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John M OshustGuillows Series 800 - Spirit of St LouisBuild01-Nov-07 21:07
Views : 1599
Tonight I re-burnished the AL and applied the decals (the best part of a Guillows kit)
John M OshustGuillows Series 800 - Spirit of St LouisBuild01-Nov-07 13:38
Views : 1418
Once the spinner and prop are complete, I can start wing construction.
John M OshustGuillows Series 800 - Spirit of St LouisBuild01-Nov-07 13:37
Views : 1316
I had to remove the engine magnets for an easy fit, all of this is scratch build....learn as you go prototype.
John M OshustGuillows Series 800 - Spirit of St LouisBuild01-Nov-07 13:35
Views : 1281
Wheels permanently attached.
John M OshustGuillows Series 800 - Spirit of St LouisBuild01-Nov-07 13:33
Views : 1231
There is a wooden nose block behind the Guillow spinner. A scre holds the cowl and engine to the fuse. Tomorrow I hope to make the Al spinner. The spirit had a choice of two. The jeweld blunt original, and a more tapered but plain spinner for its famo
John M OshustGuillows Series 800 - Spirit of St LouisBuild01-Nov-07 13:30
Views : 1323
A time consuming but managable task....the next of will be easier!
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John M OshustGuillows Series 800 - Spirit of St LouisBuild31-Oct-07 21:44
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The two Al blades are stacked on each other. Match is pretty close. Not bad for an old fart that has trouble seeing!
John M OshustGuillows Series 800 - Spirit of St LouisBuild31-Oct-07 21:42
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After some draw filing, crocus cloth, and buffing the blades are getting there.
John M OshustGuillows Series 800 - Spirit of St LouisFlying31-Oct-07 19:42
Views : 1255
When finally finished and poilishe the blades will be cut from the blanks and pegged to the Al spinner.
John M OshustGuillows Series 800 - Spirit of St LouisBuild31-Oct-07 19:40
Views : 1365
2 extar Al prop balnks, the high tech Guillows prop, the soild Al prop under hand development
John M OshustGuillows Series 800 - Spirit of St LouisBuild30-Oct-07 21:15
Views : 1245
The wood nose block will be pegged to the engine or firewall, the prop and spinner will spin in the nose block....hopefully. The process easier than anticipated though time consuming!
John M OshustGuillows Series 800 - Spirit of St LouisBuild30-Oct-07 21:12
Views : 1343
Cowl progress.Cardboard template almost there. It must be cut to the blk line. Traced on burnished Al sheeting, then hand fit. A wood nose block guled to its front, the the spinner can be made.
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