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Dan Nickens - Apr 01,2004
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The truth about SeaRey building is out. Don’s written it up and published it in the May issue of Kitplanes. Good show, Don.
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Greg Spires - Apr 02,2004
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Thanks, Don. It is good to know that I don't have to build a shop first. A little space, some PVC pipe and plastic should do the trick. I guess I can tell my wife I am building a greenhouse and when a finished airplane comes out of it I can then explain where all of the money went. I like the way you think outside of the box.
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Don Maxwell - Apr 03,2004
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Thanks, Dan. I hope you all don't find too much to complain about in it. Maybe I should apologize in advance for one instance, in a later installment, of the term 'Land-o-Matic.' (But I won't.)
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Don Maxwell - Apr 03,2004
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Heck, Greg, you don't even need the PVC pipe if you have a spare $10 window fan. Just turn the edges of the polyethylene under, weight them down (inside), and turn on the fan. Voila--an instant 'hangar'!<br /><br />That's what I did after completing the fuselage--rolled it outside, pulled a big sheet of 6 mil poly over it, and blew it up. It kept the weather out, and there was plenty of room inside to work.<br /><br />There are some disadvantages to this method, though. To get a large enough sheet of poly, you'll have to cut a 25'x100' roll in half and staple the two pieces together for a 50x50 square. (You might even want a bigger sheet than that.) And you'll need to make a door--a slit with overlapping edges will do, but is awkward--so you can get in and out easily without deflating the thing. Snow will flatten it, and strong wind might lift it up. <br /><br />I used to plant big domes like that on the lawn for a day or two for the kids to play in. And once I rebuilt a VW engine in one. Always wanted to inflate one over the entire house just for fun, but kept running out of staples before getting a big enough sheet of the poly. I'm sure the neighbors were relieved--hey, do you suppose THEY bought up all the staples in town?
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John Robert Dunlop - Apr 03,2004
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Don, you really are an inventive soul! Haven't read the article yet but I will for sure..
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Greg Spires - Apr 05,2004
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Don, you're a dangerous person, always blowing things up. Now if you moved your wife's sewing machine out to the yard (while she wasn't looking of course) you could eliminate those staples and your neighbors would have to buy up all of the thread. Let me know if you take one of the domes for the kids and turn it into a big helium balloon. I would like a picture of their flight.
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Don Maxwell - Apr 05,2004
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Ahem. Watch the assumptions, Greg--it's MY machine. But staples are much easier than sewing, anyway. As for inflating balloons with helium--you know, that stuff doesn't burn. It's a lot more satisfying to use methane--'natural gas.' You need four times the volume to get the same buoyancy as helium--but it makes such a lovely light in the night sky when the fuse sets it afire! (Just make sure the kids watch from the ground and the neighbors' roofs are fireproof.)
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Greg Spires - Apr 05,2004
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Don, I once worked in the I.E dept of a clothing manufacturing company. As part of my training I spent a few days in each department from inspecting and ranking the shade of fablic to working with patterns, to cutting, sewing and pressing. I guess I have done everything at least once. Putting zippers in pleated women's skirts was probably the most difficult. Those were some fun times in the late 70's.
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