Popular Post Ron Johnson Posted August 30, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 30, 2023 WW 2 P 51 Mustang fighter. Wood used walnut and maple. Charlie E, BadBob, meflick and 13 others 15 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted August 31, 2023 Report Share Posted August 31, 2023 nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted August 31, 2023 Report Share Posted August 31, 2023 (edited) Love those aero planes. And the car ain't half bad neither. Edited September 1, 2023 by Gene Howe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preprius Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 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. 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted September 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 On 8/31/2023 at 7:19 AM, daveww1 said: nice job Thanks Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted September 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 On 8/31/2023 at 12:37 PM, Gene Howe said: Love those aero planes. And the car ain't half bad neither. Thanks Gene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted September 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 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. 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preprius Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 (edited) 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. Edited September 2, 2023 by preprius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted September 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 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. Thanks Mark. I’ll give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 The plane looks great, but I love the little car. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loskoppie Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 Hi Just a bit of fun. If I made one may be my hubby wood put in a engine to make it a radio controlled plain or car. Can imagine that hehehe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted September 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 14 hours ago, wombatie said: The plane looks great, but I love the little car. Marg Thanks Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted September 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 11 hours ago, Loskoppie said: Hi Just a bit of fun. If I made one may be my hubby wood put in a engine to make it a radio controlled plain or car. Can imagine that hehehe. Thanks Barbara. Yeah, that would be neat to make a radio controlled plane or car. Loskoppie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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