Dave Clifford Posted March 28, 2004 Share Posted March 28, 2004 We are at the point where we are building the last strake on plane #2, my assigned plane now. There was no way to move the planes around in the garage anymore, so with temps in the balmy 50's here, we opened up the garage doors and everything came out. The floor got cleaned and swept. Working around the metal support posts is a real headach! After a lot of verbal colaberation, lots of muscle, trial and error placements, one smashed big toe, mine:scared: , we managed to get everthing back in to fit with plenty room to build that last strake! In fact, there is more room now to manuver around the planes than before:cool: !! Heres a pic of pre-shuffle. Quote Dave Clifford "The Metal Man" Musketeer Vise grip hands and Micrometer eyes!! Cozy MKIV Plans #656 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Clifford Posted March 28, 2004 Share Posted March 28, 2004 A pic of Dust supervising: Quote Dave Clifford "The Metal Man" Musketeer Vise grip hands and Micrometer eyes!! Cozy MKIV Plans #656 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Clifford Posted March 28, 2004 Share Posted March 28, 2004 A pic of Thane WORKING!! Quote Dave Clifford "The Metal Man" Musketeer Vise grip hands and Micrometer eyes!! Cozy MKIV Plans #656 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Clifford Posted March 28, 2004 Share Posted March 28, 2004 Everything back in place. Time to get back to work. Quote Dave Clifford "The Metal Man" Musketeer Vise grip hands and Micrometer eyes!! Cozy MKIV Plans #656 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mplafleur Posted March 28, 2004 Share Posted March 28, 2004 Man, I wish I was there today! I hurt my back somehow this morning in karate:O, so stayed home to put in windows. I couldn't have been much help in moving the tubs anyway. Hopefully I'll be back next weekend. Quote Mike LaFLeur - Cozy MkIV #1155N68ML Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Clifford Posted March 28, 2004 Share Posted March 28, 2004 Welcome home Mike!! I lanced my toe nail tonight and got INSTANT relief as it drained. Too bad we can't do something similiar for back pain. Sunday is Plane Day next week. Hope to see you there. Quote Dave Clifford "The Metal Man" Musketeer Vise grip hands and Micrometer eyes!! Cozy MKIV Plans #656 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mplafleur Posted March 28, 2004 Share Posted March 28, 2004 School work permitting, I'll be there after church. Quote Mike LaFLeur - Cozy MkIV #1155N68ML Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dust Posted April 5, 2004 Author Share Posted April 5, 2004 Welllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll another great plane day Tom friend Mike MASTER BUILDER, forum We are now excellant strake builders, we have it like a science, don't even need to look at the plans, it is simple, this is the fourth one. Well, i read the plans yesterday and discoverred we had overlooked one minor joint taping. Life is good, we went back and taped the joint on the three previous tanks with material that was left over from taping the current tank together, he he he lesson for the day, hey stupid, read the plans EVERY time. Oh next plane day will be without me, this saturday, great day for new slaves to get trained and you won't have to put up with me! on the agenda rough form top skin and glass it install flanges on top of tank parts install hard points for fuel sender and fuel return line maybe glass a tank top enjoy the build dust Quote maker wood dust and shavings - foam and fiberglass dust and one day a cozy will pop out, enjoying the build i can be reached at http://www.canardcommunity.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dust Posted April 14, 2004 Author Share Posted April 14, 2004 This weeks plane day was very really fun. I started out by taking 2 of my nephews to the woods to learn how to shoot a 22, OH wait, you guys don't want to hear about what I did on plane day, you are interested in what happened in the plane factory on plane day. I can only say second hand, as i wasn't there. I wasn't there to install flanges on the top of tank 4 lay up top inside skin of tank 4 cut out inside lip and dremel turtledeck for window installation At attendence were Mike forum and master builder His son Soon to be Master builder helper Tom friend and unbelievable straight line cutter Eric forum and master builder greg his brother and soon to be partner or at least helper thane partner dave partner So many people showed up and I, the master manager, wasn't there and sooooooooooooooo much was accomplished that thane worked hard keeping everyone busy, aint life tuff enjoy the build, plane day is saturday dust Quote maker wood dust and shavings - foam and fiberglass dust and one day a cozy will pop out, enjoying the build i can be reached at http://www.canardcommunity.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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