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 Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 4:57 am Post subject: Another video |
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<?xml:namespace prefix="v" /><?xml:namespace prefix="o" /><![endif]--> Excellent vidio, Thanks Dave.
Dee
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:46 am Post subject: Another video |
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I have not flown my 'fox yet. As fall closes in I have flown very little this year and from time to time I think I might have been better off just buying an old 150. The films like the ones from Paul Seehafer and the film from the trailer park remind me why I considered the Kitfox in the first place.
I got the new spars partially riveted and am waiting for a shipment of rivets to finish. I can heat the garage to glue up and cure the epoxy but fabric work will have to wait for natural heat. It's going to be a long winter.
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Lynn Matteson
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:10 am Post subject: Another video |
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Why natural heat for the fabric work? I did my covering in Feb and Mar
of the year, in Michigan, about 10-40 degrees F outside. I heated with
gas, kept it 60-80 inside and granted, I paid for it, but the work
continued.
Lynn
Kitfox IV Speedster...Jabiru 2200
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On Sunday, October 22, 2006, at 10:46 AM, Dave G. wrote:
| Quote: | I have not flown my 'fox yet. As fall closes in I have flown very
little this year and from time to time I think I might have been
better off just buying an old 150. The films like the ones from Paul
Seehafer and the film from the trailer park remind me why I considered
the Kitfox in the first place.
I got the new spars partially riveted and am waiting for a shipment of
rivets to finish. I can heat the garage to glue up and cure the epoxy
but fabric work will have to wait for natural heat. It's going to be a
long winter.
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occom
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:56 am Post subject: Another video |
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The garage is 20 feet square. and I worry about the fumes. I have the choice
between an electric industrial heater or a kerosene radiant heater. Clearly
the open flame kerosene heater is a poor choice around Polyfiber products
but the electric one has open contacts that spark as they cycle. I've been
warned enough about the effects on me and the extreme flammability of MEK,
it just seems safer to wait.
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ddsyverson(at)comcast.net
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 10:18 am Post subject: Another video |
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Dave G.
Of course you want the Kitfox; and, no you didn't go wrong by not getting an
old beat to crap 150 with a layer of bauxite in all the seams.
We all have a moment or two "How did I get myself into this much work" while
building, but that passes quickly when you see some video clips, hear of
others successes and strive to get your own plane together - you'll get it
done!
And don't give up on things for the winter. Even without a lot of heat, not
every day is minus 38 F, and the fabric can be glued to the parts (although
you want to leave extra time to thoroughly dry), The iron will work just fine
to streach the fabric even if the garage is not warm. The first brush on coat
of poly brush can be put on (again - lots of extra time to dry) - , the cold
does not interfere with rib lacing at all. If a person gets that much done
before spring, it is a pretty big part of the covering process.
Spraying polybrush or polyspray is where it gets more than a bit awkward in
the cold - it just doesn't work well without heat; and, making an ash of
one's self because a heater and spray gun were operated in the same place
isn't any good.
A person can always look through the project and do something else if the
weather keeps a person out of one task. I know I didn't exactly start on page
one and go consecutively through the assembly manual - a guy can always find
something to do even if one cannot use spray materials due to the temp or
humidity.
Keep on keeping on....
Sincerely,
Dave S
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On Sunday 22 October 2006 9:46 am, Dave G. wrote:
| Quote: | I have not flown my 'fox yet. As fall closes in I have flown very little
this year and from time to time I think I might have been better off just
buying an old 150. The films like the ones from Paul Seehafer and the film
from the trailer park remind me why I considered the Kitfox in the first
place.
I got the new spars partially riveted and am waiting for a shipment of
rivets to finish. I can heat the garage to glue up and cure the epoxy but
fabric work will have to wait for natural heat. It's going to be a long
winter.
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Guy Buchanan
Joined: 16 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:29 pm Post subject: Another video |
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At 10:31 AM 10/22/2006, you wrote:
| Quote: | A person can always look through the project and do something else if the
weather keeps a person out of one task. I know I didn't exactly start on page
one and go consecutively through the assembly manual - a guy can always find
something to do even if one cannot use spray materials due to the temp or
humidity.
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I'm with Dave. I think you should build 100% before covering, then
disassemble, then cover and paint. Why? Because it's so much easier to
modify and install without covering. You can weld tabs all over the place,
run conduit, make your electrical system beautiful, make your cowl perfect,
make your firewall seal, etc., etc.
Guy Buchanan
K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 100% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.
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