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@@R1j0hn there is a whole lot more to this story than just assembling the helicopter… some extremely significant modifications are going to be made and all that has to be fabricated. Even if I have to completely tear the entire heli down to get it out piece by piece, that’ll probably only account for 1% of the total amount of effort. Plan A is to go out the egress opening with both windows removed. She will come out… and the more painful it is, the more fun it’ll be to watch haha. Joke is on me. :)

@@kfrdubber I can definitely throw something together to answer these questions, and others that have been asked.

@@DemopVWgarage did you catch the Dexter reference in the fist thumbnail?

@@drewapple9681 extremely sorry to hear about that! I constantly think about the massive impact it would have on my family should something happen to me. I can only imagine what you’ve gone, and continue to go through.

@@witnessnz Turbin… tomato…. Engineers don’t do letters. I’m definitely not the Okayest at English. But I will continue to say “turbin” right or wrong 😎

@ very good my man, you do you… looking forward to the build tubuns and all :)

@@dotanberger1025 I really appreciate the feedback. I’m still very green at this whole making videos thing. I think a dedicated mic is going to help a lot. I’ll do my best to make all this better going forward.

@@thieltech1 I was already practicing the “I thought we needed a privacy window” speech….

Opportunity missed for sure. Next time haha

@@1994beigecamry the last one is most significant!

@@simononeill7175 I think I’m going to divert the flow down into the grass… and deal with the consequences later…

Is that a thing?!?! lol. If something bad enough happens where I need to live off 4 years of potatoes I’d rather it just take me out haha

@TheOkayestEngineer It was an attempt to reference the plot of "The Martian". BTW I'm loving the project so far. 👍

@ that went way over my head… I’m so bad at movie references. Glad you’re enjoying the channel! It’s comments like these that make me more motivated than ever to make even better content! Thanks!

@@188steve2 my goal is to fly with Cleet and Roman Atwood when this thing is finished! They both seem like super stand up dudes! To be a part of one of Cleets Crown Vic races would be unreal! Let’s make it happen!!!

@@flightace1 I was slightly worried about that… might have to come up with something that diverts the air through a complex path in an attempt to get the heavier particles (paint) out. Thanks for the heads up! Really appreciate it!

@@TheOkayestEngineer well leasson learned i have not done that again in 35 years,,a tunnel for dog agillity comes to mind,,,you know that type thats collapsable spiral steel thing covered in nylon,,one or two of those outside the window might get you to safe distance from the wall,,

@@TheOkayestEngineer get some disposable paper cartridge filters and put them in front of the box fan, it'll save you loads of trouble after. just make sure you seal it so the air has to pass through the filter

Fair assumption! lol. But now that we have the booth, we can make more carbon things :)

I think we will get there! I’m honestly shocked by the traction so far… but I’d love to keep this thing going!!

Ahhh… that’s a great idea! I couldn’t figure out a quick and dirty way to check and this is perfect!

@@TheOkayestEngineer yall have me laughing my azz off!!! keep up the good work.

Have you tried gorilla glue? After a little more research that seems to be what most people are using. Your suggestion also sounds promising!

I like the Cicare 8! Just make sure you are comfortable with the state of any company that you are buying a kit from. Ideally you can continue to get spare parts for years to come. I’m not sure which 2 place I want to build next. Maybe design my own 🤔

Thanks for the info! I’ll look into this a little more and add it to the “short list” of future projects haha.

There is almost zero experimental helicopter content on TH-cam. I hope to change that :) thanks for following along!

Definitely would have been a more simple solution. There will absolutely be additional opportunities to try it out! haha

I have 3 hours of instruction in an R22. I have hundreds if not thousands of hours flying RC Heli's and FPV drones. I'd consider myself pretty good. That being said, I was extremely humbled on my first rotorcraft lesson. By the end of my second hour I was hovering comfortably but my feet were struggling.. you don't use those dumb things while flying RC stuff. I will have my PPL before flying my Mosquito!

It’s already in the works… ;)

I might have two sizes for you to choose from…. Haha

The file is called “seat with rails.stp” check grabcad.

I can’t think of a single thing! Thanks!

@@jmalte4702 I’m definitely new to all this. If I understand you correctly, I could have forgone the plug and went straight to the mold using bilge. I won’t spoil the next few videos but I’ll keep that in mind going forward.

@ yes, when I did a mold for a fiberglass job I used the pink foam as the base, using TotalBoat fairing compound to get a nice smooth surface and than used epoxy bilge paint to create a hard wear surface. Adding release wax to that bilge paint surface and you can take parts directly off the mold.. just remember to have slight release angles everywhere to help with the part release…

I build tooling and make small FRP parts for a living. There’s a fine balance between material selection for your molds and how much time it’ll take to end up with a usable mold/plug. You could have used a high density tooling foam instead of the pink foam and skipped the plug making all together and milled a “direct mold” However tooling foam is way more $$ compared to the pink foam but you have to consider the amount of labor it takes to get the pink foam “ready” to pull a part. A sheet of 10-15lb density tooling foam is going to be about 2-300$ per sheet of 1” and the cost goes up quickly for higher density foam. I deal with this dilemma often in my shop between spending money up front on tooling material to save me labor on mold/plug prep. MDF wood has always been my go to for making direct molds that I can pull parts directly from because MDF is very cheap yet it has the density required to layup parts directly on it however MDF is porous and you can’t pull vacuum on it for resin infusion so I only use it for hand laminated parts. I’ve done alot of testing using marine grade expanded PVC and it’s been working great for direct molds in my shop. A sheet of 3/4” XPVC cost me $189 which is more than MDF at about $60 but, it’s not porus and it’s about 30lb density which is plenty for pulling direct molds also when it’s epoxy glued together it will never break apart. I could babble on for days about this stuff but one last suggestion. Hawkeye Industries makes a full line of primers and surfaces for tooling work called Duratec. They make a product called StyroSafe that is specifically designed for surfacing low density foam molds/plugs like the pink foam you’re using. They also make high build surfacing primers that can be polished to a high gloss finish that you can then simply pull molds directly off the primer surface. 👍🏼

@boatcrafterscollective I really appreciate the input! I struggle with the fact that I’ll probably only ever make 1 part with this mold… it’s already an insanely labor intensive and expensive process for one part as is. This seat project was more for me to learn the process than to actually produce a good part or do what made “senses” for making a one off part. If the channel gets bigger I might consider trying different methods to keep things interesting. Right now I have a bunch of excess material that I’ll probably end up using and then switch to the ones you suggested. Thanks again!

You’ll have to follow along to find out…….

You got it! It’s impossible to know what you don’t know until you fail… And to be completely honest, this seat project was more about learning the process than actually producing a good part (there are faster, cheaper, and easier ways to make a seat). And there is only so much research you can do before you need to just jump in and figure it out. That’s what this whole channel/build is about.

@@georgel5308 I’m about to start another plug. I’ll try the gorilla glue this time. Thanks!

​@@TheOkayestEngineer spray both sides with water before applying the glue

Let’s go!! Hope to keep it exciting for you!

Thanks!!

@@TheOkayestEngineer The peanut gallery is waiting and warming up!

I’m shocked I have as many subs as I do! Haha!! Glad you like it

Hope you enjoy it!

@ It was super! Looking forward to the next! 😊👍🏼

@@jamesbramlett5407 I’m determined to fly with him and Roman Atwood. And make it to a cars and choppers!