The Salt Fox Build Log

[Fallen]

Hey guys! Brandon and Heather dropped off my kit yesterday after Budget cancelled my truck reservation. Thanks again to those guys for making it work for me on their way down to St George! I've already started inventorying and am super excited to dig into building.

N840SF has been born and I'd love to bring anyone who wants along for the journey! In addition to posting here, I'm going to try something a little different, and live stream some at https://www.twitch.tv/salt_fox as well as uploading some normal youtube videos at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpF...j0ynmN6h1ZaJ8w

[bbs428]

That is exciting! Glad to have you hear and look forward to your kitfox journey.
Glad the folks at kitfox could deliver after Budget threw you a curve ball in the dirt.

All the best!

[Shadowrider]

Nice! Another Utah kitfox!! I think we need to put together a Utah fly in!

[DesertFox4]

A big congrats on that special delivery. Enjoy your build.

[Meyer]

Congrats and good luck!!!

[jiott]

All the ribs, except the ones that lay next to a steel structural piece.

[Fallen]

Quick update, I got all the ribs for the elevator and horizontal stiffened and glued in place. Got a bit frustrated and learned a ton doing hysol.



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Now, I'm looking to Varnish, I'm guessing the instructions for the varnish come with the poly fiber covering kit, which I opted out of. I'm looking to find out directions on how to mix and then use the Poly Fiber epoxy varnish. I didn't see any detailed posts about it on here, and I'm not seeing any explicit directions in my manual. Thanks for the help guys.

[Fallen]

Now, I'm looking to Varnish, I'm guessing the instructions for the varnish come with the poly fiber covering kit, which I opted out of. I'm looking to find out directions on how to mix and then use the Poly Fiber epoxy varnish. I didn't see any detailed posts about it on here, and I'm not seeing any explicit directions in my manual. Thanks for the help guys.

I was able to get ahold of the PF Manual from Stits' website. Looks like the directions show

Combine one part EV-410 Catalyst to two parts EV-400 Epoxy Varnish. Let this soup “cook” for 30 minutes. Filter through a 60 X 48 paint filter. Thin two parts catalyzed varnish to one part E-500 Epoxy Reducer.

I'm using balsa to do the airfoiled tips. I'm seeing most people using superfill to finish those instead of hysol+micro. Is this still the suggested solution?

[Denalifox]

I spy extended wing tips, how much did those run you?

[Fallen]

Nice! Another Utah kitfox!! I think we need to put together a Utah fly in!

I hear that! When I was at the rally in 2019 there was another person there from Park City that if I remember correctly put in an order as well!

I spy extended wing tips, how much did those run you?

I don't really know! hahah