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CORVUS · 20 January 2008, 11:04 AM

Dogtail2,

Thanks for the info. The kit looks great. I want one. That's something worth buying. I've written to Roger and waiting for a response.

Lou

Leatherhead · 20 January 2008, 11:39 AM

Corvus,

Your best bet is to call Roger. He RARELY returns e-mails because he gets so many of them. He is in California at the moment. He is returning to TX around Feb. 3. Send me a PM and I'll give you his phone number, if you don't already have it.

Dogtail2 · 23 January 2008, 10:24 AM

Does anyone have any good photos or drawings showing the ammunition box shape and how it is secured in the Triplane?

Jeff Brooks · 23 January 2008, 06:17 PM

I am not sure if this is the same as the trip ... but I used the way Achim did his, and it is also the way the Replicraft plans show it. go to Achim's thread here: AEROFORUM.ORG for a picture of the ammo cans.

philcie · 27 January 2008, 11:54 AM

her's my first part made this week

Jim Bruton · 27 January 2008, 06:36 PM

Looks to be a great start Philcie! We look forward to more photos soon.

Jim

CORVUS · 27 January 2008, 08:33 PM

Looks like your up and running.

CORVUS · 1 February 2008, 10:58 AM

Hi,

I'm still working my way through all the posts and I noticed that JoePilot used a Joint Jigger to cut his tubing, which looks very nice. I went to Google and found the Joint Jigger sells for about $160.00 at Aircraft Spruce. I also see that Harbor Freight has a Tubing Notcher they sell for $39.00. So I guess you know where I'm going with this. What's the difference ? Are you really getting what you pay for or is the Joint Jigger made in China just like the Harbor Freight Tubing Notcher ? Are the bimetal hole saws all the same or do some cut better than others. I'll pay the $160 if I know I'm getting something better and more effective than the $39.00 dollar model. If not, I'll go with the cheapo model and use a good quality cutting blade.

Thanks,

Lou

Jim Bruton · 1 February 2008, 11:52 AM

I'll be honest- we just used a handheld pneumatic cutter with a thin wheel on it- and it worked fine. Jigging is critical sometimes but also can be a bit overdone- try just playing with a piece of scrap sometime and see how you do. I never jigged one piece of plywood- even the 1/16" ply - when I scarfed it to FAA standards. Just took my handheld belt sander and away I went. I am not bashing jigs or those who use them though...

Jim

Dogtail2 · 1 February 2008, 12:59 PM

The Joint Jigger looks identical to my tube notcher to me. I used a tube notcher with good bi-metal hole saws to do my fuselage. However, I found that trying to use it in my bench drill was not possible on many occasions due to length of tube, angle of cut etc. So I had to put the notcher in the vise and use it with a hand drill. Here is where the problem starts. It is very difficult to maintain steady revs and pressure using a hand drill, and on many occasions the hole saw would grab, rotating the hand drill and trying to break my wrist at the same time! Usually this resulted in broken hole saw teeth.
I persevered but broke quite a few hole saws in doing the whole fuselage.
Just my experience.