I've done it, finally

[John Miller]

I just sent the $$$ off to the Laser cutter for the "2 Bits Bipe". I purchased the wood from National Balsa. While on their site, I noticed they now offer Laser Cutting. Now, I have my favorite Laser Cutters, but had to try this service out, after all, it would save me at least one shipping cost as I wouldn't have to have the wood shipped to the cutter.

I'm hoping to have the parts in hand in about a week. I'll let you know how it looks when it gets here.

It's time to clean off the work benches, it's construction season here at my house.

[wwwarbird]

 Sounds good John. Please keep us posted with lots of build info, should be a very interesting project. Do you have an engine in mind?

[John Miller]

Thanks, as for engines, I have a Stalker .61, and a Saito .72 on hand. I'm considering a an Rustler-Belko .76, or possibly a PA if I can get one.

[John Miller]

Great news, I got an e-mail from the laser cutter today. The parts are shipping out today. They should be here around the weekend. 

 I'll clean off the building tables starting today. Ever notice how much stuff seems to accumulate on them when you're not even building anythig? 

[wwwarbird]

 Never really noticed, it seems I'm never not building anything.

 

[billbyles]

I just sent the $$$ off to the Laser cutter for the "2 Bits Bipe". I purchased the wood from National Balsa. While on their site, I noticed they now offer Laser Cutting. Now, I have my favorite Laser Cutters, but had to try this service out, after all, it would save me at least one shipping cost as I wouldn't have to have the wood shipped to the cutter.

I'm hoping to have the parts in hand in about a week. I'll let you know how it looks when it gets here.

It's time to clean off the work benches, it's construction season here at my house.

"It's time to clean off the work benches, it's construction season here at my house."

Or, you could just use Gordy's drafting table...?

[John Miller]

Hi Bill, did you hear the rest of the story? The drafting table is no longer functional for drafting, not because it was once used as a building table, but he came home from a contest, and it had been disassembled to convert the drafting room to another use. Parts were lost, and when he could finally reassemble it, the level was ruined.

Today, it serves to hold several sets of plans that are looked at on occasion. Too bad because it is a great old drafting table. Of course, today, he just has me do the drawings on the computer.

[John Miller]

The Laser cut parts arrived yesterday, while I was up at Gordy's flying. A little panic at first, as I've had items go missing when left on the portch, but a bit of looking around, and I found the location where the UPS driver stashed the package.

The parts look very good, and even though I used the bargain grade lightweight balsa, the wood looked better than I expected.

All smaller parts were in seperate plastic bags, based on the various thicknesses of wood. The long parts were taped together for added combined stregnth. All this was packed inside of a decent sized box, and surrounded with shipping peanuts.

I'll post pictures on a new thread I'll start over on the building forum. 

[Mark Scarborough]

so is it framed up yet John,, Regionals are only like three weeks away, you better get busy!

[proparc]

I'll post pictures on a new thread I'll start over on the building forum. 

Okay, I'm going to follow you over to the building forum, but you'd better show me something hot!!

[John Miller]

Golly Whiz Mark it's a ARGYOM, not an ARF..... (ARHYOM=Almost Ready to Glue Your Own Model)

I'll be flyin' my Pathfinder L.E. in PAMPA class, and my Fearsome All American Eagle for classic. Planning on camping out at the field in the Canvas Castle.

[john e. holliday]

so is it framed up yet John,, Regionals are only like three weeks away, you better get busy!

So true,  I remember starting a Sterling Gaurdian for the early Fox 40 TV.  Picked it up on Friday afternoon.  The next Friday it was ready to fly.   For some reason it takes me a week now to assemble a little 1/2A profile.