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    Plasma cutting 4130

    I made mention on a different forum about cutting sheet 4130 on my plasma table and people panicked. "Oh that will get you killed!"

    I am not sure why it is going to grow green eyes and strangle me...
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    All good points. I will certainly take it all...

    All good points. I will certainly take it all into consideration.

    Thanks!
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    Hey Kyle, It's been a while. I've been...

    Hey Kyle,

    It's been a while. I've been homeless since the Wingnuts 1415 moved up to wherever and the one in Jon Hansen's hangar moved too. Now that Jon is no longer renting planes I'm a light...
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    Pre-buy inspections of EAB aircraft

    Hello!

    Somebody is selling a little plane and I might buy it. It "looks" reasonable and the price is so low its hard to pass up. I know next to nothing about pre-buy inspecting homebuilts....
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    Well thank you, Spencer! That is the info I...

    Well thank you, Spencer!

    That is the info I needed! I am certainly relearning to weld. The eye, hand and now foot coordination don't match between the two different processes. I keep doing this...
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    I have discovered that most TIG welders have...

    I have discovered that most TIG welders have never gas welded. Or if they did, they did it for a week in the classes and never touched it after that. Most have had a bad experience with it on top of...
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    I finally googled mill scale and its apparent...

    I finally googled mill scale and its apparent that I am mistaking the finish for mill scale. I guess that is the danger of learning from books and videos, right? I always assumed the 4130 bluish...
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    Cleaning 4130 for TIG welding...

    My first fuselage was 4130 and gas welded. I am starting a new project and decided this time to do it with TIG. Basically, I am relearning to weld so I haven't really started yet. My question is...
  9. Ken and Eiclan, thanks for the responses. I have...

    Ken and Eiclan, thanks for the responses. I have found a Technical Advisor here locally. Kyle had passed along the names so I finally have somebody to talk too. I have made arrangements to start...
  10. Cool! I'm happy for you on the plane, Tony! ...

    Cool! I'm happy for you on the plane, Tony!

    I'm happy now too! I talked to one of the Technical Advisers that Kyle recommended and he said he could help. Now I'm not feeling so darn lonely !

    ...
  11. It's a small community, 1600vw but I've not...

    It's a small community, 1600vw but I've not whined about this publically until now. I have a set of Double Eagle plans but i'm probably going for the Sonerai IISL since its the same amount of work...
  12. Aaron, I will take you up on the offer and post...

    Aaron, I will take you up on the offer and post some pic here if the two techs that Kyle told me about don't pan out. Thanks again!
  13. Thanks, pacerpilot! I can carry a bead down a...

    Thanks, pacerpilot! I can carry a bead down a think plate, thin plate. I can t-joint down to mild steel at 20 guage and it looks pretty darn good. I'm having a time of it with the tubing! Thanks for...
  14. Thanks, Kyle! That was what I was looking for!...

    Thanks, Kyle!

    That was what I was looking for!

    JB
  15. Need Oxygen Acetylene Welding Technical Help in Georgia

    Hello!

    I'm having trouble locating help learning Oxy-Acetylene welding for 4130 here in Atlanta, Georgia. The local trade schools have virtually no Oxy-fuel welding and the TIG classes they do...
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    I want to thank everyone for their input. I have...

    I want to thank everyone for their input. I have made a choice and it includes three books from EAA and Tinman's deluxe 4130 Welders starter kit. The Kit was expensive but it included the Meco Midget...
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    Nope! Nada! Never! In fact, like with engines, I...

    Nope! Nada! Never! In fact, like with engines, I had completely avoided the subject. I have a certain place in my heart for the Type 1 flat four now and I have never even owned one! I can rattle off...
  18. Maybe its time to build you own? Try the...

    Maybe its time to build you own?

    Try the Double Eagle or one of the many Fisher Flying Products. Sonex maybe isn't your style but should at least look at it. So, here goes Web addresses;...
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    Learning Gas Welding

    Hello,

    So, my first plane has a welded 4130 tube frame with a wood wing. After researching MIG, TIG and Gas welding I've decided on Gas as the benefits and cost puts it more inline with what I...
  20. Formula for Drilled AN Bolts (How do you determine where they are drilled?)

    Hello!

    So, for you CAD people out there, there is a great tool for Rhino 3D that will generate bolts (http://mcvanaero.com/resources.html). I was so happy I wrote the guy and asked him if he could...
  21. No, you have come in and started arguing with me...

    No, you have come in and started arguing with me about stuff that is off topic. Secondly, you are speaking on a topic which you have a.) no experience with b.) have no knowledge of and c.) apparently...
  22. huh, look out the window? At what? You must be...

    huh, look out the window? At what? You must be flying Sport VFR in the desert... 200 feet can get me killed.

    LTE is 700mhz and who in the FCC is chasing down the people riding commercial who...
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    I stand corrected! Thanks everyone! I think I...

    I stand corrected!

    Thanks everyone! I think I will buy gas if I do build this Double Eagle. Truthfully, when you do the costs and time it will take, the Double Eagle takes about the same amount of...
  24. Garmin Pilot by itself will provide everything...

    Garmin Pilot by itself will provide everything but in flight weather and traffic. If you have Verizon you can get coverage in about 70% of the country. AT&T you will get coverage in about 30%...
  25. Antenna? The ADSB "in" devices include 32...

    Antenna? The ADSB "in" devices include 32 separate recievers if I'm not mistaken. 2 for the ADSB system, up to 30 for WAAS GPS, then you have an altimeter and a computer that processes it all. Then...
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