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    Wanted Bede bd5 kit or parts

    One on FB i saw: (Not mine) https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/353253962644682/
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    Mixing woods silly question

    For the plane i’m planning to use T-88.... cuz everyone else seems to like it :)
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    Mixing woods silly question

    I usually use titebond 3. Not as a result of any great testing. Just what i’ve always used because it cleans up easily and is moisture resistant for when i make things like cutting boards, and its pretty darn strong..... i dont want to use a bajilliion different glues so i use a one size...
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    Article about General Aviation

    i’m late to this party as there are 107 replies..... i’m not reading all 107 so hopefully this hasnt been said already.... imho, the regulatory environment around aviation is to blame for its demise. Its the reason i like experimental aviation so much. Everything in the certified side is...
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    Mixing woods silly question

    Yea im aware of the strength and weight differences.... just wasnt sure if expansion was significant enough to matter. I’m more used to furniture making than airplane making and wood movement can crack adjoining pieces!
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    Mixing woods silly question

    Thanks! I was going to use the DF as diagonals around the cockpit area and firewall and then spruce longerons. Spruce ribs, DF spar, Might also do a DF leading edge/nose strip
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    Mixing woods silly question

    Sorry for what might be a silly question....I’ve ordered some plans and i plan to make some substitutions of Sitka with Douglas fir because i have some nice DF in my woodshop already. Is there any reason i cant mix the two? I was thinking of using DF for the spars and some of the parts of...
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    The future of Wood.

    Right. But but not just for spars .... and i have some other materials in mind i want to test too.
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    The future of Wood.

    someone mentioned plywood being out because the grain direction alternates directions each layer which can be good for some applications but not others. Could a veneer plywood be made so the grains run the same direction? there would still be some issues if the wood quality or poorly...
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    RW19/20 wing rib question

    Thanks, I haven't ordered the videos yet but will before i start anything. i sent you contact info by Pm on here Thanks!
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    RW19/20 wing rib question

    Im sure its strong enough because the nose ribs are covered by ply too, Just not sure how i will glue then in place being so thin.... might need some jig of sorts perhaps
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    RW19/20 wing rib question

    Im looking at the plans i purchased for the RW19/20 and trying to understand everything before i decide i want to build.... question, how do the ribs attach to the spars? Are they nailed? Epoxied? Something else? I would do plywood ribs. The nose ribs are 1/8” thick ply in the plans and...
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