Re: [RCSE] Re: hi-starts

2004-10-11 Thread Aerofoam
> Hobby-Lobby has these histart tubing connectors that come in several sizes, > come with rings, look like a good companion to the hosemonster tubing. Myself, > I wet a suitably sized piece of wooden dowel, jam that into the rubber end, > and it clamps on like the old Chinese finger prison puzzle

[RCSE] Re: hi-starts

2004-10-05 Thread MSu1049321
Hobby-Lobby has these histart tubing connectors that come in several sizes, come with rings, look like a good companion to the hosemonster tubing. Myself, I wet a suitably sized piece of wooden dowel, jam that into the rubber end, and it clamps on like the old Chinese finger prison puzzle. The

[RCSE] Re: hi-starts

2004-10-05 Thread regis
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Jeff Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... > "I get the rings from choke chain type dog collars, using > a hack saw and/or pliers to remove the chain from the rings." ...> I recently pick up a choke chain at a flea market - for one dollar - just for the rings.

[RCSE] Re: hi-starts

2004-10-04 Thread Jeff Reid
What weight tubing is used for such applications? For a molded contest type model, you can use tubing that has tension around 5 to 6 times the weight of the model, and get a bit of a zoom launch with it. I use latex rubber with 2/16" inner 7/16" outer diameter which generates about 24 to 27lb's of