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lo2u

Joined: 11 Apr 2006
Posts: 46
Location: Upstate New York

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 2:10 pm Post subject: Ouch ..please do not archive

I had to move much of  the finished parts of my scratch build project into 

the driveway while I checked a sill in the barn to check for rot and 

carpenter ants... (while repairing the outside my son saw some areas that 

worried him) .. In the interim someone parked in the driveway, my son had an 

emergency and swinging to avoid the other car he backed over a sizeable 

number of parts,most are salvagable but alas some will have to be redone... 

arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh.If he were at all handy with tools I would have him 

redo them but sadly he is not ... so after a proper respite to coll me off I 

shall plod ahead.. I am sure other's have some horror stories of their own 

this is just mine.. no need to reply I just had to vent to someone who would 

understand the angst ... 8^(

Ron Culver



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naumuk(at)alltel.net
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Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 3:08 pm Post subject: Ouch ..please do not archive

Ron-

    80% of us understand. I hauled my share of junk to the scrapyard. 

Unfortunately, I couldn't use my son as a scapegoat.

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Bill Naumuk

HDS Fuse/Corvair

Townville, Pa

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zodierocket(at)hsfx.ca
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Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 3:22 pm Post subject: Ouch ..please do not archive

At least you can yell and call your son all sorts of nasty names. I had

the misfortune of having a helping hand from my Father -N-Law. I am

proud of myself though, I was able to smile all the way through him

installing no less then 10 smilies in my 601's turtle deck. After he

left I switched the skins over to .025. He never knew he did any damage

and I never told the wife, she holds him on a higher plane of existence

!



Mark Townsend  Alma, Ontario

Zodiac 601XL C-GOXL, CH701 just started

www.ch601.org / www.ch701.com / www.Osprey2.com

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lo2u

Joined: 11 Apr 2006
Posts: 46
Location: Upstate New York

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 3:30 pm Post subject: Ouch ..please do not archive

LOL Bill..yeah done enough of my own to boot..heheh TX I needed a good laugh 

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gboothe5(at)comcast.net
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Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 4:18 pm Post subject: Ouch ..please do not archive

Ron,



I'll bet he can use a paint brush or a lawn mower. Sounds to me like you get

a free paint job on the house, and lawn service for a year!! You will be

doing him a favor as I am sure he is crushed with guilt!



Gary Boothe 

Cool, CA 

601 HDSTD, WW Conversion 90% done, 

Tail done, wings done, working on c-section

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vulcanc2002(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:37 pm Post subject: Ouch ..please do not archive

Ron,



I feel your pain!  Sorry to say, I am more the type of person to run over the parts than to manufacture them.  Not fun for either party, however.  



All the Best,



Dave Hein



Ron Culver <rculver(at)nycap.rr.com> wrote:[quote] --> Zenith-List message posted by: "Ron Culver" 



I had to move much of  the finished parts of my scratch build project into 

the driveway while I checked a sill in the barn to check for rot and 

carpenter ants... (while repairing the outside my son saw some areas that 

worried him) .. In the interim someone parked in the driveway, my son had an 

emergency and swinging to avoid the other car he backed over a sizeable 

number of parts,most are salvagable but alas some will have to be redone... 

arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh.If he were at all handy [quote][b]

lo2u

Joined: 11 Apr 2006
Posts: 46
Location: Upstate New York

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:38 pm Post subject: Ouch ..please do not archive

Ouch Mark ..My father in law and my own father are as they say "in a better 

place"( higher plane? 8^). My father in law flew a really great old Aeronca 

back in the 1930's  but he wasn't of a nature to build or repair almost 

anything. Luckily for him the plane outlasted his wife's interest.He was a 

bit older than his wife and was Customs agent in Northern Vermont. She was a 

Canadian girl and "loved to fly" right up until they got married ..heh ..

Now my Dad was never interested in flying but could build anything. I miss 

them both.

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lo2u

Joined: 11 Apr 2006
Posts: 46
Location: Upstate New York

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:40 pm Post subject: Ouch ..please do not archive

Well since he now owns the barn he already does all of the mowing, 

gardening, and painting already. As well as doing a great job raising my two 

oh so beautifuland smart  grandkids .. Aren't they all 8^)

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lo2u

Joined: 11 Apr 2006
Posts: 46
Location: Upstate New York

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:43 pm Post subject: Ouch ..please do not archive

LOL Dave my Dad wouldn't let me near much as I grew  up so it is a wonder that I have the nerve to do this project at all.. fools  walk in where angel's etc.. I never backed over a project which explains why I  am still alive ..8^)

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ProWash

Joined: 26 Apr 2007
Posts: 18

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:49 pm Post subject: Re: Ouch ..please do not archive

I'm only a week into my 701 project and I already found a way to screw something up.  I turned on the large fan in the shop and turned around just in time to see the skin for my stabilizer fly off the work bench and crash to the floor.  I don't know about the smiley things you guys talk about, mine had several large frowns on it.  I cried and cussed for a while and then was quite pleased to find that a sack of lead shot and a rubber mallet made things almost like new.  With a creative paint job, "you" wouldn't know it was there.



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North Central Arkansas
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rhansen16

Joined: 31 Jul 2007
Posts: 9
Location: New Mexico

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 5:03 am Post subject: Ouch ..please do not archive

Ron,

 Thank you for the story. I thought I was the only one that destroys everything I touch. For my latests mess up it is the elevator skin. I am building 701 by componets. Would most of you order the new skin from ZAC or would you attempt to make the curve (elevator) on a fresh sheet of metal. 

  

 Rob

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gboothe5(at)comcast.net
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Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 5:29 am Post subject: Ouch ..please do not archive

Well, then, I'd say you are a lucky man!!!



Gary Boothe 

Cool, CA 

601 HDSTD, WW Conversion 90% done, 

Tail done, wings done, working on c-section

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lo2u

Joined: 11 Apr 2006
Posts: 46
Location: Upstate New York

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 5:43 am Post subject: Ouch ..please do not archive

Sorry to hear of your bad experience.If I had the  money I would order it from Zenith but if like me you are on a shoestring budget  I guess I would be stuck with redoing it..haven't skinned elevator yet so I  can't give you a more informed answer. Good luck with your choice and your  project..

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brothapig(at)HOTMAIL.COM
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Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 7:00 am Post subject: Ouch ..please do not archive

Robert, 

 I too messed up on my elevator skin.  I just bought a sheet of .016 from Aircraft Spruce and redid my own.  It worked out fine.  FYI, you do not have to pre bend the elevator skin nose if you have enough hands to help and enough ratchet straps.

 



 

 [quote]  Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:02:21 +0800

From: stol701(at)yahoo.com

Subject: Re: Ouch ..please do not archive

To: zenith-list(at)matronics.com



   .ExternalClass DIV {;}     Ron,

 Thank you for the story. I thought I was the only one that destroys everything I touch. For my latests mess up it is the elevator skin. I am building 701 by componets. Would most of you order the new skin from ZAC or would you attempt to make the curve (elevator) on a fresh sheet of metal. 

  

 Rob

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dredmoody(at)cox.net
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Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 8:03 am Post subject: Ouch ..please do not archive

Beating on the son for a while with the bent-up  parts would do it for me. They're lightweight aluminum so he ought to suvive  that just fine.

  

 Dred

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paulrod36(at)msn.com
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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 10:05 am Post subject: Ouch ..please do not archive

<?xml:namespace prefix="v" /><?xml:namespace prefix="o" /><![endif]-->  Understood. Been there, done that. Feels just like having an old and very  helpful friend install one of the canopy springs upside down on the side away  from you, and then closing the canopy just enough to hear the  sproinggg,POP as the spring breaks. A deep breath, go to the happy  place in your mind, add a pinch of zen, and carry on.

  

 Paul Rodriguez

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ashontz

Joined: 27 Dec 2006
Posts: 723

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 1:11 pm Post subject: Re: Ouch ..please do not archive

I had a near experience like this. My clod nephews started galloping around like a couple fools with the old joking "whoah, I'm gonna fall on it" stuff, then they're father actually trips over a part, luckily no damage. The learning experience was, these people can't be anywhere near anything of value. This is AFTER I told them to be careful. Believe me, had someone destroyed something they would have been in for a Exorcist moment.

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