Jim, Sorry I have not answered sooner but I just mustered enough energy to get out of bed and check e-mail. I have the flu that is sweeping Wisconsin. Anyway, check out my canopy links for good info. Here is one of them: http://www.flykr2s.com/gullwing.html I used layers of 1/8 th hickory strips to form the gullwing door frame. This took several days to do because you should glue one strip on at a time, let it cure, then add another. Do this until you get the thickness you desire. You must roughen up the surface of the Plexiglas prior to epoxying it. I used a coarse 60 grit to do this with. It gave me some fairly deep ruts in the plexi for the T-88 to adhere to. To cut the plexi use masking tape on both the inside and outside where you want to cut. The tape also gives you something to draw your likes on. Use a Dremel tool with the thin cut-off disc and you will go right through the canopy like butter. There will be some ridge build up along the edge you your cuts because the heat will actually cause the plexi dust to melt on the edge. This will easily snap right off. Once you have made the cut, you will need to use some 220 grit to smooth the edges of the cut. As far as going all the way across with the frame to make a roll bar is a good idea but I could not figure out a way to clamp the wood since I have only one door plus I really like the unobstructed view my canopy yields me.
Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI USA E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com Visit my NEW KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at www.flykr2s.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "JIM RALEIGH" <drale...@ktis.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 12:47 PM Subject: Re: KR> 2005 KR Planes > Mark I have been studying your canopy on your home page. I am building one > similar except that the front bar will go all the way across and will form a > roll bar. I formed it out of 5 lays of 1/8 in ac plywood 3" wide. > My question is fastening it to the canopy(the clear Part) did you just epoxy > it? did you roughen it beforehand? also what tool did you cut the plastic > with? did you have any trouble with cracking the plexiglass? Jim raleigh > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Jones" <mjo...@muellersales.com> > To: "KR Net (E-mail)" <kr...@mylist.net> > Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 9:52 AM > Subject: KR> 2005 KR Planes > > > > There was a web link showing the 2005 KR planes in attendance. These were > some nice photos and I can not remember who's link it was. It does not seem > to be working any longer. Here is the link I have: > http://krfly.no-ip.org/gathering05.html I would like to get this link > working again or if anyone saved the photos, please send them to me so I can > put them back on my web site. Mark Langford, are you going to do a 2005 > photo addition to the KR Net? Too busy flying to get er done? I understand > plus I envy you!!!! > > > > Mark Jones (N886MJ) > > Wales, WI > > Visit my "NEW" KR CorvAIRCRAFT web site: http://www.flykr2s.com > <http://www.flykr2s.com/> > > Email: mailto:flyk...@wi.rr.com > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
