Hey Guys,
I started working on my Full Enclosure today....
I'm off work til next year ( use it or lose it )
Anyway , out in the garage using my NEW Tig machine to weld the aluminum angle contraption.....
I had a little over 400lbs of Argon , so I figured it would get me over these next 3 days....
I got most of the nose cone piece finished....I was going to add a little
weld to radius a corner....Weld was coming out dirty......What the......
Checked my gas......said 400lbs......Hit the button.......Nothin
Ran out gas , seems the flow meter gauge that came with the Tig machine is a little on the cheap side.....
I've got a few pictures to share.....
"My" full enclosure is going to be done in sections.....That way pieces can
be changed easy and cheaper than replacing the whole thing...
in the pictures is my Front mounting bracket for the main wind screen...
It'll have two main tubes welded to it , and doors will hinge off of them,
or Fly without the doors...
Gotta Fly...
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Firestar II / Full Enclosure/ Sections
by planecrazzzy » Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:11 pm
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- First step....I rolled Channel aluminum at work....Then after the shape was close , I cut off one of the flanges - made it an angle
- Firestar-Fitting angle around nose cone 01.jpg (60.9 KiB) Viewed 28085 times
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- Firestar-Fitting angle around nose cone 02.jpg (60.63 KiB) Viewed 28085 times
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- Firestar-Full Encloser Angle wrapped around nose cone 03.jpg (59.73 KiB) Viewed 28085 times
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Full enclosure
by planecrazzzy » Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:16 pm
This is the outside view...
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- Firestar-Full Encloser -outside view of angle 04.jpg (56.87 KiB) Viewed 28083 times
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Progress
by planecrazzzy » Tue Dec 26, 2006 7:03 pm
I got more Argon today.....Back to work.....Hey , wait a minute , I'm on Vacation.....Back to having fun...
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Gotta Fly...
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- I sure LOVE my new TIG Machine
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- Full Enclosure - building 003.jpg (61.38 KiB) Viewed 28048 times
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- Funny angles , hard to hold - I need to make something that will hold parts for welding....(two arms & clamps)
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Gotta Fly...
and build your wings on the way down...
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Full enclosure
by planecrazzzy » Tue Dec 26, 2006 7:08 pm
Here's what I ended up with for today....
It's kind of got that " FLINTSTONES " look to it....
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Gotta Fly...
It's kind of got that " FLINTSTONES " look to it....
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Gotta Fly...
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- Full Enclosure - building 004.jpg (60.68 KiB) Viewed 28046 times
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Gotta Fly...
and build your wings on the way down...
Gotta Fly...
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Building update
by planecrazzzy » Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:06 pm
I got a little more done on my Full enclosure today....Here's more pictures...
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Gotta Fly...
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- I'm only 4 miles from where I work, So I took my Lexan there to use the shear....I'll be able to use the "drop" too ( 14" )
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- The rear radius is Bigger(wider).....although it's still 18" like the front....So the Lexan can be cut Square/ rectangle...
- Full Enclosure - building 010.jpg (61.45 KiB) Viewed 27916 times
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- My Aluminum welding is "alittle" rusty...HA , get it, Rusty...Aluminum
Nevermind.... - Full Enclosure - building 012.jpg (56.81 KiB) Viewed 27916 times
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Building update
by planecrazzzy » Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:18 pm
Here's 3 more pictures of today's progress...
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- Here's what the Main Windscreen will be attached to....(18 x 44)
The Lexan will extend past the top radius and tie into the Wing-Gap seal , probly like the Kolbra - Full Enclosure - building 018.jpg (59.47 KiB) Viewed 27914 times
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- Turning out square...
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- It seems to be turning out like planned....Not bad for $6 bucks worth of Aluminum so far
- Full Enclosure - building 020.jpg (60.14 KiB) Viewed 27914 times
Sometimes you just have to take the leap
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Gotta Fly...
and build your wings on the way down...
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Still at it
by planecrazzzy » Sat Dec 30, 2006 11:33 pm
I've had a few delays....Garage heater needed a new Thermocouple the other morning.....That went straight to the TOP of the list of things to do....Lucky the weather isn't as cold as usual...
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- The Gap seal was put on just to get a ROUGH idea what's goin on
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- Building Full enclosure 002.jpg (61.09 KiB) Viewed 27745 times
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- I wanted the windscreen to have more space....This will be capped off like the Kolbra....The piece will probly be attached to the Gap Seal
- Building Full enclosure 003.jpg (60.46 KiB) Viewed 27745 times
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Gotta Fly...
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Starting to go together now
by planecrazzzy » Sat Dec 30, 2006 11:45 pm
I welded up the frame....Cleaned up the welds.....Polished the tubing and shined up the rest of it....
Now I'm drilling holes , holding things together with Cleco's....
Tomorrow I'll trim the Lexan for a better fit and rivet to the frame ...... then bolt the frame in place.....
The other stuff that hangs off the frame will be riveted to it....
Now I'm drilling holes , holding things together with Cleco's....
Tomorrow I'll trim the Lexan for a better fit and rivet to the frame ...... then bolt the frame in place.....
The other stuff that hangs off the frame will be riveted to it....
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- Here's the basic Frame , Welds cleaned smooth
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- The bungies help hold the shape
- Building Full enclosure 012.jpg (59.82 KiB) Viewed 27743 times
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- Building Full enclosure 015.jpg (61.51 KiB) Viewed 27743 times
Sometimes you just have to take the leap
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Gotta Fly...
and build your wings on the way down...
Gotta Fly...
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Flyable
by planecrazzzy » Sun Dec 31, 2006 4:30 pm
As of this point , it's Flyable....Not done , but able to fly "as is"
I'm now working on the Front / Sides , like the original wind screen....except , I'll be "bowing" them out for a better fit
to the doors that I'll be making....
Gotta Fly...
Mike in MN
I'm now working on the Front / Sides , like the original wind screen....except , I'll be "bowing" them out for a better fit
to the doors that I'll be making....
Gotta Fly...
Mike in MN
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- Building Full enclosure 016.jpg (60.96 KiB) Viewed 27657 times
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- Building Full enclosure 017.jpg (59.41 KiB) Viewed 27657 times
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- I used Aluminum rivets everywhere EXCEPT the 4 corners....There I used Stainless Steel.....The aluminum will be easy to drill out later to change the Lexan
- Building Full enclosure 018.jpg (58.77 KiB) Viewed 27657 times
Sometimes you just have to take the leap
and build your wings on the way down...
Gotta Fly...
and build your wings on the way down...
Gotta Fly...
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Front / Side pieces
by planecrazzzy » Sun Dec 31, 2006 4:40 pm
Here's an idea of how it's gonna look...
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- This will use the "Drop" from the Windscreen.....perfect...
- Building Full enclosure 023.jpg (59.36 KiB) Viewed 27652 times
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- This should give me a little more leg room , but more important , this will give me more "Stick" travel side to side.....
- Building Full enclosure 021.jpg (60.41 KiB) Viewed 27652 times
Sometimes you just have to take the leap
and build your wings on the way down...
Gotta Fly...
and build your wings on the way down...
Gotta Fly...
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Front / Side pieces
by planecrazzzy » Mon Jan 01, 2007 5:40 pm
I've got one of the front / side frames done....
The original windscreen bolts will hold it in place... That's why the frame only has three sides.
Gotta Fly...
The original windscreen bolts will hold it in place... That's why the frame only has three sides.
Gotta Fly...
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- Just gotta clean it up and put on the Lexan
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- Frame is in place , Aluminum Flat bar wedges bettween the Lexan and the tube.
Then is held in place by the original Bolt holes ( Aluminum plate-Miss Lucky Stars ) - Building Full enclosure 027.jpg (60.08 KiB) Viewed 27470 times
Sometimes you just have to take the leap
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Gotta Fly...
and build your wings on the way down...
Gotta Fly...
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Pictures
by planecrazzzy » Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:57 pm
Here's a couple of pictures....I still need to "fit it" a little more....But it's turning out fine...
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- Building Full enclosure 032.jpg (60.21 KiB) Viewed 27379 times
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- Building Full enclosure 031.jpg (59.95 KiB) Viewed 27379 times
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Front / Side pieces
by planecrazzzy » Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:06 pm
It works good , I have a "lip" of aluminum that wedges between the tube and the Lexan....
Then the Original windscreen bolts are used to hold it in place......it's solid.
Gotta Fly...
Then the Original windscreen bolts are used to hold it in place......it's solid.
Gotta Fly...
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- Building Full enclosure 034.jpg (59.17 KiB) Viewed 27349 times
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- Now I need to make another one on the other side...
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Sometimes you just have to take the leap
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Gotta Fly...
and build your wings on the way down...
Gotta Fly...
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Front / Side pieces
by planecrazzzy » Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:16 pm
Frame work for front right done today...
It went faster than the first one....but the lexan will still take alot to "fit"
Gotta Fly...
It went faster than the first one....but the lexan will still take alot to "fit"
Gotta Fly...
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- Building Full enclosure 044.jpg (60.16 KiB) Viewed 27322 times
Sometimes you just have to take the leap
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Gotta Fly...
and build your wings on the way down...
Gotta Fly...
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Front right side
by planecrazzzy » Sat Jan 06, 2007 4:10 pm
Done with the first stage of inclosing my Firestar II....
The same amount of lexan is needed to replace the old style windscreen....
I get more protection from the wind this way and it's only a couple of pounds more...
The aluminum framework is VERY LIGHT... ( Love that TIG machine )
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Gotta Fly...
The same amount of lexan is needed to replace the old style windscreen....
I get more protection from the wind this way and it's only a couple of pounds more...
The aluminum framework is VERY LIGHT... ( Love that TIG machine )
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Gotta Fly...
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- Old windscreen used the same size lexan to make it one piece....
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- Building Full enclosure 045.jpg (59.45 KiB) Viewed 27303 times
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- Thier's alot more leg room and more room to move the stick too.
- Building Full enclosure 046.jpg (61.38 KiB) Viewed 27303 times
Sometimes you just have to take the leap
and build your wings on the way down...
Gotta Fly...
and build your wings on the way down...
Gotta Fly...
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