Luther Oswalt

Take a look at this saw ... I have not clue what it would cost over there but here in the end it would only cost a bit more than the Proxxon. http://www.byrnesmodelmachines.com/tablesaw1.html?id_mm=1018MM435387 Leo

Stevo - I would suggest you visit a wood working tool shop and look at their sanders. As an example: http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2004943/2381/JET-Benchtop-Sander-Model-10-20-Plus.aspx This small machine is some thing you could look at for info on how it is built! There was a good article in one of the wood working magazines a while back that also had the plans for building a drum sander! Unfortunately, I cannot find the article. The drum to which the sand paper was attached was rotating below the work piece and you would just push the work piece across an exposed area of the sanding drum. Very simple! Very much like a Joiner except no blades just sand paper! Leo   Edited By Luther Oswalt on 02/03/2014 22:05:29 Edited By Luther Oswalt on 02/03/2014 22:08:20

There is a small tool company that has a thickness sander named Micro-Mark. Their URL is: www.micromark.com. Here is the sander: http://www.micromark.com/microlux-drum-thickness-sander,8599.html I have no real knowledge about this product so I cannot comment on it. Leo Edited By Luther Oswalt on 01/03/2014 20:55:44

WOW!!! Well done .... how long did it take to get to this point of development .... lot of work! Leo

and here is the super duper version : http://www.a2zcorp.us/store/category.asp?Cguid={8B72C0A8-05D7-4229-9851-57D9045E55C2}&Category=ModelTools:KnivesBladesStripper Leo

Here is one you could make! http://www.gryffinaero.com/models/ffpages/tools/balsastrip/dmstrip.html I will find the super duper one and send next! Leo

This one is not cheap: http://www.byrnesmodelmachines.com/tablesaw1.html?id_mm=1007MM141423 Just a bit more than the new Proxxon top saw. You could get a Proxxon which does not cut a bevel for much less. Sorry that's the best I can do! Leo

Covering! I never had a problem with dope and tissue, silk etc. but Monocote, heat shrink, is a never ending problem to me! Leo Edited By Luther Oswalt on 16/02/2014 15:28:58

Peter, Look at what this fellow has done! http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=660233 Leo

Olly, Merry Christmas to you and your family! Leo

I have no present day experience with RCM plans but every thing I read says stay away from them! Accept funds and never deliver the goods! Leo

I thought the Atlantic Cable was unplugged since I could not get a connect until a few minutes ago! Glad to see its now working and moving right along as always! Leo

Olly - I never liked finishing Sheet Rock, having said that, look at the instructions below! This is how we do it over here: http://www.familyhandyman.com/drywall/tips-for-finishing-drywall/view-all Have fun and "get r done"! Leo

Olly - This is the hardest part .... finishing the shop! I though we would never finish mine!!! You are very close ... Leo

Andy - I built a Jabberwock when I was MUCH younger and it flew great right off the building board. I loved that airplane. My first folding prop. Leo

I'm not meaning to say they are of no value tho it does look that way on a reread of the post. I'm just saying that while I have had ground strikes near this building I have no knowledge of the structures being struck. I have been in computer room with mini-computer when when lightning entered on a phone line and blew the computer to Kingdom Come. Scared the heck out of me! Leo

Olly - The shop I built here in one of the "lightning belts" of the world, the codes addressed protection by good grounding. The structure is grounded as is the reinforcement in the concrete floor (slab) and I have had strikes in the yard but to my knowledge no strikes on the structures. As an Engineer, I have often wondered which was the fastest, lightning or or a surge arrestor ! My bet is on Lightning! Leo

Olly, The wrong part should not hurt the overall wiring, so did you get it all complete except the connect to the Main at the shed? It must be getting cold in your area by now! Leo

Hi Olly, How are you heating your Shed? Did your electrician show up? Leo

I may have put this in the wrong place but never the less I thought you all would enjoy this video. Leo **LINK**

David - Does the copy right cover the a part of the plan as well as the whole? I assume it does even if all I need is the Rib and other parts to make profiles for guides for cutting? Thanks Leo

BEB - For what ever it's worth ... I learned a lot from this thread! Thank you so much for sharing! I'm very sorry your plane "passed on" ... it was a beautifully built and finished model may it RIP. Leo

Olly - It looks like the end is coming very soon! Great project and looks good! You will enjoy this one for a long time. Leo

Hi Olly, Aren't the rawls the same thing we call wall anchors. If so, then, how can you instal them if no wall board? Also, why don't you attach to the studs? Winter is coming! Leo

I just had to see what Google might find and so look here: http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/scratch-building-aircraft-design-3d-cad-174/10814649-plan-1216-rcm-plans.html Leo