr 2020 08:28 #21935 by Brian
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Very nice Mike, what's the secret of building without balsa dust and shavings everywhere?

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01 Apr 2020 09:49 #21936 by Phil Ford
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Brian wrote: Very nice Mike, what's the secret of building without balsa dust and shavings everywhere?

My wife wants to know that too.....;)

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01 Apr 2020 20:49 #21940 by MikeSeale
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Turtle decks cut from white foam and skinned with 1/16 balsa using Gorilla Glue. I was not looking forward to cutting these, but they were a lot easier to make than expected. Once glued to the fuselage and carved/sanded to shape you get a very strong but light fuselage.

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01 Apr 2020 20:51 #21941 by MikeSeale
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01 Apr 2020 20:52 - 01 Apr 2020 20:53 #21942 by MikeSeale
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Fin and rudder made in the same way. They're curing now and can come out after about 3 hours...much quicker and easier to work with than epoxy.
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01 Apr 2020 23:27 #21943 by 4Pedalsfly
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Mike - Looking good so far - most impressed by what you have achieved in 2 days.

Colin.

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02 Apr 2020 10:10 #21947 by MikeSeale
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4Pedalsfly wrote: Mike - Looking good so far - most impressed by what you have achieved in 2 days.

Colin.


Thanks, Colin. I always enjoy this part of the build process the most because it doesn't take long to go from nothing to something. It's all the fettling that takes time a little further along when you can go for days without appearing to make any progress at all.

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02 Apr 2020 10:11 #21948 by Phil Ford
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Me too. Wondered how to get the balsa wrapped around the foam.

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02 Apr 2020 11:05 #21949 by MikeSeale
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Phil Ford wrote: Me too. Wondered how to get the balsa wrapped around the foam.


Hopefully the pictures tell the story. What you can't see is that I spray one side of the balsa to soften and expand the grain. This introduces a curve and also makes it easier to bend without splitting.

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