I have used painter tapes on fiberglass when cutting. That stops it from racking. Just use narrow strip of tape and cut right over the tape. When going around corners, I use a lighter weight glass which is less likely to pop up and it sticks better. I also like to just use sandpaper to remove the excess glass and skip the part of cutting the excess off with an Exacto. I like to use paper towels to remove some of the excess epoxy and weight. In any case, nice job.
Thanks, those are all great tips. The blotting with the paper towel is a great method, I dId that on my last build but forgot it here… I need more practice at glassing because I’m planing on a scale warbird as a future build and it will require a lot of glassing. Thanks for the comment! I hope others will learn also from what you added here.
I am loving this series! Thank you! I am a kit builder as well and a glow fan and I really enjoy watching your technique and have picked several tips that I will use going forward. I recently began using a Fiskars rotary cutter for fiberglass cutting and it has been life changing. No walks or wiggles. It also works well for cutting sheeting-especially cross grain. There is no chipping or crunching at the edge. Keep up the great work!
Hello Marco. I’m sorry, I do not know the exact thickness, it is very thin, less than a mm. It is usually classified by weight, so for what I used here its about 1 once per square yard. I don’t have the package anymore so I don’t know for sure. But it is a “fine” cloth for finishing which typically would be between 0.5 to 1.5 ounces per square yard. I hope that helps.
@@JamesRCPlaneTech grazie, sempre molto gentile , ne ho un pezzetto acquistato nel 1990 molto fine presso un negozio che oggi non c'è più aimé purtroppo nella mia città Arezzo in Toscana non ci sono più negozi , dobbiamo comprare in Internet .saluti
I buy most of my rc material on the internet. Im sure you can find it. And its nothing special, you don’t need to go to a hobby shop online. Just look for the light weight fiberglass as I described, many companies make it and its used for all kinds of applications. Just look for what would be equivalent to about 1 ounce per square yard.
si grazie e' una buona traccia per fare una ricerca grazie ancora
I have used painter tapes on fiberglass when cutting. That stops it from racking. Just use narrow strip of tape and cut right over the tape. When going around corners, I use a lighter weight glass which is less likely to pop up and it sticks better. I also like to just use sandpaper to remove the excess glass and skip the part of cutting the excess off with an Exacto. I like to use paper towels to remove some of the excess epoxy and weight. In any case, nice job.
Thanks, those are all great tips. The blotting with the paper towel is a great method, I dId that on my last build but forgot it here… I need more practice at glassing because I’m planing on a scale warbird as a future build and it will require a lot of glassing. Thanks for the comment! I hope others will learn also from what you added here.
I found spraying the edges of the fibreglass with hairspray stops the fraying somewhat. Looking forward to seeing the finished plane :)
Interesting, Ill check that out. I guess making it a little sticky around the edge would do that. Very cool, thanks.
I am loving this series! Thank you! I am a kit builder as well and a glow fan and I really enjoy watching your technique and have picked several tips that I will use going forward. I recently began using a Fiskars rotary cutter for fiberglass cutting and it has been life changing. No walks or wiggles. It also works well for cutting sheeting-especially cross grain. There is no chipping or crunching at the edge. Keep up the great work!
Anyone tried to make the wings slightly longer and add dihedral for more of a smooth trainer feel.
I’m not aware. But that would be an interesting modification.
Ottimo lavoro , una domanda : quale è lo spessore del fiberglass?
Hello Marco. I’m sorry, I do not know the exact thickness, it is very thin, less than a mm. It is usually classified by weight, so for what I used here its about 1 once per square yard. I don’t have the package anymore so I don’t know for sure. But it is a “fine” cloth for finishing which typically would be between 0.5 to 1.5 ounces per square yard. I hope that helps.
@@JamesRCPlaneTech grazie, sempre molto gentile , ne ho un pezzetto acquistato nel 1990 molto fine presso un negozio che oggi non c'è più aimé purtroppo nella mia città Arezzo in Toscana non ci sono più negozi , dobbiamo comprare in Internet .saluti
I buy most of my rc material on the internet. Im sure you can find it. And its nothing special, you don’t need to go to a hobby shop online. Just look for the light weight fiberglass as I described, many companies make it and its used for all kinds of applications. Just look for what would be equivalent to about 1 ounce per square yard.