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Trouble
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Location: Galveston, Texas
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 Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 10:56 pm
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One way to get more air circulating through canopy.
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Get your trusty Dremel with a grinder.
Take your time and grind out an opening.
here is the left side, right is already done with screen, seen through the left side.
cut a piece of screen, this is from an old door. Super glue around perimeter, position the screen to your liking and press on.
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Trouble
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Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 11:05 pm
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This is the finished product.
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admiral
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:39 am
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Well done, great idea
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chopper54
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:52 am
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Thats a good idea, i wonder why they dont make them like that. |
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Trouble
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:58 am
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Thankyou Admiral and Chopper. Since it is kinda beat up, I am gonna cut out the black canopy "glass" up top and see if it retains it's stiffness...would be a whole lot of air circulation then. |
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tombo242
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Location: Santo Estêvão, East Algarve, Portugal. 76, but still feels 18.
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 3:21 am
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That's a really great idea Trouble, thanks for posting.
Tom.
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Trouble
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 4:04 am
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Thankyou Tom, I know you have seen it before but thought maybe somebody could use the idea here, even though it is an old idea I found on other places, some guys might not know and could benefit from them, especially new guys who hover alot...  ...I know for a fact you need all the air you can get, LOL. *sigh* |
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matelot
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 2:12 am
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Nice handiwork there.
But, are these vent holes just desirable for cooling, or do manufacturers not realise their importance and fliers believe that they are in fact necessary?
I'll be embarking on a self-build soon, and all these tips are useful.
Cheers
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