1200SportsterRider

This was the first post back in June, 2004:

Welcome to Club SAITO !Ys engines has there own Club thread, i figured i would start us one to. so sound off about anything saito. my 91 4[sm=punching.gif]-stroke ROCKS MY SIG SENIOR! And here we are 49,801 posts later.
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Glowgeek

Stick around, it gets lively at times.

Glowgeek

Pedro, the "pay it forward" 45 parts are boxed up labelled and sitting here on my bench. Looks like we're going to be iced in for at least 5 days. Generators have been tested, plenty of fuel, plenty of firewood and food. Bring it on!

Oh dang, I forgot to get coffee! Nooooooooooo!

Hyjinx

Yeah GaryFigured you had a been in the bleachers at the prairie classic. I remember a guy slapping a knuckle together out if buckets of rust and placing first in the build it from parts class. What a hoot!
Spent many years with Mary Jane down there. We sure had fun. He passed this spring. Probably someone you had also known.

FlyerInOKC

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How could you forget a necessity like coffee?! I feel your pain! Coffee its the pilot lube for Saito powered airplanes!

Speaking of coffee my oldest son got me hooked on Ruta Maya coffee from Cosco about 2 years ago. He buys it in a large bags and then grinds it on the way out the door, its really good stuff. I think Walmart and a few other places has it too. The roasting company is out of Austin, TX and the Arabica coffee beans are grown by a Mayan farm collective in southern Mexico. I have him get me a bag of dark and medium roast then mix the beans before grinding. I got admit it beats the national brands I buy what's on sale. Since I'm not a Cosco member he has to buy it, the beautiful part is he pays for it, you can't beat free coffee!

acdii

Sux2bu!!


Hey Mike, going to try to get to the Liberty Sport plans scanning today, provided I can get a break from work. Maybe in about a week I can have the rest of the parts ready to cut out.

FlyerInOKC

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How long have you been working on the Liberty Sport?

acdii

Been busy with other projects after I finished the plane and needed to get the plans scanned to go any further. Now that I have my own scanner, I can get back to the fuselage parts.

FlyerInOKC

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What 3D software do you use to create your parts?

acdii

Only thing I use now is Lightburn. Since it is all 2D, no sense buying and learning software that only moves x-y. Eventually I may get an Adobe Illustrator subscription for creating graphics, but for now, Lightburn does a decent job. I have Fusion 360, but don't have the time or patience to learn it just yet.

FlyerInOKC

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Since 3D printers are getting so cheap I have been toying with getting a 3D printer to make cowlings, wheel pants, and assorted other accessories but first I would want to get a 3D software to play with to see if I could build the object file. Even if the object ends up as a plug for fiberglass it would simplify things.

acdii

Give this a try https://www.autodesk.com/products/fu...ription-types/ It's free for hobbyists.

FlyerInOKC

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Cool! Thanks I'll give it a try and see if I'm smart enough to figure it out.

FlyerInOKC

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Hmm... This may not work I have an old Win 7 Dual core Pentium B970 and they recommend Win 8.2 or higher with a quad core Pentium.

marvair

Saito FG. XX 3r series

I have been working on a better cooling baffeles than is

offered on the market. Your opinion / constructive criticisme would be apreaciated. This is version 1.0
Beliving forced air from the prop would improve the cooling with "aerodynamic" baffeles.

What do you think?
Yes my molding skils need some refining. I beleive for 2.0 version silver gelcoat and a good dust off!

FlyerInOKC

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I think your baffle forces the air where you want it to go and it looks like you have enough exits to get the heated air back out so I would say you are good.

Glowgeek

Marvair, Welcome to Club Saito! You won't have any heat related problems with that setup. Can you provide a link to the louvers?

Lonnie

Found them
https://www.zyhobby.com/collections/others-456/2.html

marvair

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Pieces-Al...-/261816071645

Got them sometime ago. there was 2 size then. It sure looks good with small pop rivets.

acdii

Most important thing is to make sure air exits the cowl faster than it enters. Having cowl flaps creates a low pressure point at the exit openings to draw the heat out, which in turn pulls more air in. Baffles direct the air through the fins, keeping it cool. Those are the basics and loos like you have them covered.

Hyjinx

A GOOD Son.

Hyjinx

It's a good descriptive name. In our soundbite world, I think it's a great choice.
The key words will net hits from dopes like me hoping to build a plane.
Are you offering the Great Lakes Special with the round nose yet???

triumphman49

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ACDC, Get your 3D printer , scale it to fit a FA170R3 , and a Great Lakes Special (love that plane ) sounds GREAT to me. Have to get up with MARVAIR then.

Saito 723
Mike

acdii

Already have a backlog of planes that are being converted. Working on a Razorback P-47 right now. In the process of cleaning and smoothing the lines on all the parts. Have something like 30 sheets to process, then cut samples out of card stock to verify fit before moving on to the next one. Have a request in for a Bearcat as well, and a P-82.

Hyjinx

Seconded

husafreak

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Legend Hobbies (formerly VQ) has louvers like that too.
Ooops, wrong shop, I got mine at Valley View: https://www.valleyviewrc.com/accessories/cooling-vents