Message #192

Date: Dec 15 1999 04:33:41 EST
From: Wayne Spani <waynshar@incom.net>
Subject: Re: 1/16 ribs

Frank,
You can buy a 7 1/4" blade that cuts a .065" kerf and has 
universal arbor adaptors at McMaster-Carr <www.mcmaster.com>
Regards,
Wayne

At 05:29 PM 12/13/99 -0800, you wrote:
>FlyBaby
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>On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, Guy Sammons wrote:
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>[ other good comments snipped ]
>> The aircraft if built to plans
>> will produce the lowest cost and easiest aircraft to build.
>
>Perfectly true.  However, with all the modifications that I am
>considering, my finished product could hardly be called a flybaby (two
>holes, Ryan landing gear, center section for starters).  In order to get
>what I want, I'm willing to trade complexity and costs. The flybaby is a
>good place for me to start (does anybody know of another all wood, open
>cockpit monoplane design that has as good of plans?).  As I'm going into
>uncharted territory, it behoves me to scrimp everywhere I can on wieght.
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>So far the only arguement against 1/16" ribs for me is getting the 1/16"
>by 1/8" grove in the cap strips.  I suspect some of my cabinet building
>friends have suggestions, though.
>
>Frank Stutzman
>(my other plane is a Bonanza.  I'm used to high costs and complexity ;-)
>Hood River, OR
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