"Necessity is the Mother of Invention..." -Jonathan Swift (16th Century ? -"Gulliver's Travels")
> Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 17:19:11 -0400 > Subject: Re: KR> welding aluminum > From: jose.fuen...@gmail.com > To: kr...@mylist.net > > LOL thanks, I have so many custom changes to my BD plane that anyone > experenced with the model will note them real fast LOL. > > I've been wanting to do a fly by wire design too, would be super easy, but > I've been stuck on how to do the backup stick for manual control if > something was to happen to the electronics. > > joe > > On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 5:15 PM, Bob Buzby <fatl...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > excellent experimental philosophy...! LOL ! > > > > > Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:51:44 -0400 > > > Subject: Re: KR> welding aluminum > > > From: jose.fuen...@gmail.com > > > To: kr...@mylist.net > > > > > > Is the goal here to make alumn tanks? > > > > > > I did that for my BD4 but, I had made a cardboard mockup of the tank that > > > fits in the hole and gave it to a shop and said MAKE IT REAL, they made > > it > > > real alright LOL. > > > > > > Next time I'm going to use that foam stuff and place a big bag in the > > area > > > and fill it with the foam and wait for it to harden, probably alot easier > > to > > > make a mold that way LOL. > > > > > > Joe > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 3:20 PM, Craig Williams <kr2seaf...@yahoo.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > John, > > > > > > > > Yes, all that I have read and seen about gas welding aluminum indicates > > > > that finessing the flame is key. The only way to learn it is by doing > > and > > > > getting the feel. I look forward to the challenge. > > > > > > > > Craig > > > > www.kr2seafury.com > > > > > > > > --- On Tue, 11/2/10, John Caudle <jdl...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > From: John Caudle <jdl...@yahoo.com> > > > > Subject: Re: KR> welding aluminum > > > > To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > > > > Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010, 4:48 PM > > > > > > > > Hi Craig, > > > > > > > > Welding aluminum with gas is about the same as using a TIG. > > > > With gas you will also need flux. Aluminum welding takes lots of > > practice. > > > > I would suggest you pickup some stock that is thinner than what you > > > > will be using to build the tank and practice. Heat control is the road > > to > > > > success. When the aluminum will turn shinny one of two things will > > happen. > > > > 1) You make a hole. 2) You start welding. > > > > > > > > net.org/info.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > > > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Jose Fuentes > > > Founding Father (one of and former Vice Prez) of Capital City.NET User's > > > Group > > > Former Microsoft MVP > > > http://blogs.aspadvice.com/jfuentes > > > _______________________________________ > > > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > _______________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > > -- > Jose Fuentes > Founding Father (one of and former Vice Prez) of Capital City.NET User's > Group > Former Microsoft MVP > http://blogs.aspadvice.com/jfuentes > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
