tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20012433742564751322011-04-21T19:24:30.439-07:00Experimental aircraft building and flying based on the VW power plant. We are currently building the Double Eagle - a 2 place design for the LSA category, learning wood prop carving (eventually), pix/drawings/illustrations and an occasional instruction, other experimental aviation related concepts. From the very beginning, our QUEST has been refined down to getting in the 'AIR' as quickly, reliably and as least expensively as possible - while at the same time, enhancing SAFETY!Mike Flyz,http://www.blogger.com/profile/15818120707353596171noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2001243374256475132.post-9283388182744382152009-02-06T20:57:00.000-08:002009-02-07T05:26:41.257-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KViFnnYSt-o/SY0Va1f_9dI/AAAAAAAAABU/3XzHTAFPcJE/s1600-h/IMG_5929.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299915887267018194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KViFnnYSt-o/SY0Va1f_9dI/AAAAAAAAABU/3XzHTAFPcJE/s200/IMG_5929.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here we have some aluminum that we melted. Our forge was a 1lb. coffee can filled with BBQ charcoal. We fired it from below with a hair blower - <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">borrowed</span> from the Little Lady without her permission. The glob of aluminum shown is from 16 aluminum cans, that were previous flattened by the B<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">oyz</span>. The crucible was a soup can and it didn't work too well. Once melted, the can sprung a leak and the metal went to the bottom of the burner - oh well. While it was fun <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">experimenting</span>, we have a lot tot learn about melting aluminum successfully.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2001243374256475132-928338818274438215?l=mikeflyz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mike Flyz,http://www.blogger.com/profile/15818120707353596171noreply@blogger.com