Tom Thanks for the info Our group is helpig Mentor C ws Hack
> Hiya Doc!
>
> Daughter number 2, Ruth, is 15 and getting ready with her older
> sister, Kate 16 for her 5th Science Olympiad Nationals in Wichita. My
> daughetrs' team is representing Indiana in the C division. Ruth
> doesen't even know what an F1D is (yet). She is too busy getting her
> airplanes trimmed for 35' ceiling so she can whoop some Ohio and
> Georgia butt.
>
> Thanks for the invite though, I will pass it on to her.
>
> Tom Sanders
>
>
>
>
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, <vhacker@...> wrote:
>>
>>
>> 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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>> >>
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