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    Stainless gas welding

    As a AWS CWI and CWE I can tell you that you can weld SS with your Oxyfuel torch. you just need to use a mild steel filler rod with a flux. it will weld perfectly that way. The electrodes used for SMAW(stick) welding of SS are a mild steel rod because SS is a terrible conductor of electricity...
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    Aero Carb on C 90 engine

    Have you tried calling Aero Vee and asking them their thoughts? Their seem to be an awful lot of Happy Aero Vee and Sonex Customers flying behind them.
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    Small plane crash caught on video from inside cockpit

    Lets just be glad that they all made it out alive. We can all point fingers at this or that but it could have been a hell of alot worse.
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    The "Don't turn back" thing:

    Any chance you could scrounge up that picture for us to see? I searched a bit for it with no luck.
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    Smith AW1a Torch and Tips Questions

    Smith makes a darn fine torch. You will not be disappointed. Yes you can use the 201 tip for any of the thin wall tubing, just have to fuss with your pressures a bit, start with recommended pressures then you can dial them up or down to suit your style and speed, you will figure it out. Start in...
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    Fabulous Flying Feats

    This is one of my favorites. Just one example of why the F-15 is the greatest. F-15 landing with one wing. Real story. - YouTube
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    HCI Radial Plans?

    Thank You!
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    HCI Radial Plans?

    I have been trying to join the Yahoo group for quite some time now(months) with no luck. My good friend(machinist) and I(fabricator/machinist) think this engine would be a fantastic project but I have had no luck tracking down a set of plans. Anyone know where I could obtain a set? Thanks, Chris
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    Wag Aero Sportsman 2+2

    You need to check out Marty Feehan's site. He has been scratch building a Wag 2+2. There is tons of good info and pictures there and don't be afraid to contact him. He is very helpful and informative. Also check out the Wagbuilders site on Yahoo groups. His website is Martyfeehan.xanga.com Chris
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    Wagabond, any builders with good or bad

    I am a metal fabricator by trade so no thanks.
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    Sheet Metal Brake

    really? looks just like a Baileigh after three weeks of use. No kidding either. Once that Chinese fake paint coat flakes off your "product" looks just the same.
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    This is nuts! 150k super cub

    Saw this on Barnstormers today. I frequently cruise through the old Pipers and am always amazed at the price that they are asking. For $150k you could buy a brand new zero time airframe, powerplant and the whole nine yards with all the bells and whistles. It is a nice looking PA-18 but not...
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    Modern 2 seater???

    Have you considered the Fisher aircraft? They are very modern, all wood and can accommodate your engine choices. They aren't low wing though, at least the two place aren't. The plans are all full size, wing ribs, fuselage tail group etc. Pretty cool that they do that. They have a great owner and...
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    Wagabond, any builders with good or bad

    I don't plan on going with the LSA. Although the only difference would be the gross weight. I looked far and wide, started on an Acey Ducey, then when there was nowhere to go for questions or help, I turned to the Fisher Dakota Hawk but realized that I didn't really want to build the whole plane...
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    Wagabond, any builders with good or bad

    Just started my Wagabond project, have the rib jig made, all the gussets cut and the nose blocks cut out. Just need to cut out the 1/4" ply for the aileron wells. Wanted to see if anyone on here has or is building a Wagabond(or other Wag design) and what you would do or don't do with the...
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    oh, no! eaa membership expiring!

    Thought I would throw my $.02 worth in here. I grew up reading my fathers Sport Aviation magazines and in fact I was the first to get my hands on them when they arrived, I knew precisely the day they would show up and looked forward to thumbing through the pages. Those days the E in EAA was...
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    The movie "Red Tails"

    Don't have anything good to say then don't say it at all.
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    Notcher

    I purchased the Baileigh TN-210h notcher for work, to use on small tubing projects. My Fastenal guy took a chance and ordered it for me after contacting them about the uhit and was told the price had doubled because it was "better engineered" than the last model, so I told him to order it and I...
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    MIG vs TIG re: Kitfox use MIG?

    That very well may be but the advances in welding technology, filler metals, gasses, and know how make it all the more possible these days. We don't know what they were using for current, filler metal, set up etc. to bastardize the whole process is just absurd. Has anyone looked through the...
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    MIG vs TIG re: Kitfox use MIG?

    Very true about the machine. I have a Miller 350 XMT which does fantastic with any and all welding process', I have used many machines in my time and the new inverter types are phenomenal, compact size with an astounding range of capability. Run it on 3 phase and for the money they are very hard...
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