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Re: Trevs Horizon

Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 3:12 pm
by Duck Rogers
Trev, what foam are you using for the plug? Is it easy to carve? I'm nearing that stage soon on my CH701

Re: Trevs Horizon

Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 4:53 pm
by Go Vert
Duck Rogers wrote:Trev, what foam are you using for the plug? Is it easy to carve? I'm nearing that stage soon on my CH701

Hallo oom Gerrie.

I made a wooden former of the fire wall side then one of the spinner side then I simply glued as bigger pieces of foam I could fit inbetween the formers so its a hollow polystyrene foam plug, no sence in paying extra for the foam on the inside whicg you dont need. Here and there I have to sand down between 10 - 20 mm until I get to the wood then I am done. The only thing with this methode is that I will have to give a 1st layer of Epox and glass before going to any polyester but I had the epoxy already and the polyurothane foam is pritty expensive aswell and shit to work with WRT health issues. I hope to have my cowl product complete by the end of next week.

Re: Trevs Horizon

Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 9:02 pm
by Jabbanaught
Go Vert wrote:Sorry dudes but I have unfortunately been dog slack the past 10 days LOL ........ my new business needed some loving care so I had to provide and this weekend I have been forced into a holiday with the family.......BUT when monday comes its back to the hangar and back to hard labour :) at its worst. I have withdrawl sumptoms already as I havent had a splinter for over a week LOL but we will sort that out chop chop on Monday evening.
Enjoy the Rest , as we expect some serious building to be done when you back and lots of Pictures !!!!!

Re: Trevs Horizon

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 12:37 am
by Go Vert
Wow that was awsome got some decent time in and some work done, felt good. I sanded or shaped the cowling plug and then glassed it with epoxy resin and 8oz cloth. You know you have done alot of sanding when the 80grit sandpaper is worn down from sanding polystyrene :shock:

Next I will coat the plug in a layer of polyester which will alow the body filler and other polyester products I will be using to bond well enough to the plug.

Re: Trevs Horizon

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 1:14 pm
by Jabbanaught
Will pop over this weekend to come say hello !'

Good Going (^^) (^^) (^^)

Re: Trevs Horizon

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 7:33 pm
by Go Vert
Jabbanaught wrote:Will pop over this weekend to come say hello !'

Good Going (^^) (^^) (^^)

Lekker, looking forward to that :)

Re: Trevs Horizon

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 8:36 pm
by Go Vert
Well tonight the primer coat, all 10 is drying so that tomorrow I can water paper everything down and the start the mould. Here are some pics of the stages it went through, so glad its over.

Re: Trevs Horizon

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 8:40 pm
by Go Vert
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Re: Trevs Horizon

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 8:43 pm
by Go Vert
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Re: Trevs Horizon

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:30 pm
by justin.schoeman
Looking good. You don't want to visit Pretoria, and do mine?

;)

Re: Trevs Horizon

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 8:25 am
by Go Vert
justin.schoeman wrote:Looking good. You don't want to visit Pretoria, and do mine?

;)

Sure if you book me into one of those gentalmens clubs for a week while I do it, I can leave at 6pm today :)

Re: Trevs Horizon

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:56 pm
by Go Vert
Well the long weekend is gone and I worked my gat off for the last few days and the results are rewarding.

Re: Trevs Horizon

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:03 pm
by Go Vert
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Re: Trevs Horizon

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:10 pm
by Go Vert
And the results. Great thanks to Jabbanaught for popping in for a visit and bringing us lunch :)

Trev

Re: Trevs Horizon

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:30 pm
by Jabbanaught
Go Vert wrote:And the results. Great thanks to Jabbanaught for popping in for a visit and bringing us lunch :)

Trev

Glad you got it on .

Was a pleasure meeting you and seeing the passion with which you doing this project , See you soon again .

Regards

Paul