tom Sander I can't rember yuor daughers name or age. Hopefully she is less
than 18 and interestes in F1D. If so jhere is an invitation to attend a
regenal F1D at the Andrews School in Willoughby ohio May 27 from 1PM to
9pm This invitation includes any one interested in F1D and Cat 1 records
Hack
> Gary,
>
> Yes, half a tube length wise. I think Walt made a "V" cradle to hold
> the tubes then drew a line and cut them one side per cut. For a No- Cal
> with only one motor stick, I would suggest using the full rolled tube.
> The fancy version would be to notch the tube to nest into the various
> vertical balsa strips.
>
> The notching tool is easy. For 1/16 strips, start with a strip of 1/16
> x 1/16 basswood and glue a piece of 400 grit sandpaper to a
> 1/16 edge. Strip off the excess sandpaper and sand off the two
> sides. Then glue a piece of 1/16 x 1/4 basswood strip,
> perpindicular, so that the tool's end view is a short "T". Now when you
> use the tool, sand the notch until the T-top touches the tube's
> surface. This way you penetrate only as deep as the 1/16 vertical and
> the motorstick tube does not break the geometric plane (or bulge the
> tissue surface).
>
> When the structure is finished, there will be more surface area
> attaching the tube to the fuselage structure.
>
> Walt was fastidious. He felt that the hook and prop bearing should be
> on the tissue side to further reduce the torsional effects. I
> never established the reason but can attest to how Walt's No-Cals
> (singles or twins) never deviated the ordit diameter during the
> flight and they all flew as if flying within a glass cylinder.
>
> Tom Sanders
>
> In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, Warthodson@... wrote:
>>
>>
>> Tom,
>> I am having trouble picturing rolled tubes, split down the center
> line. Does
>> this mean he used 1/2 of a rolled tube? Did he sheet in the open
> side of the
>> tube, resulting in a "D"?
>> Gary
>>
>> In a message dated 4/20/2007 9:19:01 AM Central Daylight Time,
>> parkreation_at_... writes:
>>
>> One of the famous features was the use of
>> rolled tube motorsticks,rolled tube motorsticks,<WBR>split down the
>> with zero torsional problems.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Received on Sat Apr 21 2007 - 17:57:55 CEST