John's Build

[Esser]

Hey John,

That is a great idea for the attach strips. I may have to do that for my right wing.

How long did it take for you to cut those scallops?

[jrevens]

It didn't take long at all, Esser. After tracing the curves, the sanding drum made short work of it.

[Dave S]

John,

I really like your modification with the lip on the attach strip....very neat.

Dave S

[chefwarthog]

Those pictures inspire me..... I am still finishing my garage.... but it will be finish by spring..... so seeing thoses photos help me to stay focus!!!!

continue the good work!!!

[rosslr]

Thanks for the posts John - and it is great to see more examples of how to approach the tasks - I also like the fact that you and Josh are a month or so in front of me so the pics and posts become doubly useful!

cheers

ross

[jrevens]

This was probably really dumb... I built a digitally controlled iron out of a $15 1000W dry iron (Amazon). Took the whole top off the iron, stripped everything out except the heating element & fusible temperature link, & added an RTD sensor ($13, eBay). Used a cheap S.S. temperature controller ($30, eBay) & a S.S. relay I already had. I also had the switch & aluminum, so I went crazy. A fun little project, but this is definitely one of those "no wonder my Kitfox is taking so long to build" ideas. It is kinda nice... +/- 1 deg. Set it & forget it - it's looking you in the face displaying the actual temperature & set point all the time. Looks a little unwieldy, but it's actually pretty nice in the hand.

[HighWing]

John,
I've got to say that is quite the iron. I wonder if there is a market for such a thing. I remember using my iron and watching the temps cycle over the thermometer and trying to calibrate it with the ebb and flow of the primitive thermostat. That should give pretty tight control of the temps.

[jrevens]

I thought I might start posting some pictures of the project again. I got sidetracked with other things in my life for awhile, so the covering with Oratex got put on hold. However, I'm back on it again. I posted some pictures on the "Oratex Revisited" thread of my rudder. Here are a few of the elevator...

[Rob3782]

How many 50 ml. tubes of Hysol 9460 did you use on the laker leading edge?

[jrevens]

Oh man, Rob - that's a good question. I think it probably took at least a couple of them. I honestly don't remember.