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rlalonde

Joined: 20 Nov 2006
Posts: 43

Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:17 am Post subject: Building Spars

How many of you scratch builders have actually  built your spars? Have heard that many buy the spars for their  project.

  

 Ron

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wscribb(at)centurytel.net
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Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:52 am Post subject: Building Spars

Ron,

  

 I built the spars for my 601XL project.   

  

 Bill Cribb

 601XL/Corvair both scratch built

  

  



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 How many of you scratch builders have actually  built your spars? Have heard that many buy the spars for their  project.

  

 Ron

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carlossa52(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 8:28 am Post subject: Building Spars

I did (CH601-HD), with the help of an RV builder, who had all the equipment to set solid rivets - not to mention the experience.

Carlos

Montreal, Canada



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2008/6/1 Ron Lalonde <rlalonde(at)hotmail.com (rlalonde(at)hotmail.com)>:

 [quote]       How many of you scratch builders have actually  built your spars? Have heard that many buy the spars for their  project.

  

 Ron

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Jeyoung65(at)aol.com
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Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:15 am Post subject: Building Spars

Not sure this is what you want but i builded my spar for a 601HD.  Understand it is not lke a 601XL. Note this is about building not bad mouthing,  flying, impressing others ect. BIG SMILE  Jerry of Ga. DO NOT  ARCHIVE



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sky_ranger161

Joined: 07 Jun 2006
Posts: 91

Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:25 am Post subject: Building Spars

I built mine. You can check out the whole process at: www.mykitlog.com/debo

   

  Debo Cox

  Nags Head, NC

   

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Heatonhe36(at)msn.com
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Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:08 am Post subject: Building Spars

<?xml:namespace prefix="v" /><?xml:namespace prefix="o" /><![endif]-->  Built mine a couple of years ago.  Pictures are in the archives  somewhere.

  

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 Herb Heaton

 Almost finished, 90% to go

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TxDave

Joined: 22 Jul 2006
Posts: 168
Location: Temple, TX

Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:10 am Post subject: Re: Building Spars

I think quite a few folks on this list have built their spars. It's fairly time consuming, but not extremely difficult.



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rjscep(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:27 am Post subject: Building Spars

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		   I built my spars from scratch, but when I ordered the .025 spar web, I

 was surprised that they cut it exactly 209mm. That saved me a lot of

 trimming. I managed to get the three sheets required for the ribs and the

 spar webs plus a few extra pieces cut small enough to get it into my

 station wagon. My spars are completely riveted and ready for ribs and

 skin. The spars were not that difficult to drill and rivet, at least I

 don't think so.. good luck Ron keep plugging.....Do not archive


	




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		   From: Ron Lalonde <rlalonde(at)HOTMAIL.COM>

 Subject: Building Spars

 To: zenith-list(at)matronics.com

 Date: Sunday, June 1, 2008, 4:14 PM

 How many of you scratch builders have actually built your

 spars? Have heard that many buy the spars for their

 project.

 

 Ron

Ron Lendon

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 685
Location: Clinton Twp., MI

Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 12:07 pm Post subject: Re: Building Spars

I built mine and hand hammered all the solid rivets in a 1 ton arbor press.



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larry(at)macsmachine.com
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Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:11 pm Post subject: Building Spars

Hi Ron,

I built the spars for my 601HDS and found the process rather basic and 

not too hard.  I used a backing

block and 2-lb sledge for the first few, but finished it with an air 

hammer and found air power to be much easier.

Bending is making a short sample, checking it and then going for the 

finish piece.

I'm sure you could do it as well.



Larry McFarland 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com



Ron Lalonde wrote:

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		   How many of you scratch builders have actually built your spars? Have 

 heard that many buy the spars for their project.

  

 Ron

kmccune

Joined: 22 Sep 2007
Posts: 577
Location: Wisconsin, USA

Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:36 pm Post subject: Re: Building Spars

I scratch built the tail section ( Daves brake worked well for this) and next is the fuselage (trying to decide on the whole slat/VG thing, insurance guy will ultimately decide, if I can get insurance for a VG wing thats what I'll build) 

But I plan on buying the spar and all the welded parts. Mostly because of the time it would take. The process looks involved but not difficult?

So you can call me a partial scratch builder!  



Kevin 

CH 701 

SN7172

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