Hello everyone, I'm going to try my hand at building a 40% Carden kit and so far is going great. I'll be posting pics and comments along the way. Any tips will be appreciated.

First I had to build a table witch I did during Fathers Day I guess I start with that. I wanted to build it so that I can move it around with ease so I built it 2 feet by 7 feet. I went to lowes and bought 8 feet long 1in by 3in precut pine. I had Lowes cut the MDF board for me to 2 feet by 7 feet. I used ultimate glue and finishing nails to put it together.

I'll start posting pics as soon as load them in the computer wish me luck with that.

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Good luck,,,,,,, I had that kit for ever and was never able to find the time to get started !

Well I have to resize the pictures before I can load them up here. I'm doing this on a Mac computer never done it before so it might be a while.

Thanks Mark.

A few random building tips / caveats:
Don't blow you nose with the same paper towel you just used wipe up excess ca . . .
Put down the # 11 knife blade BEFORE swiping at the mosquito buzzing around your ear . . .
Learn how to not blink for long periods of time . . . a fresh bottle of thin ca, when knocked over WILL splash a drop in your eye . . .
You won't find a speck of dust in the shop until you peal the backing off the biggest piece of monokote you need to use.
...more to follow.

Good luck with the build

Make sure all of the above is pre-approved by Mama before opening the package......have a good time pops

Thats great Ty, LOL, I do have to say I knocked over the bottle of thin CA and it landed on top of my right foot point first, Well thanks to my quick like ninja reflexes I grab it and in the proses I squeeze the bottle (Sounds Familiar Don't it) Well about a nano second later I saw smoke coming from the top of my sock MOTHER *#$%*@&$ I could not get the sock off fast enough. I did that last night, can't wait to see what comes next Loving it dough.

OK, as you guys can see I used some shoe racks to hold the pice of MDF flat, I check it with a level and to my surprise I didn't have to adjust them at all lucky I guess.

You guys can see the pencil marks so I can follow for the nails, you can see the glue as well.

You can see the clamps, OK just incase anyone wants to build one, I was using a wet rag to clean up the extra glue. DO NOT LAY THE WET RAG on the MDF it bubbles up, It has to be kept dry. After building the outside edges I started cutting to fit the braces. Once I completed all the braces I stager them so I could nail the braces from both sides, you will see that on the next few pics

And now I'm ready to start building but I have to go Have to feed the BABY and No is not my belly.

Primo I hope you are going to lift that table up some,, do in about 3 months you will be able to walk under your plane to clean it with your F'd up back,,

Boy that looks like it is going to be the heavest Carden I ever saw !!!!! Oh wait that's the building table !

Primo....when you are uploading pictures, press the "ENTER" button on your keyboard between each photo....this will make them appear below each other & not spread across the page.
Wayne

Yea Wayne don't like stuff spread out,,,, he wants it keep nice and tight !

Primo, it looks like you are building a lovely diaper changing table....


right?

I can change ten Babies at the same time. LOL

Ok No turning back now. As you guys can see I cut the plans in half, next laid down some wax paper A Must to protect the plans, Clamped a long pice of aluminum bar stock along the bottom of the Longeron fuse, then I squared the fuse side with a small square witch fits perfect in between the vertical trusses, from here I began to glue in all the vertical trusses while holding the square against them.

Is this better Wayne?

Posted By Primo Rivera on 24 Jun 2010 10:03
Is this better Wayne?

I am not Wayne but YES!

Once I completed all the vertical trusses I made a tool from scrap 3/8 square balsa to find the angles on the angle trusses, I saw this on a build thread by Walt I believe.

I came very close to building two right fuses, as you can see on the last pic I glued in the wing tube socket support and the stab, at this time I had to call our good friend Ty. I thought I may have made a mistake by gluing this parts in but not so. I will wait to install the other sockets supports till I start gluing the fuse sides to the motor box.

Got to take a brake takes me for ever to type, More to come

Posted By Kent Porter on 24 Jun 2010 10:16

Posted By Primo Rivera on 24 Jun 2010 10:03
Is this better Wayne?

I am not Wayne but YES!

OK but it looks like I did it again. I'l get better at it.

Hey Primo, this plane builds tail light so you may want to put your Rudder servos in the tail and go push pull instead of up front in the hatch area and going pull pull, if so you need to build a place for those servos. This needs to be done before standing the sides up and glueing them together. Also think about if you want a removable hatch in the tail section just infront of the tail wheel plate, if so plan that out also before you get to far.

Posted By Primo Rivera on 24 Jun 2010 10:03
Is this better Wayne?

Yes Primo....definitely better....you can still go in the previous page & place your cursor at the end of each photo link & press enter & it will re-locate the photos like this page...
It's looking good.
Wayne

Is this a 330 or a 300??? Looks like the wing tube holes are lower than usual.

This is the 300 kit he got from me,,,,,,,,, sure hope I gave him the 300 plans and not the 330 plans !!!!!!
Just kidding Primo you got the 300 plans.

BTW Primo it is OK to build two right sides that way it will not need any right thrust !

Posted By Mark Mcclellan on 24 Jun 2010 13:39
This is the 300 kit he got from me,,,,,,,,, sure hope I gave him the 300 plans and not the 330 plans !!!!!!
Just kidding Primo you got the 300 plans.

Man you got my attention there for a split second LOL

Ok mama and the Baby are sleeping so I can post some more of the work I've done.

While checking things out I found that the hole on the wing socket support are not in center of the plate. , the pictures will explain this better.

I'm glad to have seen this, it would have been a pain to level the sides of the fuse to the motor box.

Thanks Mark I am planning on installing the rudder servos in the tail, the hatch thing is also a good idea I was thinking of not but I will take your advise on it, it would make running the servo leads easier.

Ok, the next step for me was to glue the balsa sheets together for the fuse. Heres what I did.

I clamped the 8 feet long angle to the edge of the work table and I used the edge as a stop, I then used tape to pull the pieces together, on one end of the tape I would fold over on its self so that I would have something to grab to be able to pull it off, this will keep you from using your finger nail and digging on the balsa, I guess it would not matter if that side is to the inside, call me picky I guess.

Once I had the sheets done it was time to cut them, on the last pic you guys can see where I used one of the angle truss.

Before gluing the sheets to the fuse I removed the plans from the table and placed some wax paper to protect the table.

Now I need to trim the sheeting around the frame and work on how I'm going to mount the rudder servos. After that is finishing the motor box and get it ready for the fuse sides. I imagine that is the order to go on. I need to get a manual for this thing I'm just winging it for now.

Posted By Primo Rivera on 24 Jun 2010 9:51
I can change ten Babies at the same time. LOL

Holy crap!! Don't tell your wife!!

Posted By Primo Rivera on 24 Jun 2010 10:20
Once I completed all the vertical trusses I made a tool from scrap 3/8 square balsa to find the angles on the angle trusses, I saw this on a build thread by Walt I believe.

Yep.. it is a BBW thing.. very useful!! Keep up the great work.. at this pace, you should have it ready for Triple Tree!


Also, take Marks advise, build the hatch in the back

Ty & Primo...great tips...best laugh I've had in days. Looking forward to more tips so I'll be ready when/if I build my plane.The pictures and info is great Primo. Looks like it is coming along nicely.

dang primo is this what u going to use to kick my arse in advanced next year!

Posted By Kevin Garland on 24 Jun 2010 22:11
dang primo is this what u going to use to kick my arse in advanced next year!

Naaahhh! I already have something that will kick your arse now I'm one with the plane BABY. Going out tomorrow for some practice.