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Building Tips and technical articles. => 1/2 A building. => Topic started by: Larry Renger on November 07, 2012, 07:39:19 PM
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I have taken a bunch of the coroplast political signs and hinged them together with duct tape (not DUCK tape) to form a nice takeoff "deck". I cut a taper of 1/2" off each end, and that gives the perfect curve for 40' to 50' lines.
Put two edges together and tape them tight. Fold them back and put a tape around the joint. You now have a nice hinge in one direction. Reverse for the next panel and you get a fan-fold set that becomes very compact.
The signs are 24" x 18", so you can use 8 hinged on the 18" side to get a 12" ramp. Andy B is going to make a wider ramp hinged on the 24" side for more width. He will need about 12 panels, and I am going to calculate the cut to match 60' lines.
Since we fly a bunch of electric on a local soccer field, having a takeoff strip works out great!
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That's a great idea. Good use for what would otherwise be wasted.
A lot lighter than having to haul out a plywood deck if one just wants
to get a practice session in. y1
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I grabbed a dozen or so political signs today. I went back later after work for 3 very large 4 x 8 corplast signs near the Fullerton airport and our meeting place at AFI and the city of Fullerton had already taken them down. Well anyway picked-up 12 sheets of political sign coroplast to build with for the time being.
Plan on building a stuntable version of Larry Renger's new ET-1 for starters. Was also thinking of proposing a club junk yard fun fly using some these recycled signs. Just a fun thought...
Mike
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We grabbed a few yesterday on the way to the field. I got the cut measurment for Larry this morning so I just need to fire up the band saw and start cutting!
Andy
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what good would a (12") ramp be ??? maybe you mean 12' ?
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I think his kyboard has the same problem mine does. See what I mean when I typed keyboard. These things have a miond of their own, I beleive. Even after proof reading and having someone else read my posts, I still miss something while getting ready to hit the post icon.
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I was thinking of building a dog house with the stuff. Triple-thick it should be well is insulated.
I wonder what the fuel will do to the art work on the signs? I guess I should test that. I have enough signs in the back yard. Be sure your choice of candidates doesn't offend the park board. Is you choice of a "deck candidate" an endorsement or an insult?
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I've seen it at a recent KOTRC.org club meeting and yes it's 12' nicley angle cut at the seams to lay with a slight radius when laid out flat.
That's a good point Paul regarding the political content. We have been painting over them when finished for the most part but I'll attach a sign that worked wonderfully well as it was. I created the ACP-12 based on this very simple design.
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Painters Choice goes on just fine and is fuel resistant.