McG 6969 Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 Hello again, Wing Sheeting > Day Two Local Temp > 32°C at La Grotte Job Report > Warm, Hot… but the port wing went as smooth as the first one with the glue just out of the refrigerator at the last moment. Many ways of course to skin a Dog, but totally happy the way it went… Project > Just in need of an ice-cold apéro now… Kind note to John S, Member of the QC Staff > if you have a look at the top left of my pic, the ‘Max V’s fan club’ orange lid of the little glue bottle has been replaced by a more appropriate Cretan blue one… Hakuna matata & stay ‘cool’ again, gents Chris BRU - BE / CTR Skinning a Dog Control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 Hi out there, As it was ‘beach weather’ again, too warm really but with the forthcoming forecast of heavy ‘cooling’ thunderstorms in the afternoon, I foolishly decided to go on at La Grotte. With the ambient temp there, I decided to have the ‘lightest’ progress whatsoever… The wing sheeting overhangs were removed all around leaving just one mm to sand later. As I don’t have 9,5mm LE at hand to follow Martin's plan, I decided to taper and laminate a couple of 5mm stock together. I’m also a bit wondering who has some 4,76mm ply around here in the EU… Again, I laminated a rectangle of 3,5mm thick birch ply with 1,5mm Finnish aero birch ply to obtain very probably the most expensive dowel ply plate around… or in the Northern Hemisphere… Sorry Dwain, no pics… No cooling thunderstorms at the horizon, the weather gods aren’t definitely not with those poor Belgian modellers… Hakuna matata & stay cool if you can, gents Chris BRU - BE / CTR Thunderstorm Control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Chris, Nice neat work with the wing sheeting. I enjoy following your progress and hearing your interesting questions. Keep it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Gay Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Hi Chris, Gordon likes to draw the plans using the metric system, even though I buy imperial thickness balsa! Instead of 4.76mm try 3/16". I think Gordon added a metric/imperial conversion table to the plan somewhere. Martin. Edited By Martin Gay on 26/06/2020 21:57:07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 I have 28 deg here in the pits Chris:Too hot to do anything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 Many thanks to all of you for commenting, gents. Regarding those “questions”, the ‘hard’ part has still to come, Steve. Wait till I start asking them concerning the aileron rods... Poor Phil… No worries, Martin. Regularly, I don’t have the required dimensions at hand in the shed, but I love to laminate wooden bits together. Besides by laminating, the end piece gets a lot stronger for nearly no weight penalty. Replacing 4,76mm by 3/16” for the dowel plate wouldn’t be very helpful in this case for the simple reason that Imperial sizes are unavailable here in BE… Yep, there is a conversion table on Gordon’s drawing but I also have a simple standalone - no install needed - piece of software with a myriad of units for conversion. I transfer it from ol’ PCs to new ones since about twenty years now… Fantastic little tool. Here’s a screenshot of it: Nearly the same here in Zaventem, Dirk. We had 30°C in La Grotte yesterday. It’s a tiny bit less today, but Iris convinced me to have a break as, being a toy-hobby, it must at least remain ‘enjoyable’. Cheers and stay cool, gents Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 ... oops... being a bit uneducated - but officially I'll blame the heat wave - I forgot to mention that if somebody is interested in the 'Converter'-software, just send me a PM with your e-mail address and I'll forward the app... Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 Hi there, A lazy WE followed by... a lazy Monday... At least at La Grotte, I took a lot of measures from the wing and fuse last week which enabled me to have a decent start today at the technical stencils for the Dog. As there are really too many of them, I decided to reproduce only the most 'visually' important ones. ... and still a few (many?) hours left in Publisher to get those I want to keep, created at 1:10 scale... On a side note, looking at the total absence of PMs, nobody seems interested in having that piece of 'Convert' software. So it be... Hakuna matata Chris BRU - BE / CTR App Control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 Hi again, Not another lazy day at all, but stupidly enough, I forgot the cam in La Grotte. Honest, I will try to compensate tomorrow... Apologies to Dwain, the QC Managers, et all... Cheers & stay safe, gents Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Good to see you working away making steady progress ,stay safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 Thanks for your motivating comment, Martian. My pace has been on the slow side lately, but weather allowing it might get up to increased speed soon. At least, let"s hope for that. Cheers and stay safe as well, young man Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain Dibley. Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Withdrawal symptoms setting in at Dibley Towers................I need my Chris McG F-86 Sabre Dog build blog Pic fix. D.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 Hi everyone, Not an very fast progress I must admit, but at least the wing sheeting glue was very well cured. After cutting the ‘overhang’ bits of the top sheeting away, I had some secure sanding of the LE, TE and R13 tip ribs. Especially to try to cure Dwain’s “withdrawal symptoms”, here are some pics of the result... Thanks again to Gordon & Martin for that splendid wing jig provision. I still don’t know how I could have managed it without… Hakuna matata & keep safe, gents Chris BRU - BE / CTR Dibley Manor Control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain Dibley. Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 That's better..... Excellent super neat work ,as always.. D.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Thanks for your kind comment, Dwain. It was my first balsa wing sheeting and I was a bit reluctant to it. But in the end it went quite smoothly and now I'm very pleased with it. Cheers & keep safe gents Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Hello there, Mixed jobs at La Grotte, but very compliant with the current Time Management Plan. Both the LEs went on as they were laminated/tapered previously. With the Aliphatic curing, I went on with the fuse to have a sanding session outdoors. Perfect weather for it, but after more than an hour of sanding, I realized I was still ‘nowhere’… Sjeesh… I do realize of course that my Dog is ‘fatter’ and ‘longer’ than a standard F-86, but this will be quite a longish job to handle… Hakuna matata & keep safe, all Chris BRU - BE / CTR Fuse Sanding Control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Cooke Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Hi Chris, Yes Im at the same stage with my fuselage - its complete now and just in need of final sanding all over. I've taken down all the big steps in between my planking, and now need to make the curved card/grit aid to finish the job. It seems to take ages!? I've got a couple of 'starved horse' depressions too I think over the wing bay which might need some filler to maintain the lines... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 I think it's nearly impossible to avoid the starving horse syndrom building a ribbed wing. i wouldn't try to hide it with filler eather , it will be a considerable weight increase i guess ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 Thank you for commenting, Phil & Dirk. I still have the fin fairings to install, but I need the shape of the turbine exhaust first hence the fuse sanding in priority. ... and it just seem to take sóó much time to get an acceptable finish. The curved cardboard+grit combo really is a nice tool, Phil... but it still needs some 'sanding energy'. Some more sanding coming closer, I guess... Cheers & keep safe both Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 Hello again, Due to the weather, some plan changes here in La Grotte, converting the fuse sanding to some wing... sanding... I can handle small areas sanding inside and started with both LEs. Once again, using the magical masking tape trick to protect the sheeting. The top of the red line is the central point of the airfoil chord and easy to sand down to just reach it keeping the correct curve. Later on, the wing will be turned upside down and the LE profile sanded till the red line is only 0,5mm thick. Hopefully… Hakuna matata & keep alert, gents Chris BRU - BE / CTR Sanding Again Control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 Hi there, A different WE this one as it was finally the start of the F1 season. I had some 'short' work sessions though with the LE further sanding yesterday and a 'hard' one with the dowel ply plate today before the broadcast. Pics for Dibley Manor to follow shortly... Hakuna matata & keep prudent, gents Chris BRU - BE / CTR Sanding Again #2 Control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain Dibley. Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 I am back at work from tomorrow so I will need some thing to cheer me up in the evenings.... I will be waiting patiently....... D.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 ... poor Dwain, I'll try to give your smile back with a few pics then... Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 Hi there, Quite a glue/sanding progress this WE despite watching the F1 qualis & race. In fact, Iris’s Time Mgt Plan worked great (again). First job was to finish the LE sanding of both wing halves and gluing the dowel front plate with epoxy afterwards. After sanding down the ply plate, Gaston and I were both quite satisfied with the job. Albeit, I must add that I discovered that sanding laminated - 8 layers in total - top graded aero ply is a LOT harder than the hardest balsa I ever used… Is this OK after your first day at work, Dwain? … Hakuna matata & stay safe, gents Chris BRU - BE / CTR Aero Ply Sanding Control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain Dibley. Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Thank you Chris, that was way better than the rat infested room I had to clear out today. Rat Poop or finely sanded wood ?? No contest Matey. Lovely and neat and as sweet as a nut. D.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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