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  1. EDMO added a post in a topic WARP DRIVE PROP INFO NEEDED   

    First, I need some blades - well, first, I need to finish my plane and then put blades on it.
    Thanks, ED
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  2. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic WARP DRIVE PROP INFO NEEDED   

    I was going to mention that you could use one of those to set the first blade if you had some idea where you should start, and then use the lazer to get the other blades to the exact same pitch as the first one. Got tired of typing in the other post though! Take care, Jim Chuk


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  3. EDMO added a topic in Two Strokes   

    WHAT'S A 618?
    Education needed - is a 618 really an over-bored 582? What HP compared to 582?
    And Leni, what about that Artic Cat 800? Is it a Rotax? adaptable with standard redrives, or roll your own?
    Soob driver, ED in MO
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  4. EDMO added a post in a topic WARP DRIVE PROP INFO NEEDED   

    Doug,
    Ive had one of those for a long time - not set any blades with it, but it sure is handy for everything else you want to measure. I used mine to draw the prints of my nose gear parts and pivot angles.
    ED in MO
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  5. dholly added a post in a topic WARP DRIVE PROP INFO NEEDED   

    I lent out my old protractor but just bought a digital angle gauge from Harbor Freight, I liked that you can zero it out against the prop plate. Anyone try this thing for setting blades?
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  6. EDMO added a post in a topic WARP DRIVE PROP INFO NEEDED   

    Sounds like a winning idea - Thanks,
    ED in MO
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  7. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic 3 piece windshield   

    If you were referring to stop drilling to keep the crack from going further, I wasn't about to take any chances with that windshield. It broke so easy that I didn't want to give it a chance to shatter and come flying into my face at 100 MPH. I had a sheet of 4'X4'X .090 Lexan that came with the kit and built the windshield out of that. I've heard of others that have had the plexiglass windshields break on them also. I know the Lexan scratches easier, but I'm sticking with that. I just bought a 4'X8' X.090 Lexan from a local commercial window builder/installer for $75, and that will make 2 windshields for me. Actually I got a break on the price cause my son who is a construction superintendent works quite often with this guy and they help each other out when they can. Take care, Jim Chuk


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  8. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic WARP DRIVE PROP INFO NEEDED   

    I've used the WD protractor, but if you want to get real accurate setting your prop, build a device that holds a lazer tight to the blade. The lazer can shine halfway accross the hangar. Mark that spot on the wall and then set the other 2 blades to the same spot. The one I built has a stop at the end of the blade and 2 on the top. 3 screws screwed in just the right amount touch the flat side of the blade. It ends up at the exact same place on each blade because of this and so it will shine the lazer very accuratly. I just looked in my pictures and I didn't find any pics of mine. If I'm able to, I'll try to get some tomorrow so you can see what I'm talking about. Take care, Jim Chuk


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  9. EDMO added a post in a topic Maybe new Political category needed here   

    Well, we cant blame this on ALL baby-boomers, some of them are NRA Republicans, but can blame a hell of a lot of them and their welfare, Democrat parents too!
    Yes, and our "good" politicians and social workers wont let us kick our kids asses when they need it, or let them work like we did - instead, they have their nose in some violent video game and think that is reality - maybe we should bring back the ONE-YEAR AT 18 DRAFT like Israel has, and the CCC camps and the WPA and get them shaped up!
    Think Leni just put up a new site for this, but maybe he had other things in mind?
    "SAVE A LIFE - VOTE REPUBLICAN"!
    Anyone who wants my other 98 cents worth is very welcome to object!
    I think the door was opened for a new site on november 7th, 2012!
    Maybe we should name it, "RANTS AND RAVINGS", or "STAND-UP FOR AMERICA"!
    How about it, Leni? Flying and buiding is fun and games, but folks have to let off some steam at times
    - Like NOW!
    ED in MO
    P.S. Just heard on Foxnews that the security programs like cops in schools was defunded by King Obama's bunch of loonies 2 years ago - probably to fund some green company going bankrupt and kicking back our money to him!
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  10. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Maybe new Political category needed here   

    We can thank our loss of rights to the aging, drug addled, stinking hippy, baby boomers running the country right down the shitter. And the 47% of the country that are "professional victems", only are looking for their next hand out.


    Take away a person's right to fend for themselves and all they are left with is total dependance on the government to do everything for them. Healthcare, food, shelter, transportation, everything.






    (and yes we need a political bitchin' forum here. I got banned from my last one.)
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  11. EDMO added a topic in Close Call's and dumb stunts   

    Maybe new Political category needed here
    NOT FLYING "DUMB STUNTS" - But here goes!
    Since the horrific new school shooting, the Democrats are already on a new crusade to take away our gun rights -
    These are the same ones who were so against having trained, armed guards at schools after a shooting 13 years ago.

    The ONLY WAY we can protect our families is by having ARMED PROTECTION, at home, in schools, in malls, and everywhere.

    Dipstick in whitehouse should spend money hiring trained cops and ex-soldiers with guns to protect our children in schools instead of spending it on green energy with companies that go bankrupt.

    The stupid, crazy, and criminal will have guns - stolen or otherwise! We need them too!
    Austrailian home invasion crime rate went up 800% the year after they took away guns from honest people -

    And, a man in China just slashed 22 schoolkids with a knife - no one had a gun to stop him!

    These are the same politicians who wont outlaw the "shoot-em-up", violent video games that most of these kooks are watching, because of their "rights"!
    Where did we lose our common sense?

    When will we learn?
    ED in MO
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  12. EDMO added a post in a topic WARP DRIVE PROP INFO NEEDED   

    Somebody ran the bid up on the protractor higher than you can buy a new one. I am going to call WD and see what I need to do, and will buy some new blocks, bolts, and protractor while at it. I wont need the blades for a while, unless I can buy some used ones at a discount.
    Thanks again for the info Randy - I will post the info I get on this.
    ED in MO
    P.S. We never know who we may rub shoulders with - I used to work with the brother of the guy who owns WD props while I was supervisor with the Coast Guard - small world, sometimes. He gave me a WD T-shirt and cap.
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  13. EDMO added a post in a topic Elevator Tube, Seat Belt, and Rudder Cable Clearance?   

    Try the seatbelt with the pads in place and across your belly - you might need to make an aluminum guard if things still rub - Be thankful we are not factory built - so you can do whatever works.
    ED in MO
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  14. EDMO added a post in a topic 3 piece windshield   

    I sort of figured that for yours, since you said you could put 2 fingers in the crack. I was mostly referring to just a little crack with no missing pieces, but sometimes we have to do major things to keep the bugs out until we remove and replace. I've seen them with so much duct tape you needed radar!
    ED in MO
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  15. EDMO added a post in a topic Wanted, Matco 6" wheels   

    Matco makes lots of different wheels in each size - Believe there may be, or was, a set of 5 inch on ebay, if that would work for your skis. It might help if you list your axle size too.
    ED in MO
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  16. Bandit added a post in a topic Wanted, Matco 6" wheels   

    No, tubed. I would like a 2cd pair for changing over to ski's. My 21" tires won't fit in my ski's.
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  17. Bandit added a post in a topic 3 piece windshield   

    No repairing this problem. I'll post pictures of how bad it cracks if left long enough.
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  18. Bandit added a post in a topic 3 piece windshield   

    Tried that doesn't work.
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  19. RDavidson added a post in a topic Elevator Tube, Seat Belt, and Rudder Cable Clearance?   


    Here are some better pics...
    I removed the seat and placed a block of wood under the left seat rail so I can make a template for the spacers that will hold the aft end of the rail exactly one inch higher. I hope that will be enough to keep the seat away from the elevator tube.

    I still don't know how the seatbelt is supposed to be routed. I really think something is not in the right place, but there really are no directions for seatbelt routing s far as I know.


    Thanks,
    Ron



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  20. EDMO added a post in a topic 3 piece windshield   

    There are repair procedures and sometimes that is cheaper / easier than replacing the whold thing.
    ED in MO
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  21. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic 3 piece windshield   

    Not saying this will happen to you, but when I got my Kitfox 4 kit, it had a windshield from LP Aeroplastics in a big box. When it came time to mount the windshield, as I was positioning it on the butt ribs, it cracked. I had it sitting in place, and lifted one corner about 3/4" to move it, and I heard this little plink sound... It broke right at the top of the cutout for the wing spar. Sure glad I wasn't the one who paid $400 for it. I've changed about 5 windshields on Avids, and never used heat on them. Never had problems with them cracking either. I'll take that back, I did break 2 of them, but they were trying to hold the rest of the plane up and they couldn't pass muster on that!. Oh well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it! Take care, Jim Chuk


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  22. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Classic IV Restoration   

    Baggage area mock up.

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  23. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic 3 piece windshield   

    I used the molded plexiglass windshield from LP Aeroplastics. I plan on the same for the project plane, also the bubble windows for the doors.

    No crazing, no worries of the lexan.


    For the record, the same window fits the Avid as the Kitfox IV. And they make bubble windows for the Avids, too.
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  24. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic MATCO 8 INCH TAILWHEEL COMPLETE   

    I thought it was yours for sale. Reading faster than understanding...
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  25. birddog486 added a post in a topic 3 piece windshield   

    I used .093 Makrolon poly
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