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  2. Posted

    Chase sometimes being right is not a popular place to be...... I know been there and done that I read the post that you are talking about and you were spot on with your info.... sometimes people has the mind set that close is alright and sometimes close is alright but not in this case The info that you gave you were right on the money had the guy done the way the other people were telling him he would have had a plane that he probley would not have been happy with.... by the way the guy that took your advice is happy that he did

    Bob

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    The early Kitfox instructions show a very thin lexan sewed between two pieces of fabric

    lol on the neck turning..... were the early kitfox glued and sown? or just sown. that was kinda were I was going.... make them up  while the fabric around the windows were off the airframe and then glue the fabric and window onto the airframe as a unit...

    Bob

  5. Posted

    I am getting ready to cover my avid mark 4 and I need some info on the quarter windows I have the covering pdf for the Kitfox and a generic manual for an avid but I don't see any reference on how to install them anyone have any info on this?

    Thanks Bob

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    lol you don't retire that is a miff you just change jobs... yes you need to get to the airport it is good therapy I haven't been to the airport to work on the cougar for a week  I am really excited about the avid it is fun to work on as for the cougar it is a pain I am putting a new interior in it the guy that built it did not allow any way to attach the headliner or the wall behind the baggage department.....I would like to see some pictures of your aircraft when you get time.....

    Bob 

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    I don't go back that far... but close when I was a kid I can remember our first tv it was a black and white tv and the first telephone we had was on a party line boy if you wanted to know something about your neighbor all you had to do was pick up the phone and listen to the old ladies talk they knew everything that was going on...I got my glue in yesterday and I have been working on the airframe prime and paint. Ed are you still under the weather

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       Almost anything you do can be bad for your health....and sometimes the best protections are not enough I am not selling the Stewart system  because I am using three m glue and different primer and finish products I know what Ieni  is saying... it is like going into a new cell phone contract what is on the paper is not necessary what you get.... also when you pull into a gas station to get gas and on the sign it says $3.45 when you start the pump the pump says $3.50..... the $3.45 is when you use cash .... the reason I wanted to use the waterborne glue was  the way you glued the cloth on. I have tryed to use  the polytack on my cougar to do the inside side panels the glue is to fast for me and the other thing was that the primer or paint had to be the 2 part epoxy stuff witch is pretty expensive.... I thing that the covering process will be easier for me to do using the waterborne  way

  9. Posted

    < I considered Stewarts until I read the MSDSs.>

    I am not to concerned about the MSDSs I am working outside under a roof with no sides ...plenty of fresh air I am considering on using the 3m fast bond for the glue and using the Glidden gripper Aquacrylic White Primer and Sealer [ 1 gallon at home depot $21.98 ] for the prime and uv barrier
      and using Sherwood Williams All Surface Enamel Latex Base hi gloss for the finish you can spray all surface enamel so it should come out looking pretty good I saw a picture of someone doing this on a Pietenpol Air Camper and the pictures really looked good lots of  gloss I am not going to polish mine as much as he did his I like mine to be a little more on flat side so it will look like a fabric airplane...

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    Kosseman I have never worked or helped cover any airplanes I have watched the stewards videos and it looks like it is pretty simple

    I have also looked and read a lot on the web on how cover an aircraft I don't think I will have any problems with anything but the finishing tapes....  did you have any problems with the finishing tapes?

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    Ed from what I have been seeing  on the Internet people that have used the fast bond are having good results with it there is going to be a webinar on using [they call it house paint] house paint on your aircraft. The paint that they are using is a Sherwood Williams paint the process is after the fabric is glued and shrunk they brush 1 or 2 coats of Glidden Gripper primer  and then use  Inter/Exterior Hi-Gloss Latex Enamel (green cans) from Sherwood Williams Here is a link for the website

    http://home.comcast.net/~mmorrison123/Latex.htm

    also this same guy will be doing the webinar on this subject next month on the eaa website

    Bob

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    It is cheaper I ordered a quart from ebay for $24.95 and that included shipping the 3 m has 2 kinds of glue the other kind is the same color as ekobond I seen on the Stewart System web site that they have the clear and they use it where the glue can be seen [like inside of the aircraft with the side panels not covered] I am pretty sure that Stewart does not make their own glue I am going to experiment with it. If I can't use it on my structural parts I can use it on the none structural parts the good news about is that it does not have much smell to it  I think the paper said just a little ammonia smell.......

    Bob

  14. Posted

    I am looking for some comments on this.I have found the materials list in pdf form for ekobond and the materials list for 3m fastbond contact Adhesive 30-NF form what I am seeing this is the same [3m fastbond] here is the links also I will attach the pdf files

     

    EkoBond MSDS 2010.pdf

    3m.pdf

     

    thanks Bob

     

     

    here is the 3 m link  http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/mediawebserver?mwsId=SSSSSuUn_zu8l00xM8t9NxtBNv70k17zHvu9lxtD7SSSSSS--

     

    here is the link for ekobond

    http://www.westav.ca/pdf/EkoBond%20MSDS%202010.pdf

     

     

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    SuberAvid you have a nice looking plane I have a question about your wheel combination on your 21 inch wheel what rims and brakes do you have?

    thanks Bob

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    <If I ever find one of these little punk hackers, I will make sure he never gets a chance to use a pc again.  He gonna look real funny trying to operate a computer with his fingers gone and his mouth wired shut!>

     

     don't blame you on this I have had my yahoo account hacked a few times and it was very irritating...... probably someone that is just bored

  18. Posted

    Thanks for the reply  I have a cougar [a tailwind clone] and it is also has flat elevators but I wanted to be sure that I was not missing something that I should have done while I am recovering......

    thanks Bob

  19. Posted

    What is the benefit of the ribs in the tail [rudder;elevator] I think that it might be for more strength but is it more aerodynamic too. I have an avid and I don't  have them would it be better to install them? 

    thanks Bob

  21. Posted

    I see the difference in the ribs I will bet that if you change to some of the rib designs that I see that you would also have to deal with the angle of attack on the wing also [just by looking at the location of the rear spar cutouts] correct?

  23. Posted

    I enjoyed the post I am a member of a local eaa chapter and there are not alot of young people in the chapter maybe 2 people in their 40's and I don't fit in the cat..... I am 63 and I enjoy setting and talking to the chapter members that are older than me they are a wealth of infromation and experences..... I am glad that they will take time and set talk about their experences....it is a real pleasure to just set down and talk because in todays world everything is rush here and rush there it is to fast pace sometimes you just got to stop and smell the roses along the way and take the time to help someone to get the pace slowed down so they can enjoy  thangs  a little more....

    Bob in Florida

  25. Posted

    thanks Ed for the reply I was looking at the price for aircraft spruce and wicks I was hopeing that there were a cheaper route than ordering from either place I have done the calculating of the 2 wings and come up with 245 feet of capstrip you had mention about cutting your own.... would you cut from 1/8 plywood and if so what kind. I don t have a problem doing this if it would be cheaper and just as good as the capstrip

    thanks Bob