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    grain angle on geodetic crossmembers

    What started this for me was that I watched an old grainy instructional video that was pretty shadowy. I went back and looked at it again closer in different places and now I see that they do install them like item "B" I had thought it looked like it was item "A" This was a dumb question...
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    grain angle on geodetic crossmembers

    Wow lots of stuff to consider. I didn't expect this many replies. But now I have another decision to make about the geodetic. In the photo above the guy installed his by flatly routing them around eachother , it looks stronger quicker and simpler, but in a training video I have from the...
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    grain angle on geodetic crossmembers

    Thanks for the input you guys. I told him I would try to keep the grain as tight as possible anyway. He always gets back to me about anything I ask about and has been helpful and professional. I'll just keep that grain close and running length wise and go with that. Don't want to make too...
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    grain angle on geodetic crossmembers

    Edit: As a courtesy I pasted this short note from the guy who sold me the plans. I Thought you would be interested. Thanks again. > On the geodetic there is no ring count issue. Ideally you want the grain running vertical in the 1/8 inch direction, but in reality it doesn't matter...
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    grain angle on geodetic crossmembers

    Thanks davidb, for the valuable information. You have been a lot of help.
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    grain angle on geodetic crossmembers

    I am hoping I can get some opinions about this. I am about to rip over 400 feet of 1/8" thick x 1/2" wide geodetic material for my plane. It will look like this: I'm not sure how they have the grain running on those crossmembers. My 'paint' drawing here depicts those 1/8" x 1/2"...
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    Varnish

    Merry Christmas to me. I walked out of Lowe's with this baby today. :ban: Merry Christmas to all of you too.
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    Varnish

    Thanks for all the replies. Very helpful.
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    Varnish

    Thats another thing. I am a looong way from covering it, but I am trying to make it an ultralight so I will need the lightest covering I can find so the varnish will have to work with what I use. What is the the lightest covering by the way?
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    Varnish

    My main worry, or reason for this thread, is the T88 having a bad reaction over time to the type of varnish I use.
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    Varnish

    Thank you sir for that guidance. Sounds like good advice.
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    Can anyone tell me what this means?

    Yes, it is a Fisher and I think they have what is called a Classic Biplane.
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    Can anyone tell me what this means?

    Yep. You guys are on it. Thanks.
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    Can anyone tell me what this means?

    Oh okay. Right. I am building an FP202 Koala. There is also a Super Koala variant. So that explains that. I guess the "Classic" means the original Koala. Thanks a lot Topaz. :cool:
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    Can anyone tell me what this means?

    This is on my plans. It is at the front part of the stabilizer where it bolts to the fuselage. I was just wondering if by chance someone here could tell me what "Classic & Super K only" means.
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    Varnish

    I'm building an FP202 using spruce white pine and T88. What kind of varnish would you guys recommend I order. ? Any special favorites out there?
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    Piano hinges - how to attach to wood

    My plans say nuts and bolts cut and shorten the hinge pin and crimp the ends so it never comes out. I wouldn't want to do piano hinges on wood any other way.
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    1st time using T88

    Well things are coming along slowly but surely. I thought I'd post a little update here:
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    Telling them I'm building a Dog House

    What got me was when the guy learned I was building an airplane and he got a perplexed look on his face and he simply said: "Why?" There was an awkward silence because I did'nt know how to respond. What's the use trying to explain it to somebody who needs to ask that question. Lucky for me...
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    Telling them I'm building a Dog House

    Ha ha! Good ones. I might just use these. :gig:
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