Call to HP14 owners

Is Wayne still actively maintaining the site? I haven't seen any new postings for quite some time.

On Sunday, August 5, 2018 at 9:48:28 PM UTC-4, Blue Whale wrote:
Is Wayne still actively maintaining the site? I haven't seen any new postings for quite some time.

Not sure about that but I joined that group not too long ago to follow the development of the jet-powered HP glider.

Uli
'AS'

Uli the hp group looks to be pretty inactive. But as to the jet power adaptations, have you seen the 1-26 conversion that the Sanders did? I looked it over at the convention this year and talked extensively to old man Sanders (who I already knew from the war bird circles) and his son who did the engineering. It is remarkably simple and wonderfully engineered and mostly consists of off-the-shelf items.
Dan

On Sunday, August 5, 2018 at 7:48:28 PM UTC-6, Blue Whale wrote:
Is Wayne still actively maintaining the site? I haven't seen any new postings for quite some time.

Yes, I messaged Wayne. He says there was a 5pm request (Idaho). So Dan should be in the group now.

On Sunday, 5 August 2018 20:26:41 UTC-7, Frank Whiteley wrote:
On Sunday, August 5, 2018 at 7:48:28 PM UTC-6, Blue Whale wrote:
Is Wayne still actively maintaining the site? I haven't seen any new postings for quite some time.

Yes, I messaged Wayne. He says there was a 5pm request (Idaho). So Dan should be in the group now.

Hello all , might not be the right place here , but I am also looking for some help. my name is also Uli so you might call me Ulrich to not getting mixed up . I bought the RHJ 8 from Graham Brown 2 years ago and would like to get it in the air some time . I had one flight in it when picking up in Ottawa . it needs basically only a new paint job on the wings . So if anybody can give me some advise how to proceed with that job .I was planning to use paint stripper . As well I try to figure out where best to place a centre of gravity hook ? The doubleseater got the belly hook removed some time in live and I havent been able to track down where the location was . I want to do winch launching with it.

I am looking at the same job as Ulrich in having to strip wings and fuselage. Instead of stripping I am looking at using my soda blaster as it will strip the paint while hopefully not remove the underlying contouring which appears to be still good.

I have used the soda blaster before for the gentle non destructive stripping of many aluminum parts but not on parts with bondo/microballon bases, anyone here have any experience in this?
Dan

On Monday, 6 August 2018 06:13:44 UTC-7, wrote:
I am looking at the same job as Ulrich in having to strip wings and fuselage. Instead of stripping I am looking at using my soda blaster as it will strip the paint while hopefully not remove the underlying contouring which appears to be still good.

I have used the soda blaster before for the gentle non destructive stripping of many aluminum parts but not on parts with bondo/microballon bases, anyone here have any experience in this?
Dan

I looked into soda blasting ,too , for the same reason not to remove any bondo. But have no experience with either methode . My friends in my German gliding club say there stripper don't remove bondo and just a week ago I met here in Whitehorse somebody who repainted DC 3 s and he confirmed that . He said if it would weaken the bondo you simply put a layer of epoxy paint over that aerea in question before repainting . Also I don't think on my wings is a lot of bondo other than over the rivets . About soda blasting I heared it is a very slow process and you use a lot of soda ?

On Monday, August 6, 2018 at 12:45:15 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Monday, 6 August 2018 06:13:44 UTC-7, wrote:
I am looking at the same job as Ulrich in having to strip wings and fuselage. Instead of stripping I am looking at using my soda blaster as it will strip the paint while hopefully not remove the underlying contouring which appears to be still good.

I have used the soda blaster before for the gentle non destructive stripping of many aluminum parts but not on parts with bondo/microballon bases, anyone here have any experience in this?
Dan

I looked into soda blasting ,too , for the same reason not to remove any bondo. But have no experience with either methode . My friends in my German gliding club say there stripper don't remove bondo and just a week ago I met here in Whitehorse somebody who repainted DC 3 s and he confirmed that .. He said if it would weaken the bondo you simply put a layer of epoxy paint over that aerea in question before repainting . Also I don't think on my wings is a lot of bondo other than over the rivets . About soda blasting I heared it is a very slow process and you use a lot of soda ?

Hallo Ulrich

could that be an alternative to soda-blasting?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLDQP1XA2_4&t=4s
Not sure where one would get one of these flash lamps but it sure looks like a cool process for metal gliders.

Uli
'AS'

On Monday, 6 August 2018 11:31:49 UTC-7, AS wrote:
On Monday, August 6, 2018 at 12:45:15 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Monday, 6 August 2018 06:13:44 UTC-7, wrote:
I am looking at the same job as Ulrich in having to strip wings and fuselage. Instead of stripping I am looking at using my soda blaster as it will strip the paint while hopefully not remove the underlying contouring which appears to be still good.

I have used the soda blaster before for the gentle non destructive stripping of many aluminum parts but not on parts with bondo/microballon bases, anyone here have any experience in this?
Dan

I looked into soda blasting ,too , for the same reason not to remove any bondo. But have no experience with either methode . My friends in my German gliding club say there stripper don't remove bondo and just a week ago I met here in Whitehorse somebody who repainted DC 3 s and he confirmed that . He said if it would weaken the bondo you simply put a layer of epoxy paint over that aerea in question before repainting . Also I don't think on my wings is a lot of bondo other than over the rivets . About soda blasting I heared it is a very slow process and you use a lot of soda ?

Hallo Ulrich

could that be an alternative to soda-blasting?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLDQP1XA2_4&t=4s
Not sure where one would get one of these flash lamps but it sure looks like a cool process for metal gliders.

Uli
'AS'

It probably is but looks like complicated to set up to me.