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Date: 1/11/2000 |
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Mounted wing in wing
roll-over fixture. |
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Constructed a wing rollover fixture
from some spare tube steel and 4'x8' sheet of 1.25" flooring plywood. Mounted
the wing
in the fixture.
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Task Hours: 2.5
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Date: 3/5/2000 |
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I also figured out what
to do with all my old resin... |
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I also
figured out what to do with all my old resin and acetone cans. I built
this simple shelf.
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Task Hours: 0.5
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Date: 1/17/2001 |
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Wing install jig. Thanks
Neal |
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Fabricated
a wing mounting jig to assist in removing and installing the wing. See
Neal Garvin's description in the builders hints section for details. I
made minor changes by lengthening the threaded rod and cutting holes in
the jig floor to allow the rod to lower almost to the floor.
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Task Hours: 5
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Date: 2/25/2002 |
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Vacuum Forming Machine
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Fabricated a
2-stage vacuum forming machine from a book called Vacuum Forming by
Douglas E. Walsh. His book describes types of plastic, temperatures for
forming, mold techniques and of course how to build a couple different
vacuum fixtures. I actually modified the inside of the tire pump to
create a vacuum and added a check valve to hold it. The pipe fitting is
for the house vacuum which gets it down to about 4in Hg. and the tire
pump is the "second" stage that gets it down to about 22in Hg. The
white wires hang the frame in the oven, and the black clips hold the
plastic to the frame while heating and vacuuming.
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Task Hours: 3
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Date: 2/25/2002 |
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Airplane Jacks |
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Fabricated
two airplane jacks from hydraulic cylinders that I purchased from Harbor
Freight. I used 3" channel for the base and 1" square tube for the
supports. The cylinder clamp is a 4" piece of 2.75" exhaust with 2.5" of
one end expanded to 3" to fit over the cylinder. 5/16" nuts are welded
to the exhaust piece and holes are drilled into the top of the square
tubing at an angle to hold the ring over the jack. A couple casters
welded to the back of two legs make it easily portable. I found that a
2" piece of 1" pipe just slides over the ram. This is welded to a piece
of 1" square for the "T" bar adapter that the towel rolls slide onto.
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Task Hours: 6
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