Bearair

The project is sold. A gentleman in Australia purchased it. The crater/shipper picked it up yesterday. It will be crated next week and then head down under! Thanks to you all for the help and tips. I hope to be back building eventually.

To tell the truth, if things keep going the way they're going now, I'll be taking up an Open-EZ project eventually. I won't need more than 2 seats. One for me and one for some baggage.

Thanks guys. I appreciate the suggestions. To make a long story short, my wife of 16 years has been going through some major changes the last year. She's lost a bunch of weight (her choice) and there are some major emotional issues stemming back to loss of a family member. I don't want to go into much detail as the internet is forever, but I'll say that she's changed to the point that I'm not sure how much longer things will go on. We've always been a team but now she's decided that she wants to be more liberated. She's not happy, so she's taking it out on me. I'm just going to sell the project in hopes that the "money for the project" argument will go away. Once the project is gone, I'm really not expecting anything other than one less thing to be unhappy about. I'm going to be getting rid of some other stuff in the shop as well. I don't feel like moving it if this ends up badly in 6 months.

It's in the hangar currently which is nice storage. I'm not in a huge hurry to move it, but I'm not going to get back to it. I've decided that a plane project and my wife are incompatible. Didn't seem like it was going to be that way as we've discussed it for some time, but the reality is bothering her now. I REALLY wanted to build this. But I know when I'm paddling upriver.

Well people, I hate to admit it, but I'm going to put it all up for sale. My wife and I have been having "issues" regarding the project. It's become a big point to argue about in the last month, and I realize that there's no way to complete a project of this magnitude without support. I'm not going to ruin my marriage over it. It wasn't an issue a few months ago, but it is now. If anyone is interested, drop me a line at Ursam128@aol.com or phone me at 206-861-3878. I'd like to get $7500 out of everything. The previous owner had a bit over $12K in it when he stopped. I'm not happy about this, but I think it's the best course of action.

Currently a Volvo technician. I start a degree program in IT design February 1st. Between that and plane building I plan to have free time in about 2011. I'm still trying to get the shop done so I can move the project over from the hangar.

Read through the whole site, and Variprop claims that a 2 blade weighs less than 16 lbs. If that's the case, then a 3 blade would probably come in less than 25. If that's the case, I'll be interested when I get closer to done!

Congratulations! My wife and I just recently purchased a Cozy IV project also. We're in Southwestern ID a couple hours from Steve. Good luck on the Long EZ. I always wanted to build one, but the wife says we need more room for cargo. And remember, it was an icicle! Yeah, that's it, an icicle...

"and when he finally came to, Drew decided to reconsider not paying his elves a Christmas bonus this year..."

I was thinking more along the lines of 'suckerfish'.

I appreciate the input. I'll keep working on insulating the shop over the next few weeks. I'll see how it works out. I also need to put in better lighting. If everything goes well, I should be ready to move the fuselage over here by the end of December.

I'm still working on insulating the shop. I wouldn't even try to heat the hangar. I've got a hot box for the epoxy, and I was going to put the glass, micro and flox in the insulated work area in the end of the shop temporarily. I can heat that room with a space heater. I was figuring I could do the layups in the shop around 65 or so, and then put a tent over them and keep them at 85 or higher. Does that sound like a viable plan or do I need to get the whole area warmer? Thanks!

Did some work today checking components against the parts list and checking layups in the fuselage against the layup schedule in chapter 6. Everything looks good so far. Stopped by Lowes on the way home and picked up some insulation for the garage door on the shop. The door on the shop is steel with no insulation, so I cut double sided foil insulation to bond to the inside of the panels tonight (it's foil layered with a plastic inner structure and then another layer of foil). Supposed to be R-5 value in a garage door. It makes a difference as the door no longer feels like it's radiating cold into the shop. Next step is to insulate the ceiling. Then the walls and some better lighting. Hope to have that done before the end of next month. I want to move the fuselage into the shop to get going on it.

I let it run for about 45 minutes. The outside temp was 26 degrees just a bit ago. The shop is quite a bit warmer than outside temp, but nowhere near 70. I'd put it about 55. I need to insulate the ceiling and close a part of the roof off at the eave. I knew that going in. Also, if it ran longer it would have been warmer. The point isn't to get it up to 70, but to keep it warm enough for me to work in! I'll use a frame and tent over layups with an electric heater keeping them warm.

Picked up a kerosene heater today. I'm planning on heating the shop with that when I'm working, then set up a tent over parts for curing. I'll be using an electric heater for that (Vornado) since the elements don't get red hot and they have a fan to move air. I should be able to work in the wintertime that way. I'm going to be testing it out in the shop tonight to see if it will heat well enough. I'm pretty sure it will.