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Free would be real good! Unfortunately I just bought a set off Ebay. It was only $3, but it would have cost $20 to ship over. So I'll have them shipped to my parents in the states and pick them up next time I'm home. Also waiting on them to arrive would hold me up. I'll be starting to fit these Bulkheads tonight. So probably within a week. If you could keep them for another week that would be GREAT! Is it metric or inches? IIRC, it's just a pilot hole I don't believe it critical to be exactly 1/4 inch.

There's probably several things contributing to the cost. 1) Trying to buy imperial in a Metric country. 2) Exchange rate makes it sound a little higher than it actually is. 3) Everything seems more expensive here.

ME I know it not affecting the plane structurally, but I think it looks sloppy. I'm not going to kill myself to not leave the marks, but if I can prevent is pretty easily, then I'll do it. I'll be showing this plane off to people over the next 4-6 years and I feel taking pride is ones workmanship is a factor.

Ahh Ebay! I tend to forget about it! Why I don't know. Just this week I brought a couple computer cables and adapters off ebay. I paid only $1 to $2 each plus $3 for shipping. It's even being shipped from Hong Kong for that price. That same cable at a local store would have cost me $20-25 Dollars. Ok, ebay it'll be. I can have it shipped to my mail forwarders in the states and then sent over in our sent mail package. thanks all.

Hi All I'm coming up on the point where I'll need the 12" long drill bit to drill the LG bulkheads. I checked at a couple local discount tools stores and they want $40-50 for ONE BIT. Kind of expensive to drill two holes. Any suggestions where I can get one supper cheap. Better yet, anyone have one that I can borrow?

Most of the time I make up a couple tapes at once. So you cut one between them. Yes I do try to cut off the edges when possible. I've also have tried to more things. One I'm using an very fine tip permanent marker. It leaves a line no thicker than a ball point pin. Also last night I did the bid layup on the DULL side of the foil. At this point I don't see any markings coming off. So this may be a solution.

If you're into CNC equipment, then your could CNC router your bulkheads to shape. My bulkheads where CNC router cut and I have the video to prove it. http://tinyurl.com/2whstp CNC: Chaplin Nincompoop Controlled

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Yeps, those are the marks. I know they'll get covered, but it bugs me non the less.

Ok so tonight I bid taped the bulkheads into the sides. IT'S STARTING TO LOOK LIKE AN PLANE! look, a plane, a plane! I marked the shape of the bid tapes on aluminum foil using a felt tip marker. Did the 2 ply bid and then used the dritz scissors to cut to size. The problem I'm having is that the black lines is coming off onto the edge of the tapes. The black line is then visible in the final layup. How is this to be avoided? I'd like to stick with aluminum foil. ok maybe it doesn't look like a plane. look, a bathtub, a bathtub.

Adrian that does help. Spodman & I floxed in the bulkheads tonight. My inner-to-inner measurement of the tabs was a little too much. The outside foam didn't line up. I had to squeeze it a little more. So it looks like it's dead on now. We are both very please how well it went together. I have to say, Flox makes corner look real good. It fills in all the small gaps!

It's not a bad idea, maybe not a good idea either! ha ha F28 is very easy to make. you could go ahead and do the layup, but wait for the trim. Do get all the flat layup done in CH4. Tonight I finalized the fitting of the bulkheads. Tomorrow Spodman is coming over to help flox them in. You can see from the webcam pic that I used three sets of braces to squeeze the sides. I had to squeeze the front by about 1/2" to make the outsides line up correctly. With the the braces, it was fairly easy to get it to fit. It does look like the sides did spring out somewhere along the line. Back to Raiki's F28 thought. Now to make my f28 fit, I'll probably have to take a least 1/2" off f28. That may make the inner curve a little closer to the sides than the plans. I don't foresee this being a problem.

Nice Pickup Spodman, but there still more issues. My F28 is .5" wider. I also have a template that is standard width. Neither will fit were expected. The first photo is where the .5" wider f28 fits naturally. This is WITHOUT the sides being squeezed the needed 1/4". It's fits at 7.5" Photo two shows where the regular width F28 fits. It's pretty close to the where Wayne actually suggests. It shouldn't take much trimming to get them to fit correctly. I think it just confirming that somehow the front portion of the sides didn't take the correct shape.

If I called my wife an inflatable copilot, I'd be sleeping on the couch forever!!!

I'd liked to read that article if you can remember which mag it was in.

I was away the last two days for work, but I did take these pics before I left. With one side correctly on the longeron, the other side is 1/4 inch short. It doesn't sound like much, but it's more than I would expect. Pic 1 & 2 show this. It's enough that it doesn't align with the outside foam like it should. REQUEST Would someone, please measure from the inside of one tip to the other on F-22? I would expect exactly 30" on a standard cozy. Also please confirm width of the IP. I've triple checked them, but would like to compare. With the seatback in position, I can certainly squeeze the sides to fit. With the sides squeezed together, then F-28 no longer fits. I would have expected them to both fit when squeezed. If I position F-28 and then squeeze the 1/4, then F-28 bends! I've confirmed the longerons jigs were built to the correct dimensions. Holding it up to the sides, it doesn't appear they have sprung open any as Raiki is suggesting. When cut so thin, I don't believe marginal extra strength has any impact on them springing back. I'll most likely just squeeze it to shape, then cut the F-28 to fit as needed. I'd like to know where I'm actually off.

You wax it? I'm surprised epoxy sticks to it in the first place.

IIRC, I don't believe the longerons sprung open much at all. I remember thinking how well they held their shape. I did trim the seatback and IP to fit snug. I too needed to shave a little off the doubler. The widths are as close as possibly (possibly anally close ) My first thought was that F22 was off, but it the correct width. I did just a quick trial fit last night when I found the issue. Hopefully tonight I'll get a better idea. I'm still scratching my head. It may just be the sum of all tolerances are just more than I expected.

I'm in the process of testing fitting the bulkheads. Does the sides need to be squeezed in a little to fit F22? I had expected all the sides to fit nicely, but the Seatback, IP, & f28 seem a little wide. If I fit those, then I'll need to slightly squeeze the sides to bring into F22. Maybe 1/2 inch. Does this sound normal? I've triple check all the bulkhead widths and I believe they are the correct width. I think the sides may have sprung open a little while taking them out of the jig.

I don't understand why you're selling them. Are you starting over like you did with the rest of the parts?

Then invite your boss to Rough River! Welcome to the club. Keep us up to date.

Let's have a plane day! I'll warn you, lurkers turn into plane slaves in my shop!

KillerB You enthusian is infectous! I can't wait to get home and work on mine tonight!