Re: RE: F1D transport boxes

From: Jake Palmer <82.jake_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2013 20:52:57 -0800

Lexan is a brand name of polycarbonate. What you want to avoid is acrylic
(commonly called Plexiglass). It's fairly brittle, and can crack or
shatter.


On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 8:10 PM, <john_kagan_at_hotmail.com> wrote:

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> Pics in the photo section
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> 9” high (should be ½” taller because the props are snug at the top, but at
> 9” the box just fits under airline seats – so you choose)
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> 24 1/8” wide (can be ½” or so narrower because there is a bit of space on
> each side of the wing tips)
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> 9” deep + 2 x ¼” polycarbonate + 3/16” weather strip foam
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> 7lb 1.2 oz ready to go with 4 planes, 8 props, and a model stand
> (equivalent size MDF box would be 47lb 5.8oz, or thereabouts)
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> ½” Gatorboard on sides, top, and bottom glued with Gorilla Glue (1/2”?
> Yes. Are you sure? Yes. Really? Yes.)
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> ¼” polycarbonate front and back (the plastic store told me that Lexan
> could shatter – this won’t)
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> Wood corner molding on the 4 edges between the sides and the top and
> bottom, glued with Gorilla Glue
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> 3/16” Gatorboard sliding shelf on the inside bottom
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> Brass hinges (mounted on plywood plates on the bottom of the box, and on
> the inside of the polycarbonate door)
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> Weather strip gasket between Gatorboard and polycarbonate door
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> Rubber screw-in feet
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> Leather handle mounted to plywood plate glued with Gorilla Glue
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> Brass 90 degree brackets glued and wrapped to basswood slide posts
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> Basswood box shaped sliders
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> Basswood wing and stab holder posts, fit in wing and stab tubes (soft wire
> would probably be better)
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> Aluminum sleeve in a hole in the wood molding to hold the model stand
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> 3M velcro style mounting strip for winding hook and torque meter
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> Metal adhesive backed tape measure
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