nhk750
Aviation Enthusiast
Well, I finally finished the magnetic building board project. It was like building an airplane and about as expensive and time consuming... Anyway here are some pictures of how it went together, now all I need is some time to build an airplane. I have some remodeling in the house to do first though...
First I started with the 18 gauge sheet metal a customer gave me for free. Measured 60" x 20", then sanded and finished with Rustoleum clear coat. Super flat and super smooth! I also have a section of 1/2" CDX plywood underneath for some extra support, I finished it with Minwax.
Then worked on the fixtures that I ordered from Airfield Models http://www.airfieldmodels.com/store/magnetic_fixture_system_2/fixture_sets.htm. I ordered the small/medium set to begin with plus a pair of face clamps http://www.airfieldmodels.com/store/magnetic_fixture_system_2/accessories.htm#Face_Clamps. Also ordered 20 extra magnets, but I may need to get some more as 20 will probably not be enough to build wings with. The other 80 magnets were used up on the fixtures. I used brushing lacquer to finish the wood parts as recommended by Airfield Models. Also, I made some painters pyramids out of wood 2x4's and screws so the parts would dry nicely.
Then, after the wood sat for a week or so, I applied furniture wax to all the wood and the black fasteners (cleaned the fasteners of oil first) as recommended by Airfield Models. You will also see in the picture that I ordered a few Bill's fingers and Bill's Thumbs for some extra fixtures that may come in handy for holding small stuff down. Here is a hard to find link to the Bills Fingers and other fixtures that are good for the lighter duty stuff. http://retrorc.us.com/buildingjigsystem.aspx
Here is everything mostly done, I only assembled one vertical press for the picture as there are 6 and you don't need to put them on the fixtures until you need to use them. Same with the face clamps, I just hung them on the fixtures for the picture. I also have some 123 blocks to square things up when the time comes. Overall I am very happy and excited about this build system. I can hardly wait to build my Taylocraft 20 for my first balsa build in a long time!
First I started with the 18 gauge sheet metal a customer gave me for free. Measured 60" x 20", then sanded and finished with Rustoleum clear coat. Super flat and super smooth! I also have a section of 1/2" CDX plywood underneath for some extra support, I finished it with Minwax.
Then worked on the fixtures that I ordered from Airfield Models http://www.airfieldmodels.com/store/magnetic_fixture_system_2/fixture_sets.htm. I ordered the small/medium set to begin with plus a pair of face clamps http://www.airfieldmodels.com/store/magnetic_fixture_system_2/accessories.htm#Face_Clamps. Also ordered 20 extra magnets, but I may need to get some more as 20 will probably not be enough to build wings with. The other 80 magnets were used up on the fixtures. I used brushing lacquer to finish the wood parts as recommended by Airfield Models. Also, I made some painters pyramids out of wood 2x4's and screws so the parts would dry nicely.
Then, after the wood sat for a week or so, I applied furniture wax to all the wood and the black fasteners (cleaned the fasteners of oil first) as recommended by Airfield Models. You will also see in the picture that I ordered a few Bill's fingers and Bill's Thumbs for some extra fixtures that may come in handy for holding small stuff down. Here is a hard to find link to the Bills Fingers and other fixtures that are good for the lighter duty stuff. http://retrorc.us.com/buildingjigsystem.aspx
Here is everything mostly done, I only assembled one vertical press for the picture as there are 6 and you don't need to put them on the fixtures until you need to use them. Same with the face clamps, I just hung them on the fixtures for the picture. I also have some 123 blocks to square things up when the time comes. Overall I am very happy and excited about this build system. I can hardly wait to build my Taylocraft 20 for my first balsa build in a long time!
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