Biggest scratch build yet - Bluto

[cwbullet]

Add the outboards. More is better.

 

[T-Rex]

The 6 grain case won't fit! That means to fly a 4 grain motor, I'd have to buy a 4 grain case.

OK, I pretend I have a clue what I'm talking about... Couldn't you pack the recovery gear in the space around the motor tube? Looks like you have a good bit of room there even with a 6g motor...

 

[qquake2k]

OK, I pretend I have a clue what I'm talking about... Couldn't you pack the recovery gear in the space around the motor tube? Looks like you have a good bit of room there even with a 6g motor...

I'd have to move the av-bay u-bolt off to the side to clear the motor case.

 

[5x7]

I'd have to move the av-bay u-bolt off to the side to clear the motor case.

Two U bolts and a Y harness and you are in buisiness.

 

[pshooter26]

You might be able to pack recovery gear around motor casing. Dont know whether it would ever damage exposed casing----Murphy's Law.
A possible option, you can get a section of tubing 40" in length. That's what I did, after looking at possible 6 and 6xl motors I might stuff in it.
Even with that , I only have about 3.5 to 4 inches from U-bolt & charge canisters in aft end of Av-bay to forward CR.

 

[patelldp]

Check stability, then stick the motor out the back with a section of 54mm tube.

This was the cheap and dirty way of getting a Loki 76-8000 in my Competitor 5.

 

[qquake2k]

A possible option, you can get a section of tubing 40" in length. That's what I did, after looking at possible 6 and 6xl motors I might stuff in it.

Who sells longer lengths of 7.51" cardboard airframes?

 

[pshooter26]

Who sells longer lengths of 7.51" cardboard airframes?

LOC Dont quote me, but I believe they use 40" tube for Doorknob kits.
I called and asked if longer tube was available

 

[Ring Leader]

Is it Top Gear and rockets every night at your place?

What was I thinking?

 

[gdjsky01]

Okay... I'll bite... what is top gear (other than 5th or 6th)???

 

[o1d_dude]

Top Gear UK

BBC America: Top Gear

Top Gear USA

Basically it's a program that originated in the UK, is viewable here in the US via BBC America and on Youtube. There is an American version as well but with different characters and shot here in the US.

My favorite episode is the Toyota pick-up that wouldn't die. It still makes me giggle when I think about what they did to the poor beast and still couldn't kill it.

 

[qquake2k]

Is it Top Gear and rockets every night at your place?

No, BBC America doesn't show Top Gear every night. :tongue:

 

[qquake2k]

Top Gear UK

BBC America: Top Gear

Top Gear USA

Basically it's a program that originated in the UK, is viewable here in the US via BBC America and on Youtube. There is an American version as well but with different characters and shot here in the US.

My favorite episode is the Toyota pick-up that wouldn't die. It still makes me giggle when I think about what they did to the poor beast and still couldn't kill it.

The American version absolutely SUCKS. They copied the format of the UK show, which they can since it's the same production company. But the American presenters have the collective appeal of watching paint dry (at least to me). I much prefer the British humor. My favorite Jeremy Clarkson line: (spoken to a pretty girl in the audience) "You can't be American, you're nowhere near fat enough!"

 

[iter]

But the American presenters have the collective appeal of watching paint dry (at least to me).

And that's really saying something coming from you!

Ari.

 

[UncleVanya]

No, BBC America doesn't show Top Gear every night. :tongue:

DVR

 

[UncleVanya]

One thought - with outboards - more is always better - because you can use some of the tubes for electronics if you want. Imagine a pod that you slide in with a PET timer and battery (38mm let's say) and wire directly to the motors - no muss no fuss. Arming switch can even be embedded on the end of the pod if it's a screw switch.

Also think of the outboard 29's as "smoke generators" if you want. It makes tracking easier... yeah that's the reason!

 

[Ring Leader]

Okay... I'll bite... what is top gear (other than 5th or 6th)???

Sorry, I tried to quote with the picture but it didn't show up. In post 110 the tv is on and Top Gear is playing in the back ground.

End thread jack, back to Bluto building!

 

[qquake2k]

Sorry, I tried to quote with the picture but it didn't show up. In post 110 the tv is on and Top Gear is playing in the back ground.

Yep, I love the show, although I'm no "petrol head" by any stretch of the imagination. I don't even like cars, I prefer mini vans and SUV's. You can't pack very many rockets in a Veyron! But I like the humor and I'm fascinated by all things mechanical.

 

[qquake2k]

End thread jack, back to Bluto building!

Yessir! I think I have a method figured out for aligning the centering rings and motor tubes. I'll be playing around with that next.

 

[qquake2k]

Much better.

 

[qquake2k]

My idea was, to use lengths of 1" PVC pipe to align and set the placement on the centering rings. I was going to put 3/16" rods through the tee-nut holes I had already drilled in the rings to hold the pipes in place. But the rods fit too tightly in the holes, and a 13/64" bit is too big. I need to find a #12 drill bit.

 

[qquake2k]

I know a lot of people hate Harbor Freight, but I like them. Not just because they're cheap, but because they have stuff. Neither Home Depot, nor Lowe's, nor Sears had numbered drill bits. I got this set from HF for $16 with the coupon I had. I know they wouldn't last under hard use, but then I'm not a machinist.

 

[qquake2k]

Good thing I got the drill bit set, because I ended up using the #11 bit, instead of the #12.

Talk about fiddly bits! I swore a bit getting everything in place, but I think it might actually work. I'll be using 30 minute epoxy for the extra setting time.

 

[Rocketjunkie]

I know a lot of people hate Harbor Freight, but I like them. Not just because they're cheap, but because they have stuff. Neither Home Depot, nor Lowe's, nor Sears had numbered drill bits. I got this set from HF for $16 with the coupon I had. I know they wouldn't last under hard use, but then I'm not a machinist.

I use MSC Direct. They probably have 10 different quality levels of #1 to #50 (or #60) sets at 10 different prices https://www1.mscdirect.com/eCommerc...e=Category-_-BodyLink-_-Drilling+&+Drill+Bits for all drills

 

[pick1e]

I used some wood shims, and got the jig to sit fairly close to level. I'll have to fix it better once I figure out how to do it. I attached the piece of 3/8" plywood to the jig with a #8 sheetrock screw, and cut the circle. It worked great! Sure am glad I put that new blade on the bandsaw. I drilled out the center hole to 1/4" to mount it on the lathe.

This week on the New Yankee Workshop reruns on the website, Norm builds some jigs, including and upgraded circle cutting jig. He uses a piece of hardwood in the miter slot to align it. He screws his into the table, but you could simply make it the same size as the table and clamp it down to the outer edges. A clamping strip underneath would be what I'd do.

He starts the circle jig at about 15:12.

https://www.newyankee.com/index.php?id=56#ecwid:category=0&mode=product&product=7916606

 

[qquake2k]

This week on the New Yankee Workshop reruns on the website, Norm builds some jigs, including and upgraded circle cutting jig. He uses a piece of hardwood in the miter slot to align it. He screws his into the table, but you could simply make it the same size as the table and clamp it down to the outer edges. A clamping strip underneath would be what I'd do.

He starts the circle jig at about 15:12.

https://www.newyankee.com/index.php?id=56#ecwid:category=0&mode=product&product=7916606

Norm is a woodworking god.

 

[Launch Lug]

Norm is a woodworking god.

I second that! If I wasn't married and he wasn't a dude I'd ask him out.

 

[qquake2k]

I second that! If I wasn't married and he wasn't a dude I'd ask him out.

I'm sure your wife would understand. :tongue:

 

[sodmeister]

I second that! If I wasn't married and he wasn't a dude I'd ask him out.

Me too :blush:

Paul T

 

[sodmeister]

Good thing I got the drill bit set, because I ended up using the #11 bit, instead of the #12.

Talk about fiddly bits! I swore a bit getting everything in place, but I think it might actually work. I'll be using 30 minute epoxy for the extra setting time.

Good lord man ,I`m getting dizzy looking at those pictures !!

Sure looks cool Jim !

Oh ,and for once ,this build of yours is taking longer than a week LOL

Makes me feel better about mine !

Paul T