Charley Davidson
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May be in wrong area but it is a build thread[P
I built one of these for my daughter almost 30 years ago from some plans out of Popular Mechanics, I no longer have the plans but had a picture of the one I built for my daughter so giving it a go. This ones for the Grandsons.
I'm using 1/2" sand ply and will paint and use marine varnish on it when finished.
The circles for the cab were cut on the table saw, the inner ones were cut with a sabre saw then all edges were routed over and will be thoroughly sanded smooth. I used aluminum angle for all the joinery along with carriage bolts (I'll replace the exposed nuts in interior with acorn nuts) I formed the two radious angle pieces to bolt the windshield in with my new shrinker/stretcher (I'll give a review on it in another thread)
The landing gear and steps are made from 2x6 and 1 1/2" pvc pipe. The tail section I redesigned and used plywood framed in 1x 1 1/2 poplar and drilled holes in it for a cooler affect (the original one was a truss style out of 2x2)
I'll keep you guys updated if your interested.
I built one of these for my daughter almost 30 years ago from some plans out of Popular Mechanics, I no longer have the plans but had a picture of the one I built for my daughter so giving it a go. This ones for the Grandsons.
I'm using 1/2" sand ply and will paint and use marine varnish on it when finished.
The circles for the cab were cut on the table saw, the inner ones were cut with a sabre saw then all edges were routed over and will be thoroughly sanded smooth. I used aluminum angle for all the joinery along with carriage bolts (I'll replace the exposed nuts in interior with acorn nuts) I formed the two radious angle pieces to bolt the windshield in with my new shrinker/stretcher (I'll give a review on it in another thread)
The landing gear and steps are made from 2x6 and 1 1/2" pvc pipe. The tail section I redesigned and used plywood framed in 1x 1 1/2 poplar and drilled holes in it for a cooler affect (the original one was a truss style out of 2x2)
I'll keep you guys updated if your interested.
...may have to build onr myself!!
