RE: Why do people keep calling it TURBIN as in trashbin instead of BINE?
Please American freinds, don't you kill each others. I may have the solution to your problem.Wikipedia:"The word "turbine" was coined in 1822 by the French mining engineer Claude Burdin from the Latin turbo, or vortex, in a memoir, "Des turbines hydrauliques ou machines rotatoires à grande vitesse", which he submitted to the Académie royale des sciences in Paris.[1] Benoit Fourneyron, a former student of Claude Burdin, built the first practical water turbine."In French, the word "turbine" is also pronounced "turbin". So maybe did you take on, in 1822, our way to pronounce the word turbine.
Posted on: 5/15/2013 10:44 PM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11512857

RE: Fuel line tie wire?
How about this kind of stuff ? Is that OK ?
Posted on: 9/16/2012 10:01 PM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11230644

Neil Armstrong has passed away...
Neil Armstrong has passed away. He was an active modeler when he was young. He was a very cool person. He never seeked fame. And was very clever also. R.I.P.
Posted on: 8/26/2012 1:19 AM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11206193

RE: Looking for my 1st build.
LoL !
Posted on: 8/11/2012 12:44 AM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "Kit Building"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11189035

RE: Looking for my 1st build.
[quote]ORIGINAL: BillinIndiana [quote]ORIGINAL: Paul_BB [quote]ORIGINAL: Quigleywins Its a great Hobby made up of many faboulous people 99.9% want to help. [/quote] Yeah, but the other 0.01% comes in strong. And persistant. Watch out. [/quote] Yeah, but this isn't my 1st Forum... I usually just weed out that .01% and Block them and forget about them.. I've never been a fan
Posted on: 8/10/2012 10:02 PM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "Kit Building"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11188982

RE: Looking for my 1st build.
[quote]ORIGINAL: Quigleywins Its a great Hobby made up of many faboulous people 99.9% want to help. [/quote] Yeah, but the other 0.01% comes in strong. And persistant. Watch out.
Posted on: 8/10/2012 10:57 AM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "Kit Building"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11188329

RE: X-acto knife sharpening
Yes but if the blade is blunt you need a honing stone. Or did I miss something ?
Posted on: 7/24/2012 9:34 PM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "Tips & Techniques"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11168183

RE: Bluejay still in business?
David, I have started to convert the DB60 plan from imperial units to metric units. See the attached pdf file. I would like to send you the dwg file but I can't upload it to RCU. I would like to have your advice. Do I have the right to do that ? I mean, is there some copyright issue ? Is somebody interested ? -Paul
Posted on: 7/21/2012 3:05 AM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11163289

RE: Wife was NOT amused . . .
The KISS principle. [:D]
Posted on: 7/20/2012 10:12 PM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11163211

RE: X-acto knife sharpening
Pretty cool !
Posted on: 7/16/2012 3:33 AM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "Tips & Techniques"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11156975

RE: X-acto knife sharpening
[quote]ORIGINAL: LouisB Interesting thread. Yes, it seems ludicrous to resharpen blades but what the heck, it safes the planet. Just look at the number of (expensive) components in your automobile that are throw-aways these days. easily repaired. That is how you get into this trap. First they start cheap, not worth to repair/ sharpen. Once hooked, the purchase price starts running. [/quote] Yes this is a way for me to ease my guilty conscience. The world is running out of raw material. A lot of steel is lost in the form of rust. What kind of world are we gonna leave to our children ? I hope they will have the possibility to transmute matter.
Posted on: 7/15/2012 9:28 PM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "Tips & Techniques"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11156818

RE: Bluejay still in business?
. -Paul
Posted on: 7/4/2012 6:11 AM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11142396

RE: Bluejay still in business?
[quote]ORIGINAL: doxilia [quote]ORIGINAL: Paul_BB I don't want to buy the short kit from Eureka because the parts included in the short kit will be in American units and the rest of the balsa I will need to buy will be in metric units. [/quote] Paul, unless you are talking about intersecting elements in the build such as a tab designed to fit into a slot, the change from metric to imperial
Posted on: 7/2/2012 11:28 PM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11140825

RE: Bluejay still in business?
[quote]ORIGINAL: tweedy I have the Bluejay kit and the quality is really nice and the ribs are laser cut also have holes for using a wing jig. [/quote] Thank you for the information.
Posted on: 7/2/2012 10:06 PM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11140827

RE: Dirty Birdy ARF
[quote]ORIGINAL: kaosfan Paul, I measured the inside at the servo tray. Wall to wall on the fiberglass it came out about 87.5 to 88 mm. There is a radius on the glue joint at the tray that reduces it to about a usable width of 84 mm. The width of the servo cutouts are about 72 mm. Let me know if you need something else. [/quote] Thank you very much for the info kaosfan. In fact I will maybe build
Posted on: 7/2/2012 9:19 PM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11140791

RE: Dirty Birdy ARF
it to be equal to 90 mm. -Paul
Posted on: 7/1/2012 11:05 PM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11139417

RE: Bluejay still in business?
[quote]ORIGINAL: Ilikebipes I just received notification this weekend of my DB kit purchase from ordering it on-line from Bluejay. Brian [/quote] Thanks for the information.
Posted on: 7/1/2012 10:30 PM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11139422

RE: Bluejay still in business?
[quote]ORIGINAL: Sport_Pilot [quote]Jean Bridie[/quote] I would love to hear it in French! [/quote] Nowadays we have the French CPLR (Christophe Paysan-Le-Roux) but he came too late ! I found the DB60 plan in one the threads. I suppose it is the original plan from Joe. Funny the landing gear is not retractable. I have started to redraw the plan in metric units. It will take me a one year at least. I found a free 2D CAD program: DraftSight. Very nice. http://www.3ds.com/products/draftsight/overview/ The DraftSight designer is Dassault System. This company is also the designer of the Catia CAD program. I don't want to buy the short kit from Eureka because the parts included in the short kit will be in American units and the rest of the balsa I will need to buy will be in metric units.
Posted on: 7/1/2012 10:12 PM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11139411

RE: X-acto knife sharpening
I received today my 1000/2000 honing stone. I sacrificed an old leather belt of mine because I found some steel polishing compound. This French mixture is used to polish plumbing fixture (I just could'nt wait for the buffing rouge). I grinded the x-acto blade on both sides of the stone and then polished it with the leather belt charged with the polishing compound: the result is spectacular. Maybe will it be even better with buffing rouge. I have also honed for the fun an old, sligthly rusted, german made hunting knife my father bought in the seventies: the result is even more spectacular. I suppose this is due to the quality of the german steel. The next step is to order a few violin-maker's knifes and a flat chisel.
Posted on: 6/30/2012 8:55 AM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "Tips & Techniques"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11137631

RE: X-acto knife sharpening
a trade strop. I am very happy to have been helped by a stringed instrument maker ! -Paul
Posted on: 6/29/2012 9:28 PM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "Tips & Techniques"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11137284

RE: X-acto knife sharpening
[quote]ORIGINAL: gene737 Really ?....all this over sharpening Xacto blades ? Really ? !!! Don't you people have anything to do.......??? Wait, I just wasted a lot of time reading this stupid thread. I could be in my workshop sharpening my old blades as we speak !!! Gotta go...... [/quote] Be my guest !
Posted on: 6/28/2012 11:29 PM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "Tips & Techniques"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11136079

RE: X-acto knife sharpening
[quote]ORIGINAL: bjbellino Paul BB, life is short, buy blades and spend the extra time being with family, friends, and flying. [/quote] You know what ? My hobby comes after my family, freinds and dog. As far as flying is concerned, I think people should spend more time building their own plane than flying (and bragging about) all these crappy ARF/RTF. This is the reason I am coming back
Posted on: 6/28/2012 10:10 PM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "Tips & Techniques"
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RE: X-acto knife sharpening
[quote]ORIGINAL: smithcreek If it were me I'd get in order of usefulness #6, #4 and maybe a #2. The smaller you get the closer you get to an exacto. Most people think of a chisel and smacking it with a hammer, but that's not what they are used for the majority of the time. There are lots of different kinds of chisels, if I could only have one chisel for this hobby it would be a 1" paring (patternmakers) chisel. It has a very long thin blade and is used for carving, almost like a plane but without the body and cutting end grain. [/quote] Your advice did'nt go unheard. Now I understand the utility of a paring chisel. Very nice and clean job on your plane. I suppose it is easier to carve a balsa block than a string instrument. Another (last) question: do you think a strop is useful ? Do you use one yourself ?
Posted on: 6/28/2012 9:56 PM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "Tips & Techniques"
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RE: X-acto knife sharpening
[quote]ORIGINAL: coreman I had been buying bulk blades while my daughter was in college for architecture and making lots of models. Lately I have been building a lot of RTF Flat Foamies for sale and I must say that painted EPP foam seems to really dull blades. Cutting the bevels really shows how sharp the blades are. Just for the heck of it I tried a few of the sharpeners I had for the household knives and I found one that did a good job. [link=http://www.basspro.com/Smith-s-Two-Step-Knife-Sharpener/product/10210330/143833?cmCat=CROSSSELL_THUMBNAIL]Smiths Two-step Knife Sharpener[/link] [/quote] Thanks for the link coreman.
Posted on: 6/28/2012 7:10 AM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "Tips & Techniques"
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RE: X-acto knife sharpening
I understand the utility of the flat plane for our hobby, but not of the chisel. I have a flat plane that is handy for carving the leading edges, for example, but I don't see how a chisel can be useful ? I haven't tried a chisel in all my life so I don't really know what I am speaking about. Regarding the violin knife blades, yes that's pretty cool. I found this belgian site who sells Pfeil Swiss made blades: http://www.willyvanhoutte.be/en/catalog/show_cat/1479 Which one do you recommend ? I have not found a cheap diamond stone in Europe so I ordered yesterday the German Wüsthof 1000/2000 sharpening stone (equivalent to the 3000/8000 japanese grit) Thanks again for sharing your experience.
Posted on: 6/28/2012 6:59 AM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "Tips & Techniques"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11134984

RE: X-acto knife sharpening
[quote]ORIGINAL: flycatch I heard of cheap modelers but this takes the cake. [/quote] Please relax, everything's gonna be all right. Just take your time. Let me know as soon as you've swallowed this pill.
Posted on: 6/28/2012 12:31 AM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "Tips & Techniques"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11134788

RE: X-acto knife sharpening
[quote]ORIGINAL: ma_mulcahy Paul BB, I respect what you would like to do. Unfortunately, our culture here in the US leads us to a lot of disposables. A friend of mine transferred to the UK for work, and was surprised when she went to Tesco and tried to find paper towels that we use by the trillions every year. None were to be found because they use cloth towels and wash them when they get dirty
Posted on: 6/27/2012 11:02 PM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "Tips & Techniques"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11134756

RE: X-acto knife sharpening
[quote]ORIGINAL: raptureboy http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJC80&P=ML Chuck em! [/quote] Thanks for the link raptureboy.
Posted on: 6/27/2012 9:39 AM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "Tips & Techniques"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11133854

RE: X-acto knife sharpening
[quote]ORIGINAL: LesUyeda If you really want to extend the life of the blade, a piece of 400 grit wet or dry sandpaper works just fine for a hone. A little spit on the paper, and a few swipes, and you have a new edge. When you have worn the blad down too short, start on a new one. Les [/quote] I have already tried sandpaper (400 & 600) but to no avail. Can you describe the way you do it ?
Posted on: 6/27/2012 9:16 AM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "Tips & Techniques"
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RE: X-acto knife sharpening
and will buy a diamond stone. -Paul
Posted on: 6/27/2012 8:36 AM by Author "Paul_BB" in the forum "Tips & Techniques"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11133785