Popular Post Pushiepirate Posted March 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2020 Sadly folks I will be the bearer of bad tidings as the ultra micro 1 cell world have all been discontinued even the 2 cell jobs are pretty much gone, for a while there they released one every 6 or so months, lucky I was a bit of a hoarder. Now I wouldn't say these little jobs are for everyone, they are very small 40 to 50cm and they are light so windy conditions are a no no. Here's a few from my fleet, the multi wingers, Waco, Fokker DR1 and Avro Cadet, the first two are re-paints the Cadet is converted from a Stearman. Where the Cadet came from. Gotta love the Spitfire, Mk IX painted as an airworthy one in NZ, the Mk VIII as one that flies in Oz, long nose FW 190. Here's the Spit with her lid off pre paint job. Mustangs, well two at least the Yak 3 modelled on one that flies in NZ and the Fiat G59 are converted from Mustangs. The camo P51 painted up as a RAAF machine the red and white one up the back a famous Reno Racer "Strega" she has a kick up the bum as I converted her to 2 cell. Where the Yak came from. And here's the Reano Racer with the 2 cell set up shoe horned into her! Multi engine jobs. Bit on the multi soon............ 22 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumrum Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 5 hours ago, EpochNZ said: @Pushiepirate keen on some info links on the 1 Cell warbirds please....they look awesome! ditto fuck those are cool! any vids of them flying ? appreciate the info 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpochNZ Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 @Pushiepirate Why did they stop making them? No market? Or technical issues? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushiepirate Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 31 minutes ago, rumrum said: ditto fuck those are cool! any vids of them flying ? appreciate the info Sadly no video, internet not so crash hot as I live isolated, more on the Planecrazy RC plane story here on Wings over New Zealand Aviation Forum, link below. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/25619/rc-repainted-micro-planes 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushiepirate Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 1 hour ago, EpochNZ said: @Pushiepirate Why did they stop making them? No market? Or technical issues? We are talking a few years back now but my guess/take on it is the market went more towards drones and things that are easier to fly. Warbirds aren't for beginners as they tend to fly faster and therefore land faster! In saying this these little guys are so light so if you crash they can be more survivable than their bigger brothers. They (Eflite) also introduced AS3X which for want of a better description is a sort of electronic gyro, which means they fly bigger than they are and can handle wind a bit better. Sort of a pity they are gone really as the things are amazing, I have flown RC for around twenty years now, I would never have believed when I started flying you could buy a 40cm span warbird with full house (aileron, elevator and rudder) controls for $150.00, the things even have an electronic gyro! They occasionally show up on evil bay more often than not more than they were brand new! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Valiant Posted March 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2020 Anyone on here who's ever used a hot water blaster knows how much better they clean than than a standard cold water blaster. I have a little Karcher water blaster at home, it goes ok but with cold water but is a bit meh. I've heard of people plumbing them into the hot tap to make a DIY hot water blaster. Taking the hose into the house sounds like a recipe for disaster, makes the place look like a meth lab, and my garage is a long way from the house. Solution. Take the hot water to the garage 20l at a time. The water blaster doesn't use much water, I was surprised at how well it worked, and for how long. It took 3 fill ups to clean up the bike frame and parts I was tinkering with today. I probably wouldn't recommend it for degreasing the 440 out of your Grandads motor home, but for small jobs B+ out of 10. 19 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Valiant Posted March 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2020 Also. As @RUNAMUCK stated previously little chinese concrete mixers are shit. Concrete mixers are a handy thing to have though so when I spotted this in the scrap pile at a friends yard I pounced on it. It has a cool worm drive gearbox, the motor looks like it's off an old fridge or washing machine. The locking handle was rusted in place and the bowl was badly rusted. I fixed both and now it goes hard for what it is, quietly and at a good height to tip into a barrow. Edit. I'd like to find a couple of pneumatic wheel barrow wheels to make it easier to move around because these steel ones suck. 20 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Valiant Posted April 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2020 Another thing I did a while ago, someone might like to copy to amuse them selves/kids. Bottle rocket launcher, pretty simple just some PVC pipe, a ball valve and a collar to catch the bottle. Goes pretty well off the compressor. Shallow groove that holds an O ring to seal the inside of the bottle neck The O ring sits under the collar. I got a bit carried away using a lathe to make this. The pin holds the bottle on with the small ridge under the cap. We find that about 1/3 water and as much air as the compressor can supply gives best results, It mounts on a bike rack so it has a nice solid base to sit on. @scooters 17 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vintage Grumble Posted April 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2020 The wife commissioned me to build a swing for the child. I started pre lock down, so had all the steel/chain/shackles/hose already. I didn't get paint, so it ended up silver, as that's all I had. Made the baby spec seat out of some rubber I had laying about, and the adult side is made out of old conveyor belt. I had to make it in three bits so I could get it out of the shed/into the back yard. I've also assembled a hut the father in law made, and reconditioned a see-saw the wife had as a kid. Next up is reconditioning/modifying the old slide (also wife's) in the background. 27 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kimjon Posted April 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2020 Knife made from circular saw blade. So sharp it'll "Cut ya just lookin at it" 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kimjon Posted April 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2020 Anyone with kids will appreciate that half your life is spent cleaning or fixing the path of destruction they leave in their wake. Apparently the towel holder isn't rated for climbing on...go figure eh!!! Nothing some serious over engineering can't fix though. And finally 20 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThePog Posted April 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2020 I have this coffee mug from 1944. It is the only one I use due to its perfection of size, finish and history. Like a twat I dropped in in the sink and it has developed a crack; So today I decided to make a double skinned stainless one that will be difficult to break; I started with so 80mm pipe, put it in the lathe and applied some heat, this allowed me to flare the top edge a bit; Then I got so into it I forgot to take anymore pics like a legend, so this is the finished result. It appears to work ok. I should probably find some better pipe sizes and do it again later but better. The outer skin I had to make from some sheet and the butt joint is skanky. But it'll do for now... Edit; coffee doesn't leak out and it stays warm. It also weighs really quite a lot. 22 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mof Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Don't drop it, you'll break the sink 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 20 minutes ago, Mof said: Don't drop it, you'll break the sink You could definitely bludgeon someone to death with it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Get it done Posted April 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 7, 2020 Made a bird house out of scrap wood from the old fence 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Get it done Posted April 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 7, 2020 Also made a wind chime to annoy the missus. made from an old clutch disk , flutes are are from and old intake manifold project and the bell knocky thing in the middle is a yanmar digger piston . I will balance it a bit better later. 14 1 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Bit of work done today on this crappy old gokart. To be fair...it just keeps going and going, despite all of the abuse it receives, so I have a love/hate relationship with it. Anyways: Electric start all sorted. Push button...Brom brommmm.... Then: Much nicer exhaust on it than before. It still vibrates and rattles like buggery...but better than it was. I've added a support bracket (not pictured). 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KP_wag Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 What motor is it rockin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Just now, KP_wag said: What motor is it rockin? DR200 Suzuki. It's not going to set the world on fire...but I only have a small area to ride it around, so it gives me a smile. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 does it have a big cam in it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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