Mike Hardy
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Hi WF, I take your point about contact area - did you paint the edge before gluing? I am using the Vortex pilot seats and some has to be trimmed off to allow for the new balsa edge.
A question on expanding poly... I bought a can some time ago when I filled the pilots, the stuff was quite expensive and totally useless after 4 months on the shelf. There was no blockage after the button. What did come out was at a low pressure and did not expand much. Have you on here found this too?
Mike.
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Cockpit floor: I am using the vortex vac-form pilot seat and instrument binnacle. This Assembly extends almost the full width of the fuselage, do I just glue these to the cockpit floor? Some builders have used elaborate floor schemes but can I just make a simple 1/8" ply floor. The seat rest is hollow should this be filled in with expanding poly-foam?
Mike.
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Thanks, I had seen a reference to F4 but not sure where. I typed F4 in the search box but came up with nothing.
Mike.
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Hi all, I have just started to look at the cockpit and have noticed F4 from the CNC pack appears too wide see pic. Could somebody on here measure their outside fuselage width at F4 location, I get mine to be 62mm whereas F4 is 75mm at its widest point. Just what is going on here - is my fuselage too narrow at this point. It seems OK with respect to F2
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On my PC Colin's pictures were in the normal sequence - Has there been any changes to the RCM and E web site?
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Page 77 is now OK - I take it the ads are now a permanent 'feature' on the forum pages.
Mike
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Just why have they mucked about with it!! The reply pane is reduced by a third - put the ads somewhere else!!
Mike.
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Page 77 us, all other pages OK !!!
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Page 77 is playing up, this page is OK Weird!!
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The forum is useless to me now - I will let you sort it out!! There no other issues on my PC.
Mike.
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Using IE using the compatibility button improves the text but cannot type in a return
Mike
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All threads: the word lookks too many k's in there. Noticed the change tonight.
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1/3 All threads are now covered up by the advert pane on the right.
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1/3 All threads are now covered up by the advert pane on the right.
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What have they done to this forum!! I am now loosing text to the right hand side covered by ads,
Not a good move
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Thanks Guys, just ordered some 5mm dia X 3 mm thick off ebay. Storage - nowhere near metal objects?
Mike.
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Thanks guys, do you abrade the magnet surface to act as a key for the epoxy?
Mike.
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Thanks Phil, the contact area in the hatch - magnet or steel (screw etc)
Mike.
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Canopy Magnets: not used them so questions - What size? Round or square? Mating surface - another magnet or steel? Fixing - glue or countersink screw? Do they decay quickly?
Thanks guys for your comments
Mike.
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Just been in touch with RC World who supplied the spinner and would-you-believe they have a lathe and are going to make some washers for me at a nominal cost!! And introduce a range of washers or inserts to convert their spinners to 6mm shaft as an option.
Panic over.
Mike.
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Thanks BEB, The alum spinner I am using is made for a 1/4" motor shaft, my motor shaft is 5.9mm (6mm) dia. So I need a replacement for the small washer shown in the photo but with a 6mm hole for the motor shaft. If I use the existing washer then the spinner can run out of true and liable to vibrate at speed.
Mike.
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Good point Wolston, Just worried about the volt loss across the extra connectors especially when pulling 40A or more at take-off.
Mike.
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Hi Chaps, All very interesting but as you can see there is no room for any additional capacitors!!
Nose hatch - fit or no fit - which have you guys chosen!! No hatch then the motor is burred for all time!! A hatch is needed to help target the screwdriver for removal of mounting screws. and disconnect the ESC from the motor, both parts can then be removed.
Returning to my earlier post re aluminium washers for the spinner back plate - what I need is a washer - 0.370" o/d 0.236" i/d and 0.175" thick. I have no machining facilities so I need the services of a kind master builder who has a Myford or Boxford lathe to make a couple of these. Of course I will pay for time and materials.
Any volunteers please. (mods - am I OK to ask on this forum)
Mike.
Edited By Mike Hardy on 11/07/2013 09:59:12
2013 Mass Build - general chat thread
in The 2013 Tucano Mass Build
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Thanks, What type of glue did you use on the canopyt material?
Mike.