Hi All,
Has anyone actually successfully built foils for gong V2/V3 masts/fuses. It is something I am interested in doing but wondering if it has been done before. Also interested in building a fuse and potentially a mast.
Cheers 
I thought I would add that I am also thinking about building a screw less foil maybe something like slingshot one lock. Anyone got any thoughts on this? Appreciate any input. Thanks
The mast is hard to justify building yourself since it is quite cheap. The wing-fuse connection is quite complex but you can use the fuse as a mold for the wing connection. If you dont have any gear but have a 3d printer and want to start out for cheap i would buy mast + mastplate, make a fuselage out of 20x20 aluminium bar, 3d print wings and reinforce with fiberglass. Making screw less mounts just adds complexity if you ask me.
Hi Thanks for your reply, I do have some gong foils but wanting to make some more. I am really keen to look at screw less mounts but not too sure where to start. I have quite a good setup of tools/machines including 3D printers and a CNC Mill. I’m not too sure where to start with screw less mounting really. Any ideas?
The gong system exists of the following: mast, adapter, fuselage and wings. You’ll need to make a custom fuselage and adapter. My bet would be an adapter that you (semi) permanently screw into the mast, and a custom fuselage with a latch system that locks onto that adapter.
Now you insert the adapter, over which you place the fuselage, and then you screw.
In an ideal world the adapter is already screwed in place and you simply place the fuselage over it, pull a lever, and it locks. It would only require the fuselage and adapter to be modified. But you’ll need to have some experience with modeling moving parts with relatively small tolerances. Also, it needs to be fool proof. So even some sand shouldn’t obstruct the assembly.
Yeah thats exactly what I had been thinking. I’m just not sure on what sort mechanism to use for something like this. I agree there really would be no point in anything that couldn’t be screwed into the mast permanently/semi.
And yes also very important point about sand
The Gong system is probably a good start since the sleeve-style connection only requires the latch to stop it from sliding off.
I would look at existing solutions to this, small latches already exists. The hard thing is making it flush mount “inside” the fuselage.
