SHORT SOLENT MARK IV – 2014 WINTER BUILD

[wollins]

Crap you guys are sharp!  I've gotta make sure that there's nothing incriminating in the background in the pics going forward. 

C.

[wollins]

You might recall I was looking for some specific sized carbon fiber rods/tubes and that I was finding it extremely difficult to source locally.  Well, here's an excellent resource for such. https://www.rcfoam.com/carbon-fiber-sheets%2C-carbon-rods-and-tubes/

Shipping is reasonable to us here in Canada too! 

Colin.

P.S BTW, I've heard of people cutting themselves during a build etc but never "grinding" themselves! Here's my nail after a close encounter with the disc sander.

[the giant]

Colin, maybe you should have been wearing those glasses that are on your work bench

[piker]

Hey Andre!  Long time, no hear!

Colin... I've done that a few times   

[wollins]

Thank god I WAS wearing those glasses or else I might have taken the whole finger off! 

C

[wollins]

Well, I got sidetracked a bit (about 7 hours worth! ) I decided that I just couldn't live with the binding I mentioned that I was having with my removable elevator setup (brass tubing etc) so I decided to switch all the brass stuff out for CF rods and tubes. This opened up a whole bag of worms with my linkages etc which made me feel that sometimes its best to leave well alone? NAH! 

Anyways long story short I had to make my linkages "dual" now because of some geometry issues..  Anyway now that its done it was worth it cause they are nice and smooth now.  One less thing to fight with at the field/lake getting her ready.

Now I can finish the sheeting at the tail!

Colin

[frajolex]

What a nice plane Collins!! one day I want to build planes like you and Piker!

[wollins]

Andre, Michael is building the Albatross. 

Colin

[wollins]

Whoo hoo!  Motors have arrived! Guess I have to soon start thinking about the wing. 

C

[piker]

Are they all the same?

[wollins]

Yup

[frajolex]

LOL!!!!!!!!! I MEANT COLIN!!!!  but no doubt you, Michael, and Piker are excellent builders, I hope I my build skills reach 10% of yours in the next 2 years lol!

[Michael]

My building skills do not match Robert's nor Colin's.


I suppose I could make the effort, but my projects are specifically planned to strike a balance between good building, and a timely finish.

[battlestu]

hee hee I'm happy if my builds can fly

[piker]

Yup

'cause the pictures on the boxes are different   

Andre, from what I've seen of your stab so far, you look like you know what you're doing.

And Michael.  Why so modest?  I hardly recognise you