flyingclay

That is perfect. I used an electric blanket when I made my concrete countertops, Why didn't I think of that. This list is the best. Now I can start doing some actual layups. Thanks for the idea, I will be using this one soon.

Does this also include not anodizing hard points? The fact that they are in compression I would think that the fatigue would not be a problem. I guess I will just alodine the parts, it seems like the safest and most protective for the aluminum parts in our plastic planes. I was hoping to add some flash to parts with nice colors after anodizing but I do not want to risk the loss of strength. I just glassed landing gear hard points last night and planning on cutting them out today. I had to do the glass in the basement because it is still cold here in MN and there might be snow. I live in the wrong place.

Kent, Thanks for the info, I read about the vari EZ but didn't know that they were exposed. and the fact that we are drilling through them would not be protected in the hole but I thought I should do something. This makes me feel more at ease. I talked with Mark about the cozy builders list but have not accessed it yet.

I just got my first shipment of MGS epoxy and it is still too cold here to do any glass work. I have Made two tables, 42X72". I have build my center spar jig, turtleback jig, longeron and fuselage side jig, cut out the bulkheads for ch.4 and the fuselage sides, cut out the foam for the center spar, made the hard points for the center spar. I have been reading everything I can find as to not make any mistakes but I probably will anyway. I hope I am not moving too far ahead and missing something, but I want to be able to start glassing as much as possible as soon as it warms up a bit. I have a question about the hard points in the center spar. Is it better to anodize these or to alodine them? I can do either but would have to order the alodine and can do my own anodizing as I already have the stuff to do this. Do I need to sand them after anodizing before glassing over in the spar? I know I have time before I get to this point but I can do this while waiting for warmth. Thanks again for all the help.

Thanks for the advice. I saw that listing for the cozy on barnstormers, I have all the materials to build it except the epoxy and I want to build it all. I am looking forward to the experience and trying to save money. Ill add myself to the list and see who is around that I can find out information and check out some planes locally. I am going to attend Oshkosh again this year, it has been about 5 years since my last visit. It happens on my anniversary, what pilot would get married during Oshkosh, and she has given me the OK. It is still too cold to do anything towards the build here in MN so I have been studying the plans and scouring the inter webs in search of all those who have come before me. It has been great seeing all the info that builders and fliers have loaded info to the internet and all of the progress and mistakes that were made and corrected so that us newbies won't have to make (hopefully). Ill keep checking back and again thanks to all for the information.

I checked out the page, thanks for the link. I am looking forward to the education and building. Are there any builders or fliers near Mankato MN? I have been researching for some time and have read a lot of builder logs on the web. is there anything I should be aware of in the first stages that will help in the long run? Thanks again for the reply.

I have been lurking this and other sites for a long time on and off. I just purchased a cozy MKIV kit, It has plans number 49 and most everything to build a cozy airframe minus epoxy, engine and avionics. I currently fly a Dragonfly and am looking forward to building and flying the cozy. I have been interested in this design for years and am finally going to build it. I need to build my table and a place in the hanger to work on the plane (plane parts) I know that my plans are out of date and am thinking of buying a more recent copy to build from and register it a s number 49.I live in Mankato MN and it is too cold to start working on epoxy so I am now in the process of reading everything I can to get started but any advice would be very appreciated. I am planning on visiting Oshkosh this summer and hopefully getting some ideas about building it so it will be fast and light and have the comforts of a modern plane, cozy girl strakes, forward canopy, and anything else I can learn. I have done some composite work and am nervous about it because my family will have their butts in the plane and I want it to be safe. Hoping to get a chance to meet everyone and looking froward to this new chapter (pun intended) in my life.