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The spreadsheet indicates there is an RAES and an RAEF resin, yet the plans indicate there is an RAE resin and you make it RAES (slow cure) and RAEF (fast cure) by adding either slow or fast hardener. I would guess the total amount of resin needed would be 8 gallons sum of the two different types on the spreadsheet, but that's just a guess. Then 7 quarts of fast hardener and 1 quart of slow. That last part seems backwards to me as after reading through the plans a couple of times the majority of the plane is both assembled and covered with slow cure.
Steve
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Hi Rob,
You're being a little tough on the spreadsheet and the plans for that matter. The panel layout and the suggested instruments are listed on the large template sheets which would explain why they aren't in the plans. If you've only seen the free plans (or purchased a set of the "free" plans on eBay) then you haven't seen all of the information available.
The purpose of this collaboration is to improve the spreadsheet, and make suggestions that would allow a scratch builder to find appropriate replacement parts for those that are no longer manufactured. I hope that's clear.
The spreadsheet was made by others in the Quickie community so I can't vouche for it's throurougness or validity, but I do think it's a good starting point for discussion.
Warm regards,
Dan Yager
www.quickheads.com
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If any of you have made changes to the spreadsheet, I hope you will upload a new version (with a description of changes) when you're finished. That was the original intent. I think that the list will get better only if we can share information like this.
When we get an updated list completed, I would like to turn it into a web page that will link the parts back to the Aircraft Spruce website. If this website can provide some sales volume to them, they may offer the community a discount which again would help everyone.
I REALLY appreciate all of the time you've put into this, and I hope you all appreciate having this website as a resource.
I will be taking over as the editor for the Quickie Builders Association in 2010 and I would really like to make the community more collaborative.
Instead of 200 guys working on the same stuff individually, we could collaborate and get the work and knowledge disseminated A LOT Quicker. (No pun intended.)
I want this website to serve as a central (continuously improving) location to get any information or parts you might need to build any of the Q's from scratch. (Eventually) I have even opened up this website to guys like Leon McAtee to sell his parts from the online store, if he so chooses.
If we all stop holding our cards so close to our chest, we'll be able to gather together ALL of the 20-30 years of experience that the community has gained since the designs first came out.
IMHO: That would be much better than having the information scattered all over the place and having builders go off half-cocked!
At least that's my hopelessly idealistic vision going forward! LOL! I invite your feedback even about that.
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