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  1. David L. Downey

    fuselage welding

    especially if you have "essential tremor". Then the harder you try to stabilize fine motor actions the more divergent the movements become.
  2. David L. Downey

    fuselage welding

    The MECO Tiny Torch was a game changer for me: https://www.tinmantech.com/products/welding/meco-torch-accessories/
  3. David L. Downey

    Time to move on...

    Same issue with any of the RVs (maybe not the -10?). All of them would make a fantastic fun plane with low HP and propped for climb. But all the RVers and Vans himself gag at the idea of such an "abortion"...
  4. David L. Downey

    Sandlin Gliders: Builds, mods, flights

    "boingier"?!!! added to my vocabulary!
  5. David L. Downey

    S2 Tail post not in materials list?

    Online metals flat $10 shipping on under 36" length or 36" x 36" flat. Works with the April monthly discount code TXT24D
  6. David L. Downey

    Davis DA-3 at Arlington and plans on sale

    RIP. So sad
  7. David L. Downey

    GHS 2024

    !!!looking at some of the (real) leaders in the next decades! Excellent!
  8. David L. Downey

    Sandlin Gliders: Builds, mods, flights

    very nice work! Did I miss the posting(s) where you detailed how you flattened the tubes without getting cracks in the pinched edges?
  9. David L. Downey

    Nicopress swaging tools

    I can't put my hands on it at the moment but a quick search will deliver the maximum acceptable dimension in both direction for all the standard sized Nico sleeves installed. I made my own go-nogo gauge.
  10. David L. Downey

    Testing of wood wing ribs

    having just downloaded and skimmed the diagrams but not yet read the text, this may be a silly post. But...the rib under test must be stabilized against lateral deformation to the same degree or less than encountered in the built up wing. Otherwise the failures will all be premature and the true...
  11. David L. Downey

    Everything I Really Need to know I Learned from my Fly Baby

    What I saw was I. The open sky at my rear quarter and there was no aircraft shadow. Just a rainbow in the sky that closed 360°!
  12. David L. Downey

    Everything I Really Need to know I Learned from my Fly Baby

    For me it took flying in a light mist between two active showers and getting into that active sunlight to see it. Never before and never since...of course I did not have camera ready...
  13. David L. Downey

    Universal electronic ignition options?

    I have at least three of the NOS "2 cylinder" slicks. They all are differentiated from the 4 cylinder by the distributor cap with only 2 live outputs. The remaining 2 firing positions are shorted. Why could you not use the 4 cylinder distributer cap and simply short the two unneeded 90 degree...
  14. David L. Downey

    Everything I Really Need to know I Learned from my Fly Baby

    That circular rainbow is one of the most amazing sights of my life!
  15. David L. Downey

    Stick vs Flux Wire vs Homebuilding ?

    For decades all the welded trusses were built from 1010 or 1020 mild steel tube. 4130 was a development that gradually swept mild steel from the scene.
  16. David L. Downey

    Harbor Freight Predator 670 V-Twin Horsepower tests

    I also am interested in the “how to and what to expect doc for the 627cc Vanguard”. I already have a PSRU from Ace Aviation. Thank you.
  17. David L. Downey

    Scarf joints in laminates for spars ?

    RIP Pete...
  18. David L. Downey

    TeenieToo to Windwagon to H-Bird to Aerobat

    thank you!
  19. David L. Downey

    TeenieToo to Windwagon to H-Bird to Aerobat

    Any idea if that video is available from anywhere?
  20. David L. Downey

    TeenieToo to Windwagon to H-Bird to Aerobat

    A link please, to the FB site? I do not see it when searching. Thanks.
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