The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

[Alky6]

I am working on getting my youngest son's Yamaha 80 ATV running again after it decided to swallow a screw from the choke plate in the carburetor. Bent the intake valve and peppered the top of the piston and head. Did I mention I can't stand 4 strokes? Overhead cam, timing chain, crap screws that strip on the cover plates, , , .

 

[pawnshopmike]

I am working on getting my youngest son's Yamaha 80 ATV running again after it decided to swallow a screw from the choke plate in the carburetor. Bent the intake valve and peppered the top of the piston and head. Did I mention I can't stand 4 strokes? Overhead cam, timing chain, crap screws that strip on the cover plates, , , .

Ugh.

 

[49dimes]

That's a sweet dual purpose arbor press you got there!

Job well done! Now when does she go back up?

My shop is pretty limited compared to days past but the one tool I can't possibly imagine myself being with out is the good ol' drill press.
It slices it dices heck it even mashes! And when I finally found out it DRILLS holes in just about anything!.....well......


Thanks for the complement. Very pleased with the quality and fit of all the parts genuine or not. I will test stand run it before putting it back on my Extra. Getting the Extra flyable again wont be for a bit yet. I have a 30% PAU Edge build to do for a friend and some other things. Maybe December it will go back up???

 

[Jetpainter]

Tonight I got my T-Rex 550E out of it's bag for the first time since last October. Everything checks out, so I guess tomorrow I'll see if I can remember how to fly it.

 

[Snoopy1]

Tonight I got my T-Rex 550E out of it's bag for the first time since last October. Everything checks out, so I guess tomorrow I'll see if I can remember how to fly it.

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About a month ago I was looking at powering my Funtana electrically but by the time I got to the battery's the cost just got out of range just for 3 set to fly it was almost $1000 . That's nuts can buy the best 35 cc for that and have money left over and that does not include the ESC and the motor. Did the calculations and found out that if I charged the three sets again at the field I would be pushing my car home. How packs do you have and do you charge at the field or do you have sufficient packs to fly at the field.

 

[Jetpainter]

About a month ago I was looking at powering my Funtana electrically but by the time I got to the battery's the cost just got out of range just for 3 set to fly it was almost $1000 . That's nuts can buy the best 35 cc for that and have money left over and that does not include the ESC and the motor. Did the calculations and found out that if I charged the three sets again at the field I would be pushing my car home. How packs do you have and do you charge at the field or do you have sufficient packs to fly at the field.

I have 2 packs that I use for this heli. I do ALL of my Lipo charging at the field. We have power at 8 tables, so it's a very electric friendly field.

 

[Snoopy1]

I have 2 packs that I use for this heli. I do ALL of my Lipo charging at the field. We have power at 8 tables, so it's a very electric friendly field.

That makes life a little easier. Good flying field, we do not have those luxuries, trying just to cover the rent.

 

[Jetpainter]

That makes life a little easier. Good flying field, we do not have those luxuries, trying just to cover the rent.

We bought ours last year after leasing it for about 7 years. I think we have a little over 110 members. We have an East West fabric runway with plenty of grass on the side and a grass North South runway.

The grass was in bad shape in this picture, but it's nice now.

 

[AKNick]

I have 2 packs that I use for this heli. I do ALL of my Lipo charging at the field. We have power at 8 tables, so it's a very electric friendly field.

Where do you get your Glacier Lipos? buddy RC or is there somewhere else? The pulse batteries are really nice, but the price is getting up there. I've been using the EZ Flite Pro packs from headsup rc. They work good for my missions, flight times seem a little shorter, but the price is right for me.

 

[thurmma]

I got the Carden back in the air for a quick test flight before going to Kansas tomorrow for some IMAC practice and also possibly lending the Carden to a friend who ran into some bad luck in Abilene at the last contest. I pulled the Futaba electronics out, they were the previous owners, put my JETI system in, and replaced the rudder hinges since the last time it flew. The rudder colors are a hint of things to come this winter It will also be getting a heart transplant. I have a brand new ZDZ 180 with JMB canisters sitting in my garage that is going in over the winter. Can you say "Hang on to your hats folks!!!"