Focus 1 Fuselage Problem

[Randy]

I had an interesting landing that ended totally crushing the fuse of my Focus 1 right behind the firewall.  I made a replacement out of strips of 1/2 inch balsa.  getting ready to recover it.  Looks nice, stronger than before.  And I can probably take the lead off the engine mount.

Randy
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Rock, Charles 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 12:48 PM
  Subject: RE: Focus 1 Fuselage Problem


  Vicente, yes you called the West system..Also I used alcohol thinned epoxy on the inside, and fiberglass strips, pushed wood back into shape and let it harden..better than ever..Vicente's is too and has never been weak since...I did use some thin CA on the outside surface, then pushed the wood back where it was suppose to be, hit it with the thin CA..then the epoxy on the inside as well...Charlie
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    From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Vicenterc at comcast.net
    Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 11:16 AM
    To: discussion at nsrca.org; NSRCA Disussion
    Cc: jzeigenfus at comcast.net
    Subject: Re: Focus 1 Fuselage Problem


    I knew about the problem when I got my Focus I. I spread it the foam inside with west system epoxy (the mix that penetrates, I forgot the name now).  That was a good solution for me.  Probably there are better ideas out there.

    Vicente Bortone


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      Hi guys, I have a Focus 1 and have a question about fixing the area directly behind the firewall on the Fuselage. I stored the plane inverted and found that I inadvertently was crushing the area between the firewall and canopy. Has anyone else ever run into this and how did you repair it? Any suggestions would be helpful. Joe Z. 
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