My Micro Hydro

[Sneasle]

Ok, sounds good.

Since it really isn't worth me ordering ply, how thick a piece of balsa do you think I need to cut these frames from?

[JimClark]

No drawing it is just going to be a strip of 1/32 ply or a strip of balsa of a 1/8th square piece of spruce . The same principal as this picture



Jim

[Sneasle]

do you have a drawing of the piece that is running the length of the rear of the hull?

[JimClark]

We have progress. All frames, transom and sponson doubler's are glued in place.
Next check shape with top on and adjust where needed and possibly a piece couple of pieces of spruce running fore and aft along the underside of the hatch opening. I am going to attempt to fill and shape the sponsons with the urathane foam talked about in the UL-1 thread.

Jim

[JimClark]

Ok updated templates are done. going to drill some lightning holes where I can and the shaded areas will be cut out. Final shaping on the top will have to happen when they are glued into the bottom and I can put the top on and look in to make sure the top is contacting the bottom and the frames properly. Hopefully I will be making a lot of progress this week as i have the week off and my main projects are to finish painting my 1/16th 67 Bardahl and make as much progress on the micro as I can.

Jim

[Sneasle]

sounds good, keep it up. Can't wait to see them when you finish.

[JimClark]

Need to re work the frames and shape them to the boat and will have a revised set hopefully by the weekend.

Jim

[JimClark]

I cut the frames out today and will drill lightning holes in some of them and in the next couple of days whe should have pictures of a hull with frames installed.
Alos just ordered the RightHand flex for the shaft today. Now allI need to get is paint and a couple of lipos
Jim

[JimClark]

Updated file sent to everyone

[RandyatBBY]

You can send me a PDF file I will try them too.

[JimClark]

File sent

[Sneasle]

*waves*

mememememe

I hope what I sent you way back when helped a bit.

[JimClark]

Finally some progress here are my frames. If anyone want to use them let me know I can send a pdf file via email. now I can make some progress.

[JimClark]

Kind of what I thought I was just trying to do it with materials I already had.

Thanks Randy
Jim

[RandyatBBY]

Randy what do you think of using a 062 wiredrive for the shaft of the micro.

Jim

I have been trying to build my test boat to make sure the strut does not need to be too deep for a wire drive. Every time I just about get a kit done for me the good fortune of a customer coming threw the door and wanting a hardware set. On the old micro hydro the strut was not that deep and a wire drive would work fine. This boat the sponson's are a little deeper about 1/8 of an inch. It is a real short shaft and you do not want too much bend in it. To be safe use a flex shaft.