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12 minutes ago, The Spadgent said:

Nice progress and ... erm tip dip prep. 🤣

excuse my ignorance but what’s formula 560 ? 
 

Jont

It’s like formula 1 but much slower :coat:

 

AW

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9 hours ago, hendie said:

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removed in case I offend someone somewhere somehow 

 

Made my mind up

 

I am offended because I was not allowed to be offended if I wanted to

 

Very...

 

 

Grrrrr

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9 hours ago, The Spadgent said:

excuse my ignorance but what’s formula 560 ? 
 

Jont

It's this stuff:

https://www.amazon.com/Pacer-Canopy-Glue-Flexible-2oz/dp/B0006O8EVM

 

I used it (upon @perdu suggestion) to glue the windshield on my current Typhoon build, and it work as advertised: strong bond but remains flexible. Worth a try!

 

Ciao

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17 hours ago, Cookenbacher said:

Either way, it's worth a try!

Looks great Ced.

17 hours ago, giemme said:

Agreed, I'd like to see that! 


Ciao

Thanks Cookie and Giorgio - others seem to think not. Hmmm :hmmm:

 

17 hours ago, limeypilot said:

You can certainly spray the ends then wrap a piece of masking tape around them.

Low tech.

I know that works!

 

Ian

16 hours ago, keefr22 said:

 

Me too!

16 hours ago, Biggles87 said:

Me three!

Thanks Ian, Keith and John :) Assuming this is not a 'that-fiddly-job-will-drive-him-mad' tease I'll try it, especially as…

 

16 hours ago, hendie said:

just done it so me three dammit! four! (you beat me by a millisecond!)

 

dream!

 

the meniscus will be problematic

 

Science that is… thanks hendie, good point :) 

 

16 hours ago, Spookytooth said:

 

Me Tarzan!!!!!

 

Simon.

16 hours ago, bbudde said:

Me Jane?:shrug:

:rofl2: Thanks Simon and Ben.

 

Then it got wicked, fnaar fnaar…

12 hours ago, TheBaron said:

I  must say I agree with Alan's meniscus caution Ced - not sure that dipping your tip is the short cut that it sounds.

 

As for:

It'll likely cut off your circulation and the end will turn blue...

10 hours ago, hendie said:

*edited*  

removed in case I offend someone somewhere somehow 

 

1 hour ago, perdu said:

Made my mind up

 

I am offended because I was not allowed to be offended if I wanted to

 

Very...

 

 

Grrrrr

Thanks Tony and ?hendie?

Quite right Bill - a missed opportunity for a good tut… maybe even a tsssk and a head shake. Who knows now? :D 

 

10 hours ago, The Spadgent said:

Nice progress and ... erm tip dip prep. 🤣

excuse my ignorance but what’s formula 560 ? 
 

Jont

10 hours ago, Andwil said:

It’s like formula 1 but much slower :coat:

 

AW

1 hour ago, giemme said:

It's this stuff:

https://www.amazon.com/Pacer-Canopy-Glue-Flexible-2oz/dp/B0006O8EVM

 

I used it (upon @perdu suggestion) to glue the windshield on my current Typhoon build, and it work as advertised: strong bond but remains flexible. Worth a try!

 

Ciao

Thanks Johnny, AW (titter) and Giorgio :) 

As G said, recommended by Bill and good stuff - a small drop poking out of the nozzle 'offered up' to the canopy join and it seems to apply itself in a nice thin layer. Dries clear, clean up with water. Love it.

 

iMac is back with its new SSD. Wow! Here are some comparative load times:

Safari browser was 11.5s now 3.2
Mail was 11.75s now 1.5
Numbers spreadsheet was 18.43s now 3.3

Very happy bunny!

 

Back to the masking later, stick on the canopy then priming.

Pub last night so a bit slow this morning…

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41 minutes ago, CedB said:

Assuming this is not a 'that-fiddly-job-will-drive-him-mad' tease

 

For once it's not! If you have some 1mm Aizu tape, it's also just about right for the apparently 3 inch wide tips to RAF blades... :)

 

44 minutes ago, CedB said:

Pub last night so a bit slow this morning…

 

Hangover gone yet ??!!

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4 hours ago, keefr22 said:
5 hours ago, CedB said:

Assuming this is not a 'that-fiddly-job-will-drive-him-mad' tease

For once it's not! If you have some 1mm Aizu tape, it's also just about right for the apparently 3 inch wide tips to RAF blades... :)

 

Oh yes it was! (Panto season not quite over yet…)

 

I tried with thin tape (although not the Aizu) and it slipped off then end.

I tried with Tape for Curves and it wouldn't stick.

In the end I blobbed some masking fluid on from the Molotow:

 

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…then spun the ends in a punch:

 

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…and cut / scraped any excess away with a scalpel.

 

Into the spray booth:

 

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When that's dry I'll rub the ends and the perfect, yellow noses will be revealed!

Or am I dreaming again…

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I have just seen Joe`s method and it looks good, if you are nimble fingered, I might have a go at it at some stage.

I would of just dipped the tips in paint then spun them.

 

Ced dear chap, could you be kind enough to post a pic of your sihrsc file sir, I am going to chase one up on Amazon next week.

 

Anyhow mate all is looking good from here.

 

Simon.

 

PS posted before the removal of the masking fluid.

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6 hours ago, CedB said:

Pub last night so a bit slow this morning…

New SSD needed? Certainly new software!

Of course it could also be down to all that spinning and rubbing of the tip......

 

Nice yellow noses at the end of it all though.

 

Ian

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2 hours ago, Spookytooth said:

I have just seen Joe`s method and it looks good, if you are nimble fingered, I might have a go at it at some stage.

I would of just dipped the tips in paint then spun them.

 

Ced dear chap, could you be kind enough to post a pic of your sihrsc file sir, I am going to chase one up on Amazon next week.

 

Anyhow mate all is looking good from here.

 

Simon.

 

PS posted before the removal of the masking fluid.

Thanks Simon :) My SIHRSC is one of these, but I guess they're all 'engineered' for the same job.

2 hours ago, giemme said:

Thanks for posting that, ingenious! :thumbsup: 

 

Ciao

You're welcome Giorgio :) 

1 hour ago, limeypilot said:

New SSD needed? Certainly new software!

Of course it could also be down to all that spinning and rubbing of the tip......

 

Nice yellow noses at the end of it all though.

 

Ian

Thanks Ian :D 

1 hour ago, keefr22 said:

D'oh - sorry Ced, thought you were talking about prop tips - must pay more attention....!!

 

K

No worries Keith - good tip for the prop tips :) 

 

Things have slowed down as I have one side of the canopy masking left to do and my mojo is low…

Discipline, that's what I need.

Tomorrow.

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3 hours ago, CedB said:

Not perfect, but good enough for the ceiling.

That's what Mrs Martian used to say about me: right up to the minute I fell through it!

 

Progressing well BTW.

 

Martian 👽

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25 minutes ago, Martian Hale said:

That's what Mrs Martian used to say about me: right up to the minute I fell through it!

Yes Martian but most people manage to fall down through it, falling up into it was surely taking uncalled for liberties

 

:nono:

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12 hours ago, CedB said:

Thanks Tony and ?hendie?

Quite right Bill - a missed opportunity for a good tut… maybe even a tsssk and a head shake. Who knows now? :D 

 

oh go on then.... it was this one prompted by smutty innuendo's

 

 

Hopefully Bill (and others) can now be offended with good reason

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5 hours ago, perdu said:

Yes Martian but most people manage to fall down through it, falling up into it was surely taking uncalled for liberties

 

:nono:

 

5 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said:

Well, he was just testing Ced's new anti gravity clamps.

 

Neither I'm afraid, the problem was that the bedroom ceiling is also the attic/stash floor, with only a beam and the Martian groin stopping me carrying on through the bedroom floor/front room ceiling to the ground floor. :yikes:

 

Martian👽

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7 hours ago, Martian Hale said:

 with only a beam and the Martian groin stopping me carrying on through the bedroom floor/front room ceiling to the ground floor. :yikes:

Enough to bring tears to my eyes just thinking about it.

 

But I won't tell you whether they're tears of pain, or laughter!

 

Ian

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Thanks Martian, Bill, Pete and Ian - stay safe Martian :D 

 

13 hours ago, Spookytooth said:

Thank you Ced, will look it up on Amazon next week.

 

Simon.

 

You're welcome Simon :) 

 

10 hours ago, hendie said:

 

oh go on then.... it was this one prompted by smutty innuendo's

 

 

Hopefully Bill (and others) can now be offended with good reason

Not as bad as I thought and certainly not as embarrassing as my Biology teacher trying to explain it! :D 

 

Finally got the masking done:

 

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That's not a 'designed for the 410' mask in the background, sadly, I'm just using up Oramask.

 

Canopy glued on:

 

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Formula 560 says 3 hours to handling, 24 hours to fully cured… hmmm.

 

We're out to lunch today so perhaps I should put this aside until tomorrow.

I need to burnish down the mask and I think I'll try Giorgio's 'gloss around the mask' to see if it helps me.

 

I think I will start my next build - excited about it!

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Gloss

 

Do please gloss, after masking because the gloss will usually seep under that 'bad mask' bits so the colour cannot

 

A woowey copter, this'll be fun

 

Alan, you s-d now I have more YouTube giggles to keep up with

 

Life's so short... 

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