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Thanks . It only cost £40 uk pounds . And is 3 meters long weight is 4 kg less than a 2.2 meter Thule box -
Great job! I thought about wood but was concerned about the weight. Would have definitely been cheaper. -
cool . I built a roof there is a thead on scalesoaring uk https://scalesoaring.co.uk/phpBB3/vi...hp?f=12&t=1340Leave a comment:
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Home made "Glider Box"
Since I haven't acquired an enclosed trailer yet I thought a "Glider Box" that I can put in the back of my truck with the tailgate down would be expeditious and cheaper for now.
Looking at what's available that is already made reveals the "Cobra trailer". Very nice but but a lot of money just for a box.
I thought, that looks simple enough and I've never made a foam and fiberglass project that size and I bet I can make one cheaper. It's more expensive then I thought it would be to make one with foam and fiberglass but it is light weight!
I started this a couple months ago but I'm almost finished with it but as for cheaper, not as inexpensive as I had thought and definitely not for the amount of labor and time. The foam was the cheapest part at less than $40 for three sheets of the 1/2" insulation type foam sheets. But enough glass (cheapest 6oz I could find) and resin (West systems) for three layers inside and out boosts the expense greatly. The box is 8ft long, 20" wide and 17" tall. So far I have about $220 in just glass and a little over a gallon of West Systems (Not too bad from Amazon) resin/catalyst into it and need a couple more layers on the inside of the bottom half. You could definitely use a cheaper resin but I've always had good luck with West System.
It's been a fun project and I'll post more pictures when it's done but if you really need a "box" for your sailplane it isn't a bad deal compared to one of those "Cobra" boxes, if it'll even fit your model. Honestly though spending the money on an enclosed trailer is the end game but this box, after I add wheels, will make it easy to safely drag the model to a cliff or other remote location not easily accessible.
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