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WW2 P 51 MUSTANG FIGHTER


Ron Johnson

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I love airplanes.  The way you present them in threes is great idea. 

I might suggest to change out the prop cones, with actual cones. 20221115_193701.thumb.jpg.b6ed3ec9150ca87cd8710d433283acc5.jpg

 

At first glance I thought the exhaust pipes were just painted.  You did great by having them stick out.

We have 3 or 4 p51s at my nearby airport.  The group refurbishes them and flys them.

 

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21 hours ago, preprius said:

I love airplanes.  The way you present them in threes is great idea. 

I might suggest to change out the prop cones, with actual cones. 20221115_193701.thumb.jpg.b6ed3ec9150ca87cd8710d433283acc5.jpg

 

At first glance I thought the exhaust pipes were just painted.  You did great by having them stick out.

We have 3 or 4 p51s at my nearby airport.  The group refurbishes them and flys them.

 

Thanks Mark. Your suggestion is a good idea. May ask how you’re making the cones?

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Sure.

Tilt your cut at 45 deg. Drill a hole at 45 deg, cut a circle. 

A very tight circle, like 1/4" .  

My machine I like tilt the table left side down. Cut 1/4" circle turning the wood clockwise. Dont use any blade that has reverse teeth. And try very soft wood at first. 

The blade will try to push the wood off the table so you need to hold the wood. Go as slow as possible. Keep the blade from bending. As you get 2 or 3 cuts you can move to harder wood and even move to reverse blades. 

30 deg will be easier than 45 deg. 

The bottom circle will be huge. Thinner material will be much easier. 

My pic shows 1.5" thick using a 1/8" circle. I had to calculate the angle to fit in the 1.5" area. This experiment was trying to make a hollow cone, a bell. 

20221115_193355.jpg

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1 hour ago, preprius said:

Sure.

Tilt your cut at 45 deg. Drill a hole at 45 deg, cut a circle. 

A very tight circle, like 1/4" .  

My machine I like tilt the table left side down. Cut 1/4" circle turning the wood clockwise. Dont use any blade that has reverse teeth. And try very soft wood at first. 

The blade will try to push the wood off the table so you need to hold the wood. Go as slow as possible. Keep the blade from bending. As you get 2 or 3 cuts you can move to harder wood and even move to reverse blades. 

30 deg will be easier than 45 deg. 

The bottom circle will be huge. Thinner material will be much easier. 

My pic shows 1.5" thick using a 1/8" circle. I had to calculate the angle to fit in the 1.5" area. This experiment was trying to make a hollow cone, a bell. 

20221115_193355.jpg

Thanks Mark. I’ll give it a try. 

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