[RCSE] Need some help winding up my hi start.
I am currently using a Orange colored reel that can be found at Home Depot that was designed to be used to as a reel for outdoor electrical extensions. I wind the rubber up first to get a larger dia. hub to wind the nylon string up faster, but alas, its way too slow for this aging flyer. Any out there with a better idea including some type of power rig. I thought about some type of spool that I could put on a cordless drill motor. Any Help out there? TIA Stan RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
RE: [RCSE] Need some help winding up my hi start.
Well, Stan, a friend of mine suffered a similar fate when he found he needed some heart work. Walking back and forth to chase the 'chute, set up and tear down were too much for him to handle alone. He went to electric sailplanes. There are several planes you can get that weigh less than 80 ounces ready to fly. They have quite spirited launches with their brushless motors, and land slow and controlled with their flaps and ailerons in the 'crow' position. I know that doesn't directly solve the rewind problem, but I thought I'd throw this out to you. gv -Original Message- From: Stan Myers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 7:22 PM To: Soaring Digest Subject: [RCSE] Need some help winding up my hi start. I am currently using a Orange colored reel that can be found at Home Depot that was designed to be used to as a reel for outdoor electrical extensions. I wind the rubber up first to get a larger dia. hub to wind the nylon string up faster, but alas, its way too slow for this aging flyer. Any out there with a better idea including some type of power rig. I thought about some type of spool that I could put on a cordless drill motor. Any Help out there? TIA Stan RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
[RCSE] Need some help winding up my hi start.
Simple deal for a power wind up. Cordless drill yes. Sanding pad arbor from the hardware store The reel is the trick. The old white plastic ones had a wooden dowel held in with a wood screw on one side, the Sanding disc arbor fit right in the screw hole.. Gordy
Re: [RCSE] Need some help winding up my hi start.
I wind the rubber up first to get a larger dia. hub to wind the nylon string up faster, but alas, its way too slow for this aging flyer. Any out there with a better idea including some type of power rig. I thought about some type of spool that I could put on a cordless drill motor. Any Help out there? another not quite the answer but if you mark the middle and wind from the middle you have 1/2 the winding to do. also you can get spools and cordless drills that will work, if you cant find the spool you want then you can always make one. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
Re: [RCSE] Need some help winding up my hi start.
George, Would you please list some of these planes you are recommending below? Dee Smith George Voss wrote: Well, Stan, a friend of mine suffered a similar fate when he found he needed some heart work. Walking back and forth to chase the 'chute, set up and tear down were too much for him to handle alone. He went to electric sailplanes. There are several planes you can get that weigh less than 80 ounces ready to fly. They have quite spirited launches with their brushless motors, and land slow and controlled with their flaps and ailerons in the 'crow' position. I know that doesn't directly solve the rewind problem, but I thought I'd throw this out to you. gv RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
Re: [RCSE] Need some help winding up my hi start.
On Mon, Aug 30, 2004 at 07:21:49PM -0500, Stan Myers wrote: I am currently using a Orange colored reel that can be found at Home Depot that was designed to be used to as a reel for outdoor electrical extensions. I wind the rubber up first to get a larger dia. hub to wind the nylon string up faster, but alas, its way too slow for this aging flyer. Any out there with a better idea including some type of power rig. I thought about some type of spool that I could put on a cordless drill motor. Any Help out there? My suggestion probably won't be immediately helpful to you, but I modified my high start reel at the advice of a club member to increase the effective reel diameter by drilling several (six?) holes around and epoxying in 1/4 wooden dowels. I reel in the string first and then the rubber, and I managed to guess the placement of the horizontal spokes well enough that my rubber still fits. The advantage is that I get about one revolution per pace on my home depot extension cord reel. Buddy Roos made the suggestion. Peter Jensen Melbourne, FL -- Peter Jensen ... http://www.diff.net/peter ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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Stan, Who has the club wench? That would take care of turning of the spool.. When Joe Therlkeld and I used to fly all the time at the farm I used to bring my kids out to the field and pay them 25 cents each time they retrieved the cute after launch. That worked great until they were a little older and got wise to what we were doing. lol Thermals Mark Soaring Is Life!! From: George Voss [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Soaring Digest' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [RCSE] Need some help winding up my hi start. Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 20:00:49 -0500 Well, Stan, a friend of mine suffered a similar fate when he found he needed some heart work. Walking back and forth to chase the 'chute, set up and tear down were too much for him to handle alone. He went to electric sailplanes. There are several planes you can get that weigh less than 80 ounces ready to fly. They have quite spirited launches with their brushless motors, and land slow and controlled with their flaps and ailerons in the 'crow' position. I know that doesn't directly solve the rewind problem, but I thought I'd throw this out to you. gv -Original Message- From: Stan Myers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 7:22 PM To: Soaring Digest Subject: [RCSE] Need some help winding up my hi start. I am currently using a Orange colored reel that can be found at Home Depot that was designed to be used to as a reel for outdoor electrical extensions. I wind the rubber up first to get a larger dia. hub to wind the nylon string up faster, but alas, its way too slow for this aging flyer. Any out there with a better idea including some type of power rig. I thought about some type of spool that I could put on a cordless drill motor. Any Help out there? TIA Stan RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. _ Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
