RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !
blw The only way I can get in is to open the thread from the first page the click the last page icon ( >> )then just scroll and hunt for the last post I read. It will hang if I try the last post read icon I have to think it is time for thread 2, just perserve this one for the wealth of knowledge to be gleamed from it. Ken
Posted on: 9/9/2012 4:30 PM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Glow Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11223085

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !
I ubsuscribed for 15 hour then re subscribed. Stil does not work. Only have trouble with this thread. Ken
Posted on: 8/23/2012 3:22 AM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Glow Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11203051

RE: Simple Trainer for a .15?
Thanks John I think the terminology threw me. I have heard it called by different names. Like that plane. Thanks for posting. Ken
Posted on: 8/12/2012 3:43 PM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Control Lines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11190730

RE: Simple Trainer for a .15?
[quote]ORIGINAL: JohnBuckner Seamus OLeprosy The picture of the double handle that Flyingagine posted is indeed a viable training system. That is my handle and here it is in use[;)] Also if you care to read this thread: http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_10752510/tm.htm it illustrates a rather non traditional type of trainer that I worked up that happens to use a .15 also and it works extremely well on sixty foot lines even in light winds. The key here is this airplane is not intended for aerobatics. It is a primary around the pole trainer and excells at that. Primarily because of the non traditional long lines and a very effective rapid adjusting line slider. John [/quote] JohnBuckner I sure hope you did not mind me posting that. I forgot where I pulled the pic from or I would have made sure I credited you I have now put a note on the pic. I have not yet made one of those but it sure looks like a heck of a good idea. Now could you enlighten me on what a adjusting line slider is? Is that to adjust the leadout positions? Ken
Posted on: 8/12/2012 10:51 AM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Control Lines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11190486

RE: Simple Trainer for a .15?
[quote]ORIGINAL: Seamus OLeprosy [quote]ORIGINAL: Jim Thomerson The ideal way to learn to fly control line is to have a slow stable airplane to fly, and have an experienced flyer out in the circle with you. The experienced flier holds your hand for the take off and first couple of laps, until you get the feel of it. Then lets you take over until you start to get dizzy. The experienced flier takes back the handle, and lands the airplane while you lie on your back with the world spinning around. Subsequent flights you will become more skilled and less dizzy. Soon you will be able to take off, fly the tank out and land by yourself without getting dizzy. [/quote] Woo woo woo Jim. Are you saying I have to hold hands with an old bloke, have a little dance and then we have a lie down in the long grass? I'm sticking to R/C, even a buddy lead is 4ft long and no touching [/quote] Well here is an option a dual handle
Posted on: 8/11/2012 4:55 PM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Control Lines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11189727

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !
[quote]ORIGINAL: blw Maybe we should have a 'dirtiest Saito' contest then! [/quote] My .65 is looking a bit dirty but then I bought it in 91 and havn't done anything to it but fly it
Posted on: 8/6/2012 5:07 PM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Glow Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11183417

RE: Rebuild and modification of a 15 year old ARF
[quote]ORIGINAL: AmishWarlord Sounds more like six broken parts to me. [/quote] Yeah I think I would run out of patience and have six broken parts. That was a good one Amish Ken
Posted on: 8/1/2012 3:24 PM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Crash & Rebuild"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11177611

RE: Rebuild and modification of a 15 year old ARF
Thank you. My wife gets the lions share of the credit for the scheme. wing in 6 pieces is that 6 pieces that join at the field each time? I have done 2 piece wings that assemble at the field, I have done polyhedral that was 4 sections that then glued togeather. 6 sounds like a pain, wich is not necesarely a bad thing , just chalenging. Ken
Posted on: 8/1/2012 4:47 AM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Crash & Rebuild"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11176969

RE: K&B Sportster Club
[quote]ORIGINAL: 1QwkSport2.5r I'll have to double check, but I'm pretty sure the piston can go into the liner only one way because of the backplate recess cut in the piston. If you made a relief on the other side of the piston it can be done. The Teflon pad in the piston would ride on the port divider on either side of the liner though. Ill check my .65 when I get off work. You cannot run a sportster as "rear exhaust" because the wristpin is retained with a Teflon pad that rides on a port divider in the transfer port on the rear (I believe it's the rear). The Teflon pad would get caught in the exhaust port. [/quote] Thanks 1QwkSport2.5r I knew something had to be screy with run them rear exhaust. My instincks were telling me that but I never had a sportster apart. A ton of other ingines. What you said makes perfect sense. I will just go hide and go duhhhhh Ken
Posted on: 7/27/2012 7:03 PM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Glow Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11171797

RE: 1/2a Combat
[quote]ORIGINAL: Godsey I have been looking for plans for 1/2a Combat Wings. I have checked outerzone. Not a whole lot there. What plans do you all have hidden away? Rolla [/quote] Just one. A Little Satan. Lots of other plans, just nothing else germain to the question. Ken
Posted on: 7/27/2012 6:49 PM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Control Lines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11171784

RE: K&B Sportster Club
[quote]ORIGINAL: spaceworm [quote]ORIGINAL: 1QwkSport2.5r [quote]ORIGINAL: KCLC Well, you know I never thought of swapping out the exhaust on the left engine. But that would have looked cool. I'm not sure now that I've about got them broke in. These little engines do sound good together. But I discoverd a good/bad thing. They are extremely QUIET. If any one else is flying, I can't here if both engines are running. At any distance, I can't hear them at all. The .20's don't yank it vertically on take off, you have to let it roll-out. But it feels responsive after takeoff, my landings need much practice now. It's low speed maners are different than a single engine plane. It's Basically an over weight .40 sized aircraft and does not float in, you have to fly it down to the runway and flair it with some throttle still in, for touch down. [/quote] I figured you had the engines ran in already. Since thats the case, you shouldn't flip the cylinders now. I'm debating doing this on my second Sportster .65. My runner of the two has the exhaust on the typical side, but sometime I would like to run my pair of .65's on a twin engine something so I may break it in with the cylinder flipped so whatever its on is balanced. We'll see though, as thats a long ways off yet. [/quote] Although I have one, I have not taken it apart, so this may not work. But, if you turned the piston around when you turned the cylinder around, then the broken in piston and cylinder are still matched, right? [/quote] That sure sounds correct. I am not real sure, but I think there are also some side forces in there acting on the piston. No idea if that would have a bearing on things or not. ???? I have never had mine apart. Are there any areas in the case thatmatch up to the intake port areas in the cylinder? If not the could you turn a cylinder 90 degrees so it was facing aft (not yet ran acourse)? Ken
Posted on: 7/27/2012 4:53 AM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Glow Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11170998

RE: Wife was NOT amused . . .
Mr Sandman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDXT7wC9jrc
Posted on: 7/21/2012 6:56 AM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11163393

RE: K&B Sportster Club
[quote]ORIGINAL: 1QwkSport2.5r [quote]ORIGINAL: jeffp51 [quote]1 amen to that, brother. I might have to find some silver solder and make a MCP. My ST .90 needs one and the K&B's could use them too. The stock muffler doesn't do much justice. [/quote] what is a MCP? [/quote] Mousse Can Pipe. Homebrew type of "tuned" muffler of sorts. [/quote] Here is a thread on it http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_8430199/tm.htm
Posted on: 7/11/2012 3:44 PM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Glow Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11151798

RE: Word of Warning about Hard Drives
Last drives I disposed of saw the pointy end of a pick ax a few times. Ken
Posted on: 7/3/2012 4:11 AM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11140969

RE: Foam cores
[quote]ORIGINAL: Avaiojet I need a few foam cores cut. Know anyone who's doing it professionally? Good quality at a reasonable price. Charles [/quote] I dont' know anyone anymore. I did when I was flying slope gliders back in San Deigo. That is part of why I made my latest try. I am intending to buy some of the items I need to make a cuttting machine. The bed is the first thing needed. All else is just added to it. I am thinking of makeing a torrision box for the bed. Given limited funds I ca divert and more than limited building conditions, it just makes sense, And if I do it right the box can have other uses for building planes. I will update as soon as I start putting something togeather.
Posted on: 6/25/2012 5:04 PM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11131717

RE: Think CL is easy? Check these.
[quote]ORIGINAL: Hossfly the models are still unfinished but mostly constructed. [/quote] WOW do I understand that part. So what did I do? I started 2 more projects. Ken
Posted on: 6/24/2012 12:22 PM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Control Lines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11129951

RE: Think CL is easy? Check these.
[quote]ORIGINAL: Hossfly Brodak's big CL event this past June 10-15. More at Stunthanger.com [/quote] Thanks Dis you get to go? Ken
Posted on: 6/23/2012 2:05 PM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Control Lines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11128976

RE: Think CL is easy? Check these.
Thanks Hossfly really enjoyed those albums Where were they taken? Ken
Posted on: 6/23/2012 6:48 AM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Control Lines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11128665

RE: Rebuild and modification of a 15 year old ARF
[quote]ORIGINAL: kenh3497 I hadn't flown a plane in maybe 8 or ten years. I was doing a tiny bit of heli though. Any way, it's just like riding a bike. You may be a bit rusty, but it's still there. Maybe you could buddy up and get a bit of stick time with somebody. I'll bet after 3 or 4 landings, you'll be ready for your own plane. Ken [/quote] I am sure you are right. I have (one) an old Futaba 7c. Got a buddy box cord even. Not much chance of some else with one. Could do the pass the box routine though. I guess this is not my first long absence from flying, and then picking it back up. Ken p.s. And how are you doing with your finger? Able to make a living with? And are you able to build and fly with at present. I know you re-maidend Your Cap (congrats on that), but needed more vet care. I got hit by a red light runner about 3 weeks ago. OK but shook up a bit. A police officer was there and saw it. cleared me 100%. I was for a split second afraid I was going over, but I steared into the roll. Thank GOD my instinks are good and fast.
Posted on: 6/19/2012 6:04 PM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Crash & Rebuild"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11124480

RE: Foam cores
[quote]ORIGINAL: kenh3497 Hey Ken!! I bought some stainless steel wire leader at a local fishing place. I think it was 120 LB test???? about .020 dia.???? it takes he heat well and you can get it tight enough. My bow is a 1 inch wood dowel with 1/4 music wire in each end. I splayed out wire ends about 4 inches wider than the dowel so when tensioned the 1/4 music wire was pulled in and provided all the tension I needed. drill angled hoels on each end of the dowel to accomplish this. An up side, as the wire heated and stretched, the 1/4 mw kept the tension more or less constant. I loosely used this as a model https://www.tekoa.com/product.php?productid=2&cat=3&page=1 Ken [/quote] Thanks Ken That is a good idea on a bow. The one I made a long time ago and lost during many moves, was wood with 1/4 piano wire arms, but needed a line (heavey fishing line) on top with a turnbulckle to tune the tension. I think you have the right idea. Ken
Posted on: 6/18/2012 4:30 PM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11122893

RE: Foam cores
[quote]ORIGINAL: longdan I think you will be surprised how much heat the plywood will take, as long as the wire is moving, its not going to burn into it. The foam will cut at a far lower temperature than what the ply will burn at. Your wife has good reason to be scared of electricity with that transformer [:D] An autotransformer can be dangerous because that central conection that you connect to your bow is still directly connected to the phase from the mains power. It basically means that if you touch it and your body has a good earth connection, then the current will take a path through your body to earth instead of through the bow to the neutral connection. Its worse here where our mains voltage is 240V, not 120V. [/quote] Beleive me I have always understood the autotransformer to be dangerous. I stand on rubber matts. Whenever I can find a 1:1 or even a 2:1 transformer of suffeicient wattage with a true isolated secondary I will put that in the circuit. I have been surprised at how weel the ply templates have worked. Easy as heck to make, cheap. and they have not had any burn damage or cruves made by the wire. so next time I will turn the juice up some more. My very first bow power supply was a light dimmer switch. Just as dangerous. Worked fine till the magic smoke puffed out in the middle of a cut. My buddy had a real good laugh at that or maybe it was me? Garage stank like heck for a little while.
Posted on: 6/18/2012 4:22 PM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11122886

RE: Foam cores
[quote]ORIGINAL: Boomerang1 Be careful with the autotransformer, some of these have full line voltage to earth regardless of what you have the knob set at & YOU are at earth potential. - John. [/quote] This is one to be carfull with as terminals 1 and 2 are power in and terminal 2 and 3 are power out. There is a direct connection to the source power at the bow wire. I stand on a rubber matt. Gloves might not be a bad idea either. After I turned the power off yesterday I did manage to find the wire with my bare arm. The wire was still plenty hot after maybe 10 seconds.
Posted on: 6/18/2012 3:44 AM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11122106

RE: Foam cores
Yeah longdan I do need to turn up the voltage. The proplem with that is the templates are just plywood, so that sets an upper limit.
Posted on: 6/18/2012 3:36 AM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11122103

RE: Foam cores
I have some ideas on what to make a cutting table from. And some new ideals on a bow. I have the pulleys to make a new cutting machine. they are aluminum and were turned on a lathe for me with ball bearings pressed in. But all of that will take time. I want to fast track this bird and start getting some stick in. Get my groov back. I am going to get some 1/16 balsa sheet and use one of the first templates to make a bunch of ribs. I can make a built up wing faster than I can get some usable foam cores going. I have a Balsa building board on order from Tower http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXPF36&P=7 so I will have a true suface to build on. And I have a magnectic building board to lay on top of it. I will get a wing built up shortly. Then I will revisit building a cutting machine. The one I made in 95 worked great. I have since seen similar machines. The wife absalutly does not want to help handle a cuting bow. To scared of electricty. She supports me and encourages me in my hobbie but she is not goin to be a foam cutting partner.
Posted on: 6/17/2012 6:32 PM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11121768

RE: Rebuild and modification of a 15 year old ARF
And another trainer. this one is a three channel. I already had the wing Here http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_11062371/anchors_11062371/mpage_1/key_/anchor/tm.htm#11062371 and here http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1642992
Posted on: 6/17/2012 4:21 PM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Crash & Rebuild"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11121622

RE: Re-kitting an ARF?
maybe. but I think ther may not be much "almost" left in 'em
Posted on: 6/17/2012 4:10 PM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Crash & Rebuild"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11121610

RE: Rebuild and modification of a 15 year old ARF
I have a little finnishing up to do on this plane. I think I have managed to get maybe 10 minutes of stick time in the last 2 or 3 years. So I am rather reluctant to get my groov back with this plane. I sure have putt a lot of time into it. So I detured for a little while to build a cheap don't give a darn about it trainer. It is at this link. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_11121534/anchors_11121587/mpage_1/key_/anchor/tm.htm#11121587
Posted on: 6/17/2012 4:07 PM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Crash & Rebuild"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11121603

RE: Foam cores
In the frist post I mentioned that I bought the transformer back in 95. At that time I had a good place to work, a garrage turned shop. I built a cutter machine that was gravity driven and would draw the bow for me. I could even make tapered or and swept wing with it. Well it went bye bye a long time ago. Now I live in an apartment and have very little space to work. I have been exploring Lows and Home Depot trying to figure out what to to make a cutting table from. It needs to be dead on, AND CHEAP. Once I can make a cuttting table I will make another hands off cutting machine. I have some really nice pulleys for the bow pull lines.
Posted on: 6/17/2012 3:49 PM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11121587

RE: Foam cores
This plane is to get my groove back. I will make a second wing later on. Symitrical foil and ZERO dihedral. Bigger airlerons. I have not yet made templates for the second wing. I will build up a flat area where it sits on the fuse so I do not need to cut out for the bottom foil curve.
Posted on: 6/17/2012 3:40 PM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11121581

RE: Foam cores
I have not had the chance to fly but once or twice for a few minutes in the last 2 years, and so I am not willing to risk the plane I have been working on for so many months. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_10675544/tm.htm
Posted on: 6/17/2012 3:34 PM by Author "flyingagin" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11121574