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09-19-2011, 11:26 PM
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Fla Airplane Builder
Hi everyone. While I've built a couple of airplanes, a steel tube and fabric biplane and an aluminum monocoque RV9A, I haven't done much metal shaping and would like to learn. I really admire the old-time craftsmanship in parts like polished aluminum wheel pants on the old 1930's aircraft.
Allen R
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09-19-2011, 11:52 PM
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Allen, welcome and thanks for the introduction. Hope you find the site helpful and enjoyable. Lots of information here to help you with metal shaping. Thanks for joining us.
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09-20-2011, 03:49 AM
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Welcome to the site Allen
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P.Tommasini Metalshaping tools and dvds www.handbuilt.net.au Metalshaping clip on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEAh91hodPg Making Monaro Quarter panel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIpOhz0uGRM
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09-21-2011, 08:03 AM
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Welcome Allen!
Nice to have another Florida-based airplane type here. I have built and restored a few airplanes myself, mostly Pitts. Done work on a number of others. My boss has an RV-8 but I didn't get involved in the build which was done in Ohio. It's a nice flying machine, IO-360 w/3-Blade CS Hoffman prop. P6111433aa.jpg
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09-21-2011, 08:46 AM
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welcome. I'm a big aviation fan also, but I build R/C models. I agree the polished aluminum of the older aircraft is really cool.
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Mike B. - More tools don't make me better until I have the skills to use them.
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09-21-2011, 02:53 PM
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Welcome,
I have recently acquired a RV9 tail section myself and currently in my student pilot adventures hopefully pilot status by year end. Ask away and go to a local event if you can. These are a great group of guys here.
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09-21-2011, 04:31 PM
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Barry Larson
Allen
Sun and Fun has a tent set up with the metal shaper guys as dose OshKosh ...Friend hear has a RV 4 he has been playing with for ever....but he did a pair of wheel pants over a boweling ball that were nice enough to polish..his first try ! Just get some materal and get started......I did some of theruning around around when they did the 5 beach stager wings at on time......we had the cowels metal spun around hear and Jim did the rest in Springdale Ark....... Hope to hear from you again.Have a friend at Spruce Creak air park in Fla..........Has 3 toys egal t6 and a cittrabra retired NW guy..... Barry L
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