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Tim McTigue · Dec 11, 2004 04:20 PM

Okay, so I'm getting the flaps for my Fancher Twister ready for mounting. To do this, I'm covering them with silkspan first, then when I have a few coats of clear dope on, I'll sand and then paint with rust-o.

So I began the other night, laying down a few coats of clear as a base. So far so good. This morning, I decided to add the silkspan to one of them. I was in a bit of a hurry, as we had to make a trip to the dump in between driving various kids here and there and picking them up, plus I had a haircut appointment and wanted to get to the store to get a drill press (another early Christmas present to myself!).

So I cut the silkspan and got everything prepared. BTW, I discovered I can make really nice, straight cuts in dry silkspan with a straightedge and an X-Acto knife - never knew that before.

Went into the garage, got the silkspan wet, put it on the flap, brushed clear dope on it, then cut the edge with sandpaper.

Okay, now do the same thing on the other side. Hung it to dry and went about the rest of my day.

(punch line coming up)...

Just a short time ago, I brought it down to my workbench to check it out... and discovered... I had applied BOTH pieces of silkspan to the same side!!! !(@*#&@!(#*&$!

Just went up and applied silkspan to the OTHER side (I hope!)

Guys, I'm only 48... too young for a "senior moment" (wasn't he the guy on the Ed Sullivan show who had the little mouse puppet - Topo Gigio? )

Anyway, lessons learned...

1. Don't be in a hurry
2. Don't work in near-darkness
3. Check it AGAIN!

Tim

MAAC 65703

Jeff W · Dec 11, 2004 04:29 PM

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Tim:

Welcome to the club; see my thread on a stupid mistake that turned out right a few days back.

I like to use Jap tissue on solid surfaces and silkspan on the bays.I learned the hard way that white Jap is almost invisible on balsa (Worse than silkspan). Last years' stunter has double jap several places and, worse, I had to go back at the primer stage and add some. My new one has no such problem though: I used colored jap!

Of course I'm 11 years older than you. Just wait a decade, you'll see! Now if I could just remember what we're looking for.....

Jeff W

kdheath · Dec 11, 2004 04:51 PM

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Remember, memory is the second thing that goes.....

Now, what WAS the first one?

dhutch · Dec 11, 2004 06:38 PM

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You don't really want to know!

Don 2-2-32

SRiese5283 · Dec 11, 2004 06:40 PM

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I never make a miztake.

Scott Riese

kdheath · Dec 11, 2004 09:16 PM

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>I never make a miztake.

I thowt I made a miztake ounce, butt I wuz rong.

You know, we probably shouldn't get started on this......
K

Bill Little · Dec 11, 2004 09:23 PM

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Tim,
Don't feel bad at all.
I was wet sanding the Tomahawk I'm building and ran out of 'cryl clean, so I picked up the PPG gallon can and filled my little squirt bottle and kept going...
Wasn't too long and I noticed an odd smell. The PPG gallon can wasn't 'cryl clean, it was PPG acrylic lacquer thinner. Seemed the green trim on the can was a little odd, but I was "in a hurry". I was VERY lucky that I didn't have to start all over again!
Bill <><

"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt"
Abraham Lincoln

Tim McTigue · Dec 11, 2004 09:34 PM

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"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt"
Abraham Lincoln

I always thought that was Mark Twain. It was my quote-to-remember in my high school year book my graduating year...

Tim

MAAC 65703

Bill Little · Dec 11, 2004 10:30 PM

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Hi Tim,
I was pretty sure MT used that quote, but I got it from an web site of quotes and they attributed it to Abe. (??)
Happy Holidays!
Bill <><

"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt"
Abraham Lincoln

ty marcucci · Dec 12, 2004 02:35 AM

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ok.

Tim McTigue · Dec 12, 2004 08:00 AM

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Oh, I see Ty's playing the fool...

Tim

MAAC 65703

Iskandar Taib · Dec 12, 2004 11:18 PM

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Wonder where Mark Twain got it from - maybe some web site?

SRiese5283 · Dec 13, 2004 12:40 AM

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NO....he built control line planes.

Lincoln Log

Scott Riese

Ion Muniz · Dec 16, 2004 03:11 AM

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It sounds (to me) a lot more "MarkTwainesque".

Ion