High Altitude

Rick,

If I decide to pull the trigger I will post/message.

Sean

I think we should hook up, I'm a few miles SSE of Estes Park.

 

I have a wood heater in my shop (aka basement) that I fire up for layups. generally the basement stays at 55 if I don't heat it. Cool down takes in the neighborhood of 24-36 hours. By then the epoxy is fairly well cured.

 

If not, I have a drink before retiring, then toss another log on when I get up to pee at oh-dark-thirty. Not ideal, but it works for me. YMMV.

 

Couple of builders at KLMO I could put you in touch with, holler.

 

Rick

After reading some building websites I have noticed that some builders cover the material/layup and put heaters or lights inside the cover etc...

What is the mimimum temperature needed to do the layup initially if you use a warm box to store the epoxy and then cover the layup after with a heater?

I have started to read the news letters and the more I read the more I am convinced at what a great design the Cozy MKIV is with great documentation and building support.

The garage is already insulated and all utilities are easy to get to. I just might have to get a heater and have at it.

Hi everyone,

I am starting to research planes to build and I keep coming back to the Cozy MKIV. I was originally content with a 2 place but the Cozy seems like a great, high value build. I also like the thought of plans building, spreading out the money on the project etc......

I am intrigued with the composite construction but I am not so sure it will work out for me.

I am planning on starting the build in my garage. My issue is that I live at 8,000 ft in the foothills/mountains west of Denver. Needless to say winters/cold can be pretty long. Even when early season warmer temps are a nice 65 deg during the day it can get close to freezing at night.

What do you guys think? Is the only really sensible solution to heat the entire garage$$$$$$

For builders that live in colder parts of the US how do you deal with it when building with epoxy?

Thanks