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  1. Marty_d
    Nice looking amphib.
  2. Marty_d
    I don't think SWMBO will wait that long. She's already choosing vanities so I'll have to wall it in, so I can put water supply and drain pipes through the studs. Good news is though, I only have to plaster and paint the inside (for now.)
  3. Marty_d
    Still trying to shoehorn the radiator and oil cooler into the cowl and getting there. But on the long weekend just gone I had to take a break from plane work and install a toilet in the shed. Winter nights are getting a bit cold to go outside, especially for the missus. I did it backwards and put in the loo before the surrounding walls; which does make it a very spacious toilet, but on the good side, gives you a good view while standing...
  4. Marty_d
    And Gumtree is free... and whenever someone spots a plane on Gumtree they tell everyone on this site, win win really!
  5. Marty_d
    I thought he was talking about air duct (SCAT tubing).
  6. Marty_d
    I don't think the footage is faked but it looks more like a noseleg collapse to me.
  7. Marty_d
    Wouldn't it be better to register as 19 or VH-E than never fly at all?
  8. Marty_d
    That's what happens when you break thru the 80kt barrier.
  9. Marty_d
    I remember my grade 9 history teacher telling me that he saw Sabres being sold for $60k in flying condition. This would have been 1986 or thereabouts.
  10. Marty_d
    The oil cooler threads are aluminum themselves, I'm pretty sure.
  11. Marty_d
    Yep, although they are 13mm thick. I've only got 16mm total on the threads and I need 6 for the top nuts and another 1 for the bracket, leaving 9mm. So I reckon Blueadventures is right and I should just get some scrap 6mm ally and tap it out.
  12. Marty_d
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-30/ca27-sabre-jet-restoration-dareton-mens-shed-mildura-raaf-museum/102401908
  13. Marty_d
    I've found a possible source - https://www.mxstore.com.au/p/Bolt-M22-Locking-Axle-Nut-and-Washer/BMAXN22?gclid=Cj0KCQjwmtGjBhDhARIsAEqfDEfkXphi3afbMAkbixo6yRbsqsag2c60xS7D1yKceZ00IROsfw6G7hwaApr1EALw_wcB - just messaged them to ensure the pitch is 1.5, if so I'm laughing as it's free postage over $20.
  14. Marty_d
    Hey OT, thanks so much for trying - that sounds like a lot of effort, I appreciate it! I may have to take Spacey's advice and cut some full size ones down. Thanks again!
  15. Marty_d
    Yes, a number of the sites I was looking at trying to source these nuts are woeful. A search function that lets you set the variables of the item you're after is always best.
  16. Marty_d
    These types of videos are usually cut and dumbed down, so it's likely the actual craftsperson checked the curvature out of shot. Mind you with the accuracy of that duplication process, that check may not be necessary. As long as the sanding is even over the whole blade it's fine.
  17. Marty_d
    Possibly covering the slots left by the slat removal? But I thought they just ground the brackets off close to the skin and left them like that.
  18. Marty_d
    I watched both. But yes that copying setup is amazing.
  19. Marty_d
    Thanks OT but I got through to their checkout and they charge $25 shipping, bringing it to $42 for 3 nuts. How can the Chinese send them from the other side of the planet for $4 postage??
  20. Marty_d
    "Do not exceed 30mph during first 100 miles", yet "Avoid use of low gears"??
  21. Marty_d
    Hey all, I need to source 3 of these buggers. They seem to be made of rocking horse poop because I can't find them anywhere online (except stainless from China or huge postage from UK). Spent some time in Nuts & Bolts Tasmania this morning and they only had full size ones. The ones I need are thin - lock nut or half nut - only 6mm thick. Anyone know where to source these in Aus? Apparently some 125 Honda (postie bike possibly) has them as axle nuts, I'll chase that angle up on Monday. Thanks, Marty
  22. Marty_d
    Welcome Pat! Good to see another plane with slats (I'm building a Zenith CH701, very similar to the slatted Sav).
  23. Marty_d
    Having 12 months is better than 10 when you have 4 seasons. Plus it pretty well goes into 360ish days.
  24. Marty_d
    I don't see how you can get around the undeniable fact that the Earth takes 365.25 day/night cycles to go around the sun. So you can play with breakdown of time periods within each day unit, but its hard to decimalize days and years.
  25. Marty_d
    The bit about risky sporting activities is not the same as road use in choice, demographics or population. By that I mean if you want to do skydiving that's your clear choice, you're fit and well and trained in that activity, and there's a few thousand of you at most. However if you want to get from A to B then whether it be on motorbike, car or bus, you're without choice a road user, you could be any age and health condition and there's millions of you. So to protect this large number of citizens the state has road laws which are pretty reasonable really.
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