[RCSE] lead scare

2004-03-30 Thread GordySoar
For the last two seasons I have been using a bungee to practice, everywhere I traveled...the problem is that I ended up with pretty severe tennis elbow from stretching that bungee about a million times. I read up on Magnet therapy and thought what the heck maybe that would help my elbow...but

[RCSE] OVSS in STL,,,, Gordy Does St Louis...a couple of times

2004-03-30 Thread GordySoar
What's to question...great sod farm, easy access from motels and resturants and great guys. I'll probably see you all there! Gordy Little Rock

Re: [RCSE] Bird of The Sea

2004-03-30 Thread Andrew E. Mileski
Andrew E. Mileski wrote: We've seen Bird of Time's converted to glow before, but this is the first time I've seen one converted to a seaplane! Sea the latest member of the Bird Shrine: http://isoar.ca/~andrewm/rc/bot/ I managed to contact the creator, Eric Burks, and got some better resolution

Re: [RCSE] lead scare (on the serious side)

2004-03-30 Thread Greg Nuspel
I like using bismuth the alloy I have melts just above the boiling point of water. Best thing is the MSDS says it's not harmful. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe

Re: [RCSE] lead scare (on the serious side)

2004-03-30 Thread Andrew E. Mileski
Greg Nuspel wrote: I like using bismuth the alloy I have melts just above the boiling point of water. Best thing is the MSDS says it's not harmful. Bismuth subsalicylate is the active ingredient in Pepto-Bismol :) -- Andrew E. Mileski RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send

Re: [RCSE] OVSS in STL

2004-03-30 Thread Brian Smith
Glad to see RB is gonna be there...He killed me in the pumpkin fly, so I owe him one Hey, maybe after the Gateway Open I'll owe him two..One never knows, but it will be fun trying..Brian - Original Message - From: tony estep [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday,

Re: [RCSE] lead scare

2004-03-30 Thread Tim Vandenheuvel
I grew up doing alot of fishing and used to chew on the lead weights regularly(don't ask why, I couldn't tell you, maybe the consistency). Anyways, with the exception of the 11th toe and short tail, I think I turned out pretty normal. :) Tim From: Andrew E. Mileski [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: RCSE

Re: [RCSE] Wanted: Seiko S321 Stopwatch

2004-03-30 Thread Jeff Gortatowsky
FWIW, The Robic 707 that Tom Copp sells does everything needed including 5 preset times that you define and does so with count down and count up displays simultaneously and cost a lot less than $99. = --- Jeffrey D. Gortatowsky La Habra Heights,

Re: [RCSE] Wanted: Seiko S321 Stopwatch

2004-03-30 Thread Andrew E. Mileski
Jeff Gortatowsky wrote: FWIW, The Robic 707 that Tom Copp sells does everything needed including 5 preset times that you define and does so with count down and count up displays simultaneously and cost a lot less than $99. I own one, also from Tom Copp. My only complaint: for a precision

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2004-03-30 Thread Bill
At 05:44 PM 3/30/2004, Ed Jett wrote: I'll use lead myself, until and unless it decays radioactively into unobtainium. er, I think lead is what other stuff radioactively decays into. Whatever. ;-) The really great stuff to use for nose weight is Tungsten. It has nearly twice the density of

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2004-03-30 Thread Aerofoam
Like I said in a prior post, I can get the tungsten powder for a very reasonable price if I can order enough of it. I will probably need to get about 20 lbs. or more. It is very easy to cast with paraffin and is easily removable. I would think that I could put a kit together with about 1/2 pound