---------------------------------------------------------- RV9-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 08/15/03: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:53 PM - QB arrived (Curt Hoffman) 2. 10:45 PM - Re: Cautionary on Epoxy mixing cups (Leland) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:53:41 PM PST US From: "Curt Hoffman" "RV9 Group" , Subject: RV9-List: QB arrived --> RV9-List message posted by: "Curt Hoffman" My quickbuild fuselage arrived today. That is one big box. $1039 shipping to Ohio although for some reason Roadway didn't ask me for the money before I left. I suppose I will still pay them. Given the size of the bix and no way to get off the truck at my house, I opted to go get it with a 12' flat bed uhaul trailer. When the Roadway fork truck drivers looked at the box and at my trailer they shook their head and said "No way". They weren't even sure they could get it off the dock level onto the ground down their small ramp from the dock. I assured them given they had never loaded an aircraft before the technical challenge was both theirs for the asking and accomplishing it would be something they could tell their grandchildren. Needless to say in about 10 minutes I had the box with about 4' hanging off the end of the trailer ready to head home. They even supplied a red tape to hang off the back to wave off the luney drivers from hitting the box. The fuselage is now sitting in my basement and the massive amounts of wood from the crate secured in a dumpster (I had no conceivable use for that much thin plywood). I did save all the 2x4s and two sheets of the nicest plywood. On to the inventory. another great benefit- we like wines so rather then go to the Napa valley again for vacation we are heading to the Willamette Valley in Oregon to do a week of wine tasting and sight seeing. Guess whose factory is in the valley and may just have to be visited during the trip. Don't let on. My wife might think this vacation isn't just for her. Curt Hoffman RV-9A wings done for now- working on tail (QB fuselage now in the basement - yahoo) Piper Cherokee N5320W 1974 TR6 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 10:45:32 PM PST US From: Leland Subject: Re: RV9-List: Cautionary on Epoxy mixing cups --> RV9-List message posted by: Leland Just another thought on this, I now use 8 oz hot-drink cups from Costco. They appear to have a plastic liner but it is probably polyethylene and does not cause any problem. My problem with the waxed cups was probably exacerbated by my using a fast-cure epoxy which heated up in my hot garage. Leland RV9A Firewall forward kit (waiting for the Lycoming from Van's, which requires a four month lead)