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    Help! Anyone own the 104" AJ Slick?

    I'm using real bonded washers from RTL Fasteners, they tend to stick to the paint when they've been tightened down for a while. A little heat with a heat gun to warm them up (not get them blistering hot) helps them un-stick real quickly.
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    It's the only way to jave real fun with cars, and not spend $1300+ :epic: For cleaning nitro cars after running them. Cleans dirt and grime right off. https://www.amainhobbies.com/dynamite-nitro-force-cleaner-dyn5505/p71647 Not needed on airplanes really, since they don't play in the dirt...
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    I routinely drop about $50-$100 at various outlets for fasteners and the like. And as of late, nitro cleaners :oblong:
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    Help! Anyone own the 104" AJ Slick?

    At least it's an easy 2 minute fix :way_to_go: By the way, not sure if you're using the bonded washers on the cowl, but I've found that it helps to blow hot air on the bonded washer to help it 'unstick' from the paint on the cowling- if you are using them that is. I've chipped the paint a few...
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    Help! Anyone own the 104" AJ Slick?

    This is just my lousy $0.02, but it's also pretty easy to do so take it for what it's worth, but you may want to consider slapping some black creative foam over the top of the baffles to close up the gaps between the cylinder heads and the edge of the plastic baffles. It would keep air from...
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    I blame it on Terry Wiles, the guy has many tricks up his sleeve. You should see how many sheets of the stuff I keep around, not to mention dental syringes, childrens cotton socks, tubes of red RTV, carbon tubes/4-40 rod, and other little miscellaneous things here and there- all just to build...
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Baffling is extremely important, with it you are forcing more cooling air over the cylinder heads in flight than they will ever be exposed to running wide open on the ground, even just the bare engine itself. I have all of my engines baffled, and as shown, chainsaws and leaf blowers, weedeaters...
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    I think that's a universal feeling!!!! :eek:
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    Pilot 40% 330 Recover and Build

    At least someone thinks so! :eek::oblong::oblong::D
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Gasoline engines have zero cooling from the fuel, unlike glow/nitro engines, so break-in is exceptionally hard on the engines. The only way to ensure adequate cooling is to actually fly the engine- no harm will ever be done to a brand spanking new gasoline engine if it is flown within its first...
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    @Snoopy1 does Gaui suggest break-in on a test stand? I know for 2 stroke gas engines that's the worst thing you can do for them, since they don't have adequate cooling.
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    Discussion The I’m going out flying thread 2018

    I did some flying this weekend, but not with airplanes :oblong:
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    Pilot 40% 330 Recover and Build

    Man you're a perfectionist. I'd have covered the canopy in matching green masking tape and huck'd it :laughing:
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Most 3D airplanes in the 35% range are capable of well over 100mph sustained level flight. 126mph is easily achievable with the right engine and propeller combination. Some of the 40% composite airplanes have been clocked to nearly 150mph with a good tailwind. But lets not forget the officially...
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    Pilot 40% 330 Recover and Build

    My guess is the canopy was green originally and was painted red to match the airplane. Probably didn't have any red canopies ready to go.
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    Pilot 40% 330 Recover and Build

    All of our newer stuff uses 3x8mm now, and the metal geared servos now include an allen bolt. No more fiddling with finding 2.6x8 bolts ;)
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    I didn't believe it until I investigated further. Wheel must've just barely skipped across the top of the cable. Shocking, wasn't it?
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Somehow managed to hit the powerlines this last weekend, I just barely skipped the right wheel off of them. But it was enough to crack the gear plate loose, and crush some of the siding. Pulled the left side loose in January, and now the right side. Didn't even notice until I went to break the...
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    Discussion The I’m going out flying thread 2018

    Flew the Multiplex FunCub last night at the school. Gotta love huge tundra wheels, they plow right through the tall grass like it's nothing :)
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Alright alright let's not get too frilly here, otherwise I won't be able to get in from work :eek::eek::eek::eek:
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