In a message dated 7/31/04 11:55:58 AM Central Daylight Time, ... If you are running a bladder tank made from latex tubing or a balloon tank it works well to...
In a message dated 7/31/04 12:28:58 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Why not just use a table tennis ball and cut a hole in it with a wood boring bit to run the...
i just restarting flying planes a short while ago. the ones i had for decades were all gummed up when i went to use them and took lots of work to get them...
There are still a lot of the old small Perfect tanks to had out there. I have picked up a bunch of them at MECA meets and swap meets. I would suspect that they...
Air motor oil is great and Marvel Mystery Air Motor Oil is the best! No goo nor gum ... ever! John McCollum [Non-text portions of this message have been...
I use the 35mm film canisters as containers for either non-pressurized balloon tanks or pressurized surgical-tubing tanks--works great for either one, and I...
... wood boring ... easier than ... I simply cut a rectangular hole in the foam wing and cover the wing. Then I put a second layer on top of the covering over...
You can buy proper "lay-up oil" from the likes of Ripmax for this. Make sure the engine is VERY dry first, like leave it in the airing cupboard for a few days...
I've always thought this to be dodgy because diesels run at much higher compression than glows and this could lead to conrod failure if flooding occurs - which...
The trick here is to start the model with the venturi pointing downwards so any excess fuel runs out and not into the engine. I have to say I have gone right...
I could do with a spare crankcase for my Olly T (due to a cracked but repaired venturi socket) I have this address - John Oliver Engineering 250 Ringwood Road ...
Quote = "i just restarting flying planes a short while ago. the ones i had for decades were all gummed up when i went to use them and took lots of work to get...
In a message dated 8/1/04 11:52:13 AM Central Daylight Time, ... Actually say thanks to castor oil! The gummyness is residual oil that has protected those...
In a message dated 8/1/04 10:56:15 PM Central Daylight Time, ... There are for folks with a latex alergy... ask your pharmacist... but I really want to be a...
Hello everybody, Having just about come to the end of my current project (details at http://www.neil.nu/yak.html ) I'm about to embark on a P-38 lightning for...
As you're obviously comfortable with diesels, they would also allow you to turn a reasonably scale-diameter 3-blade prop, at least closer to scale than a...
... Actually, that's a very good point, and one that I forgot to make in the original post - I intend to use three bladed props, purely as they look nicer. I'm...
In a message dated 8/2/04 4:06:45 PM Central Daylight Time, neil@... ... My experience is with glo but start with a 9-6 3 blade prop. You could also ...
An alternative view: You seem to like the mechanics of design and construction, and like stylish flying. So why not add throttles? Either three-line or ...
Hi Neil, I must admit to being a died in the wool Diesel enthusiast, but getting two diesels to fire up at the same time I personally would shy away from. I do...
... fancy "DTM" tail ... valence ... behind the ... finish and ... If you use unsheeted foam wings, you'd better do this, otherwise the leading edge behind the...
I say go for it - if it does turn out to be less than ideal you can always swap the motors. Just take care with the fuel system etc as I suspect an inboard...
Awww - I though I had invented the idea !! I didn't know about the foam melting - I just did it for fun, but as it happens it was on my first (Russian thingy)...
... I was thinking last night about ways to use a single tank with two feeds. I don't think it's going to be that difficult to do - what I'd actually do would...
Note this bit though My quote ... with two feeds, ... nearer the back of ... outboard motor. Rather than a Y piece Just to make sure the outboard engine stops...
I know you are not supposed to do it. But my ST G20D has always been a sod to start. So I use an electric starter, with the model held so any excess fuel runs ...
Hi, I think you have the right idea, Neil. A single tank in the main fuselage with a single fuel pickup and a Y or T to the engines. And if engine #2 is balky,...
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