n00bs Gonna Build a Carden

[mark786]

Gareth,
You can't count on the check valves working correctly all the time so don't use them.
I used to use a two line tank but gave up and now use three.
With two you can just put a tee in the carb. line for the fill. On a nitro motor this would flood the carb but the way the carb works on a gas motor it would be OK.
Vic's explanation is a good one.
If the vent line is looped behind the tank you will get very little spillage during flight. The vent line should exit the plane about an inch below the fuse or cowl.
I only have to clean the bottom of my plane about every twenty flights. Even then it isn't dirty or covered with fuel.
Mark

[gareth.ky]

Yea, it was just an idea. Dan suggested the the 2 line tank with a T fitting also. Why did you switch to the 3 line tank of 2 will work just fine?

The tubing that came with the Dubro tank seems to be for the nitro stopper. I can't get it to pass through the gas stopper. I got some 1/8" tubing and that seems to fit snugly.

[eagle1]

it's hards to get the tubing through the gas stoppoer, rub a little vasilene on it and it will go a little easier

[Vic3D]

	Quote: Originally Posted by gareth.ky
	The tubing that came with the Dubro tank seems to be for the nitro stopper. I can't get it to pass through the gas stopper. I got some 1/8" tubing and that seems to fit snugly.

It fits like that to ensure on gas spills. Rub a little vaseline on it like eagle said. I'm disgusting and I put some spit on it. LOL

[eagle1]

me too but I was trying to be "clean" about it..lol little spit never hurt nobody

[gareth.ky]

I'll lube it up and err...

Got the other aileron and 1/2 of a wing done last night. Looks pretty good.really getting the technique down. I'll try and do another video.

I ran out of Yellow. I have plenty of Red and Blue left. I need 3 more 6 foot rolls to finish the wings. So it takes about two 25 foot rolls of covering to do a 35% airplane. There is a lot of waste but its mostly unavoidable because you need long pieces to do things like wings and fuse sides.

I should be able to finish the covering this weekend and have the fiberglass parts in primer. I'm starting to see the finish line.

[The Dirt Doctor]

	Quote: Originally Posted by eagle1
	it's hards to get the tubing through the gas stoppoer, rub a little vasilene on it and it will go a little easier

Do like we do in the chemistry lab - put a little glycerine on the top, use an exact knife to put a bevel on a piece of tubing the same size (outside), then chuck the tubing in your drill press and drill the hole where you want it! Makes it a snap to drill the hole in the neoprene stopper!

Bobby aka TDD

[gareth.ky]

One down, one to go...

[eagle1]

looking good gareth, get that beotch ready

[gareth.ky]

Wouldn't you know it. The Hitec throttle servo shows up and its slightly wider than the servo box I built for it.

Tip: Buy at lest 1 of every servo you intend to use before making servo boxes.

I skimped and read the measurements from JR's website and got away with it. I didn't have the cash up front to buy all the servos. The JR 8711 is a little bigger than the Hitec 5955 so I used it as the model for all the servo boxes on this airplane. An 8711 fits snugly in all the boxes so the servo screws wouldn't carry any torsional load. The 5955's are narrower so I would have to shim them to get the same effect.

Some more sanding will fix the throttle servo box. Just one more thing that will take time.

[Vic3D]

Use a metal ruler 1mm from the sides of the hole you already made and use a drum sander tip with a dremel. Takes literally 1 minute.

[gareth.ky]

Box is already epoxied into the fuse, nothing will fit in there but a sanding stick.