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  1. AKNick

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

    Thanks.... Well I do cheat. Thingiverse.com has a bunch of stuff I can download and print. I’m really just learning how to set the parameters and coding. I have printed one thing that was similar to what I was trying to recreate Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  2. AKNick

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

    Been learning this 3D printer stuff. Pretty large learning curve for me. Teaching myself 3D CAD, and the 3D printer... speeds, flow rates, temps, bed leveling, bed temp, calibration... not to mention getting parts to stick and replacing an underrated capacitor!! Wow Slowing getting this thing...
  3. AKNick

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

    Proud of you [emoji4] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  4. AKNick

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

    Are those BB's gonna stay there!?!? curious if the prop is indexed in a way ou can replace them with a CS machine screw and some washers stacked on it instead?
  5. AKNick

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

    Note: don't mess with dennis... 50cal rounds just layin around! LOL curious what those are paired up with???
  6. AKNick

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

    My LHS buddy has a H9 P51 60cc in the box, wants me to put it together to hang in the shop. Sounds like a good idea considering the level of quality for a non-airworthy machine.
  7. AKNick

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

    Sounds like Hitec put their 16 channel on the back burner and channeling their focus back to servos due to a flooded Tx market. So I wouldn't get your hopes up too high for a new Hitec radio anytime soon unfortunately. I guess they even had a prototype made though.
  8. AKNick

    Discussion The I’m going out flying thread 2018

    Autoland success lol!!!! That’s what I told my buddy, “it’s a real bush plane now!” ha ha Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  9. AKNick

    Discussion The I’m going out flying thread 2018

    Teaching a friend to fly, not sure what really happened. This plane has a few features like hold mode and auto land. It was foggy with an ice covered runway surrounded by trees. Holding pattern worked, auto land not so much with trees all around, it wanted to circle wide and decent which with...
  10. AKNick

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

    Good work Travis, I’ve never seen that CG machine before... pretty unique. Just shoot for the center of lift and critique after you maiden it. Good looking plane! That VVRC 20cc is a good running engine for its size class. Looking forward to you maiden report! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  11. AKNick

    Discussion The I’m going out flying thread 2018

    We actually had a tropical storm push a bunch of warm air up north. Broke temp records! I saw 58 F ! Melted the snow especially with all the rain that came with it. But don’t worry it’s 28 now Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  12. AKNick

    Discussion The I’m going out flying thread 2018

    Finally got to fly a couple tanks of fuel before my night shift. First flight was great, took a bit to get some fuel in the carb.... been a while I guess. Second flight ended with a dead stick. Did a high g slow maneuver that I’m guessing killed the engine. Did not blip the throttle prior and...
  13. AKNick

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

    How fun would this be!!?!!! I think there will be a lot of interest including myself.
  14. AKNick

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

    SO is this an old rebalance? Its the same as mine in a different scheme, curious about the flight report with the CG.
  15. AKNick

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

    Hagar 9 PA-18 super cub assembled for my buddies hobby shop ceiling art. Hoping one day to fly this one, kinda sad to see a beauty just hang. Balancing out the 74” edge, couple A123’s in the box will make it balance the back side of the wing tube empty. Manual calls for just in front of the...
  16. AKNick

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

    So I’ve been doing a lot of research and there are free programs out there. I’m starting to learn on Design Spark Mechanical 100% free Another open source that’s we based is OnShape, but people can see everything you’re creating unless you pay a bunch. Fusion 360 has a student version but...
  17. AKNick

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

    74” 35cc Had the engine from my 71” slick and it was over a pound lighter I think. Need to tell that minion to loose some weight... a little chubby he is... Edit: just looked up the edge on extreme flights website. It should be 11.5-12.5 so once a battery is added, it should be on Target I...
  18. AKNick

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

    Made a little fuel tube holder for my tank vent. I put everything together for the first time and it’s pretty tail heavy.... by a couple inches I think. Primitive test, but I haven’t placed a battery in it yet and it’s 11.3lbs wow Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  19. AKNick

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

    I think the glass panel looks good either way, a bit shiny though and I think it lost the depth perspective, but looks clean. So either way works in my opinion. I wonder if clear ultra cote would be better because it would show some lines where the cutout paper instruments are. I've had some...
  20. AKNick

    Alert! Is HOBBICO Next? Hobbico files for bankruptcy

    To say OS engines are junk is a persons opinion, every company has a lesser/superior model engine. But bashing them while they are down.... come on I think OS made some freakin awesome nitro engines, but yea they had some bad ones/lemons too just like almost every company. We call this...
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