[simpits-tech] new cockpit pics

[Mike Williams]

Let me say thanks for putting the dfx plans on your site, also glad to hear
you are still working on your pit, your website was very inspirational in
starting a new pit from scratch. Only thing I did different is using 1/2
plywood instead of MDF, if I started over again I would use 5/8" ply for the
thickness to fasten to on the edges of the ply. Also if you find time. I
used turbocad to print the fuse station drawings on
8.5x11 printer paper and taped together, works on the cheap.
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I first skinned the side with 1/8" fiberglass (bathroom) wallpanel for
understregth, then used 18" wide contractor roll aluminum flashing, I found
if you skin the fuse in about 18" sections it conforms
rather well without wrinkleing, I used cardboard patterns to find the fit of
each section before using the snips on the alum. The fiberglass panel also
gives the rivets a base to grab onto. It's time consuming, I probably spent
10 hours on the one side.

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Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 10:25 AM
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Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] new cockpit pics


Mike,

Fantastic ... Great job. Was it easy to shape the alum riveted
skin? How thick was the aluminium?

I may do the same myself.

Regards,
       Joe