Hello. You must know your plane very well because there are many intricacies. I like to hear you talk about it. It's a shame that it's a problem for them to throw a can or two of paint into the plane. I'd like to see how you remove corrosion from the floats.
Nice paint work. I just finish the first coat of poly brush, i am wondering if i should go for a second coat with the brush before spraying the poly brush ?
the first coat of poly brush goes on right after heat shrinking. You should brush more on over areas overlaying metal( leading edges etc.) you can tell when you have enough when it quits developing pin holes( you'll see bubbles coming out of the poly brush). Bed all the tapes down with poly brush of course, but no need for a second overall coat until ready to spray.
My place of employment for 10 years, was pleasantly surprised when I came across this video. Interesting to see what the place looked in 2014. Looks the same in 2014 as it did in 05 when I retired. My heart felt thanks for bringing uplift to an old heart . As a Tongass tramp logger before Tyree I enjoy viewing old Alaskan logging videos Again many thanks
My dad was a timber faller, I followed him around in the woods from the late fifties, went to work for him in the sixties. I remember taking him to see the movie "Timber Tramps" when it came out and laughing at it. Never thought I'd see that territory in person.
@@psgflier I also felt comfortable with pilot in the cab, you I am assuming. Always enjoyed the flight time going to work at Tyee to and from Wrangell. Hope I can pone SunRaise Aviation for all the safe year of transporting employees and work crews to the power plant. Also all flights to and from logging camps I had over the years back then. Its hard to explain the awesome work history in those years, era unforgotten by many of loggers and there families. Also thanks for your posting and the work you are doing and memories you and you family are creating.
Hi. You talk interestingly about painting the wing. The translator I use has a lot of problems but it doesn't prevent me from understanding the meaning of what you're saying. I also had problems with supplies recently. I live in the middle of Europe and I waited 2 weeks for a package. I was supposed to make a grill because mine fell apart but I started doing something else and another project was unfinished. Now it's 33C hot so I can imagine what you feel in the paint booth. I have a problem with my excavator, I can't locate the fault and I spend a lot of time on it. The excavator doesn't have the strength to lift the arm, but it has the strength to lower it enough to lift itself. This rules out a pump failure. When I swap the hoses, the fault happens the other way around, i.e. it lifts the arm but doesn't lift itself, which rules out a cylinder failure. After changing the section in the hydraulic distributor, the problem doesn't go away, which rules out a distributor failure. Today I replaced the hose but I ran out of time. We'll see tomorrow. Besides, I'm making firewood for the winter so I have very little free time. Today I can't sleep so I'm watching my friends' videos. Take care.
Living on an island with a population of less than 4000, 700 miles from the nearest population center and the only transportation by ship or air does have its logistical problems. We get mostly good service from the postal service, weather permitting, but large items or hazardous material creates many problems. I wished I had a translator program for the audio of videos such as yours, RU-vid does have a translator for the comments. Sometimes it leaves some questions. Years ago I lived and worked in areas where the temperature would get upwards of 40c in the summer and -40 in the winter. I never did mind the cold but didn't like the heat, especially trying to sleep at night(or during the day when I worked nights). Here it is unusual to see summer temps above 18c so 20c+ seems too warm. We wound up fixing beds in the basement when it was too hot here this summer. Sorry you are having trouble with your excavator but glad to hear you are getting out and feeling better.
@@psgflier Thank You. RU-vid allows you to display transcripts for English. I select, copy and paste them into Google Translator and have it read them in Polish. Unfortunately, it doesn't work the other way around because transcription isn't available for Polish. You can turn on subtitles under the video and change the language to English in the settings. I just don't know if it translates what I'm saying well because I can't read my subtitles due to poor eyesight. Unfortunately, I don't have anyone who would like to post English subtitles and I don't have time for it myself. Let me know if you managed to turn on subtitles when you find the time, of course.
The paint supplier did not have the materials to mix the color I wanted. The paint booth is like a green house. It gets pretty warm inside when the sun shines. I had to paint at 5am when it was cool in the paint booth.
You should have taken a pad out of the track.. There is an extra pad in there.. You put so many bolts in the short holes that as the track wears, you may run out of adjustment.. Also, I think i see where you have two adjoining pads with the adjustment in the short hole on both sides of the dog bone.. McLaren says that will make a bind in the dog bone and pad adjusted like that.. Check it out.. I would not like to see you have problems with your new tracks.. I also have a set of McLaren tracks, however mine are a little different style than yours.. Mine are non directional.. Also I find it is easier to break a bolt free on the front of the track and then back up to where you are going to make your track adjustment.. I have a John Deere 330G and did not have a clearance issue, as I had three inches of clearance between the tire and the machine before I installed the tracks.. I do not know what your clearance measurement was before you turned your tires around, but you may also be ok without spacers.. I do not care for the spacers myself, as there is very often an issue with bolts breaking.. Before I retired the company put tracks on one of the skid steers and had issues with breaking bolts.. It is a common thing to happen with spacers.. I also have run Grouser tracks.. I have a set I put on my John Deere 325 skid steer.. I just rebuilt them both a little apart from one another.. The one has no run time on it.. I swapped machines and did not let the tracks go with the old machine.. Enjoy your new tracks.. I wish there was an option to add a picture on here..
Yes, the plane has been finished for a little over a month and flying regularly, jut got back from a nice flight. Season is almost over so it is time to start thinking of doing the other wing over the winter. Hunting season first, weather permitting.
@@dotknieciemgly Your comments are fine and appreciated. I am just slow posting the videos. Many of the videos I post are edited from several videos sometimes a day or more apart, The combined videos are sometimes over 4 hours and are edited down to make them watchable, They take a long time to edit and I don't like to sit that long when the weather is nice and I have other things to do.
Hi. I haven't had time to watch lately but I'll try to catch up. I've recovered and have a lot of work to do. This spray booth is great. When you make the frame, think about a small valve (vent) so that the fan doesn't have to work all the time. Won't it get too hot in the sun? Take care.
Nice set up i just finish my paint shop inside of the hangar. I am starting this week-end to install the poly-fiber fabric. Like to know if you have an E mail address and if you will like to give me it. Like to know if i should add tape on the wing ribs prior to install the fabric ? Regards
You don't need to tape the ribs. Tape over anything that protrudes such as screws and rivets and any sharp or rough edges that make wear through the fabric. The fabric is going to flex and move under use and you don't want it to wear from the inside out. Finishing tape goes over the ribs and other hard points after the fabric is finished.
@@martinabud5735 If there has been repairs to the rib that create edges you might want to tape over those portions. The fabric has to move over the ribs and any place it's not glued down when you heat shrink. If there is tape on the ribs the poly brush will stick the fabric to the ribs and pull them out of alignment. The herring bone tape I used in a crosshatch pattern helps keep the ribs from being pulled out of alignment when you heat shrink.
@@martinabud5735 I've seen some wings that had screws put into the ribs for some reason, early cessnas and stinsons used rivets or screws to secure the fabric to the ribs instead of lacing. If you have something like that you may want to tape over any holes
The seventh day of illness is behind me. I don't feel well so I'm watching movies I've missed. Whenever we want to do something, the equipment has other plans. Hopefully to a happy ending.
Hello. After five days I got out of bed. I got sick with a disease that doesn't exist :) you know the one where you lose your sense of smell and taste. I'm glad you're continuing your work. I wish you health, my friend.
Great video and tips thanks. My Poly Fiber materiel should be in friday July 12. Wher did you get the acces metal cover ? The one i have are the regular one, wondering are they be ok for my installation !
I got the covers from Stoddards in Anchorage. They are a Univair item, available from most of the hardware suppliers, Aircraft Spruce, Univair, Wag Aero etc. There are several different styles for the covers, the standard semi-domed style, an aerobatic style, and ones like I have. Some have 4 legs on the back instead of 2. I like this style, I have had problems with the semi-domed standard ones come off in flight, these stay on better.
I've seen cats and mice play hundreds of times and it's always funny. My dog does the same thing with moles. This year Marta doesn't want any new chickens. We will probably end our activities in this direction. The wing strives for perfection. Keep well.
Judy loves her birds. Always exciting to hatch chicks. She does pretty good selling eggs, even has a market for the duck eggs. I don't know if she makes enough to pay for the feed, we have to have everything shipped to us. The ducks keep the slugs under control, geese keep the grass mowed.
My comment is not visible again. I will write again. Good thing the car has already been repaired. Mystical tapes probably dream about you at night. I wish you perseverance.
A lot of glue and a lot of work. I'm rooting for you. Today was the second day of renovating the chicken coop roof. Working in full sun makes life boring. I don't record this work because I do it with children and the law is not favorable in this matter. In Poland, if you want to teach children something through work, there will be defenders who will alert the services :) I removed the roof tiles and tore off the boards. I'll put new ones on tomorrow, weather permitting.
We don't get enough sunny days here for it to be boring. One of the downfalls of western society is that children are not taught how to work or work ethic when they are young. Also too many people are too far removed from the earth and where life comes from.
