Kalahari Vegmot Posted May 19, 2020 Posted May 19, 2020 Came across this in my YT subscription feed. I think it'll be quite an interesting project to follow... Jako De Wet 1
dave303e Posted May 19, 2020 Posted May 19, 2020 also saw it this morning and posted to the steel is real thread. This will be interesting. I would kill to see someone like fireball tool build one as well Kalahari Vegmot 1
Rocket-Boy Posted June 15, 2020 Posted June 15, 2020 I have been seeing YT prompting me to watch those for a while now.I just cant to Alec Steel anymore, I used to love his videos until he started hitting the big subscriber numbers and everything started getting really fake and scripted. Now I cant take anything he does seriously anymore.
Kalahari Vegmot Posted June 15, 2020 Author Posted June 15, 2020 I have been seeing YT prompting me to watch those for a while now.I just cant to Alec Steel anymore, I used to love his videos until he started hitting the big subscriber numbers and everything started getting really fake and scripted. Now I cant take anything he does seriously anymore.I also prefer his earlier stuff, before the move to 'Murica etc..... Rocket-Boy 1
eddy Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 If you enjoy this sort of stuff and you haven't heard of Mike Patey who builds his own planes, this is a wormhole you will get sucked into. Watch the link below and I challenge you not to watch the next episode..... Mike and his identical twin boet hold many aviation records in home-built aeries and he has done two series on building specialist ones. He built Draco (and totalled it) and there is a series on doing so. It cost a lot of money and a lot of time. Here he is doing something different. Taking a scrapped Reynolds-tube framed Cub, and rebuilding it properly into an ultimate extreme back-country plane, on a budget, out of what he calls scrap parts. He does everything himself. Check it out. This first episode talks about design considerations and then goes into the fabrication itself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6lncBfGtu8
EddieV Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 Where can you order Columbus and Reynolds tubing from in SA? Or which European distributor do local frame builders order from?
The Ouzo Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 If you enjoy this sort of stuff and you haven't heard of Mike Patey who builds his own planes, this is a wormhole you will get sucked into. Watch the link below and I challenge you not to watch the next episode..... Mike and his identical twin boet hold many aviation records in home-built aeries and he has done two series on building specialist ones. He built Draco (and totalled it) and there is a series on doing so. It cost a lot of money and a lot of time. Here he is doing something different. Taking a scrapped Reynolds-tube framed Cub, and rebuilding it properly into an ultimate extreme back-country plane, on a budget, out of what he calls scrap parts. He does everything himself. Check it out. This first episode talks about design considerations and then goes into the fabrication itself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6lncBfGtu8from your description I'm scared to go down this worm hole. I love self fabricated stuff.I just recently binge watched all 31 (current) episodes of Project Binky.For those that dont know project binky, its 2 guys in the UK who in 2013 decided to stuff a Supra 2l AWD motor and drivetrain into an original Mini.The amount of time spent doing fabrication work and the thought and pre planning that has gone into it is amazing.They have only recently sent the body in to be sprayed, 7 years later.
eddy Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 from your description I'm scared to go down this worm hole. I love self fabricated stuff. Do It ! What he does with carbon fiber layups and moulding is incredible.
The Ouzo Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 Do It ! What he does with carbon fiber layups and moulding is incredible.with the weather in GP today I might just do this. Provided the family alloy me some me time today.
Big_Al Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 Where can you order Columbus and Reynolds tubing from in SA? Or which European distributor do local frame builders order from? I was recommended by Columbus to order through Ceeway in the UK. https://www.framebuilding.com/ Hoping for the rand to recover so I can finalise my order. EddieV 1
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