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

BalsaDust

BalsaDust

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Getting closer to getting my first 120cc airframe in the air. A buddy had an unfortunate incident with his 104" EF Extra 260. Decided he is going with all new equipment on his next airframe so gave me the GP123. It needs an ignition module as the wire where pulled out of the box and one muffler needs a slight repair. Otherwise though motor still has good compression and turns over smoothly. I put a dial indicator on it and the crank runs true so basically a 120cc engine for $130 as the cost of the ignition.
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Snoopy1

Snoopy1

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@TonyHallo , hi Tony played around with the Cortex gyro again. Tried several things but nothing worked for me. When I did the teaching and revers the rudder teaching mode it did something strange. The rudder did respond but in one direction Only left but not right. That thing is jinxed or me. Ready to jump on it.
 
Snoopy1

Snoopy1

640cc Uber Pimp
BalsaDust said:
Getting closer to getting my first 120cc airframe in the air. A buddy had an unfortunate incident with his 104" EF Extra 260. Decided he is going with all new equipment on his next airframe so gave me the GP123. It needs an ignition module as the wire where pulled out of the box and one muffler needs a slight repair. Otherwise though motor still has good compression and turns over smoothly. I put a dial indicator on it and the crank runs true so basically a 120cc engine for $130 as the cost of the ignition.
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If I may recommend the mounting of the engine. I do not know how much you will fly the plane. But for the stand off for the motor at the firewall is on the small size. I have found over the years that I need to have a disk or washer size of at least 1 1/8 diameter on both sides of the firewall to last for a number of seasons And a lot of flying, If you just fly the sporadically then what have will last for a couple of seasons.
 
BalsaDust

BalsaDust

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Snoopy1 said:
If I may recommend the mounting of the engine. I do not know how much you will fly the plane. But for the stand off for the motor at the firewall is on the small size. I have found over the years that I need to have a disk or washer size of at least 1 1/8 diameter on both sides of the firewall to last for a number of seasons And a lot of flying, If you just fly the sporadically then what have will last for a couple of seasons.
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They will get additional backing. Currently with them on there I'm 1/4" shy of the hub sticking out enough to give me the spinner clearance I would like. I have made some 1/4" thick washers from some scrap delrin just need to install them.
 
Snoopy1

Snoopy1

640cc Uber Pimp
Sorry but I just have vent about this. Bought a motor from DubJett it arrives in Canada as normal. But get this Canada government adds 25% to the price Tariffs then adds the 2 numbers together and then adds additional 13% VAT on top of that, that is nuts how can you add VAT on the 25% tarief. That is adding tax on tariff how does that work, bunch of thieving bastards. It’s becoming prohibitive expensive to buy from the States. How has the tariffs hitting you guys.
 
pawnshopmike

pawnshopmike

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Snoopy1 said:
Sorry but I just have vent about this. Bought a motor from DubJett it arrives in Canada as normal. But get this Canada government adds 25% to the price Tariffs then adds the 2 numbers together and then adds additional 13% VAT on top of that, that is nuts how can you add VAT on the 25% tarief. That is adding tax on tariff how does that work, bunch of thieving bastards. It’s becoming prohibitive expensive to buy from the States. How has the tariffs hitting you guys.
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Trump is trying his best to put small business owners like myself out of business.
 
dhal22

dhal22

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More of ‘What did I do OUT of my workshop today’. Big storm blew an oak tree branch on my shop property onto a neighbors driveway. Fortunately they are out of town; allowing me time to at least clear their driveway.


Another couple of hours tomorrow and driveway should be clear.



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