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antonio:
Thanks for the tip, Keith. Hmmm... weakened nylon bolts, great idea. The Ninja wing is fixed with a nylon bolt screwed directly into a piece of hardwood that is supposed to be "tapped". I don't know how to get one of those taps, which has an American thread (although equivalent to M5 I think) and I keep thinking that a blind nut would be better. Maybe I'll change that too.
My studies... they are about online and distance learning. How to enable learning through technology, etc. Years ago I used to write technical books and articles, if you think my writing is descriptive, maybe I still keep some of that!
antonio:
--- Quote from: "selleri" ---Regarding the fiberglass finish, plastic bags are your friends.
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OK, I think I know the type of plastic you are talking about (increasingly harder to get here since the introduction of the shopping bag levy), but I have a stupid question for you: do you keep the bag while the epoxy cures, or remove it immediately after rubbing it smooth, half-way through the curing process, or...? As you see I have no clue if epoxy sticks to that kind of plastic. Ah, blissful ignorance. :?
Thanks for the tip! I'll try that with the fuse. Too late for the wing but fortunately the ugliest bits will be hidden from view.
selleri:
I let it cure with the plastic on, that gives the smooth finish.
You might want to do a test to see if the plastic you have sticks to the epoxy, food wrapping film doesn't stick but it is so thin that you'd probably have a hard time getting it go on without wrinkles.
I cut down sandwich bags.
Fred:
You can also use one of these long balloons that some guys in a usually weird costume uses to make dogs, spiders, swords etc etc :D
And of course, the condoms, and always fun to go in a pharmacy and ask for king size or bigger! :lol:
Always better to try to wrap the fuselage in one go. Cling film will work, but is a real pain to remove.
antonio:
--- Quote from: "Fred" ---You can also use one of these long balloons that some guys in a usually weird costume uses to make dogs, spiders, swords etc etc :D
And of course, the condoms, and always fun to go in a pharmacy and ask for king size or bigger! :lol:
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Interesting... I'd love to see a picture of a fuse going through this process :D
Meanwhile, wing work continues... cutting out the servo space. I was concerned about hitting the bottom sheeting with the blade and damaging it but I found a way of combining blade and a flat screwdrive for scooping out the foam that left a reasonably straight servo housing. All lined with a generous layer of epoxy.
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