The weights, plywood, wax paper were removed from the layup and the Dacron fabric was peeled off of the centre keel and heat duct parts. The parts were retraced with marker and then cut with a bandsaw and electric handsaw to size.

Shop temperature was  25 deg C and humidity was 40%. Electric scissors charged and covered to protect them from the epoxy. Eye protection, respirator, gloves, and lab coat donned for protection from the epoxy and micro slurry. Wet slurry was mixed and applied to the parts. Epoxy was mixed and two layers of glass were applied …

Cozy Experimental Aircraft Update – December 27, 2016 Read More »

Prepared workshop for glassing one side of the centre keel and seatback brace parts. Cut uni and bi directional cloth to size for the parts.  Two layers of bi-directional cloth for the seatback braces and two layers of uni-directional cloth for the heat duct and spacers. Dacron and wax paper was also cut to size to …

Cozy Experimental Aircraft Update – December 26, 2016 Read More »

A paper template was made for the 0.25″ birch inserts. The template was traced onto a piece of birch plywood. A pilot hole was drilled into the location where the 3/8″ hole is to be drilled and 3 additional pilot holes were drilled so that nails could be used to hold 2 pieces of birch …

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