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Here's me fussing with a minor detail. This canopy has a slight twist up, on the front right, and the springs on these latches won't take all the twist out...
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I've made springs for one of my RC Crawlers and had spring wire left over.
Here's how to disassemble these latches...
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I found a screw with the right pitch and diameter. Then chucked it in a drill and wrapped a spring around it...
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The pencil is pointing to the original .015 wire diameter spring. Below it is the new spring made from .020 wire diameter...
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That's lovely, the new spring holds the corner flush...
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Well, it's still winter in my neck of the woods and I've been busy. I put together a rescue boat.
And tested it!
You'll have to watch this video to find out how that happened up here in the north country in January... [emoji41]
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Here's a idea that could be used on all RC boats. Riggers, cats, v-hulls and definitely scale boats of some of those types.
Check it out, the video explains it all...
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I built a second boat stand. Sometimes you don't get it right the first time. It's ok, that's part of designing something, it's why you have Revision A... and Rev B... and Rev C...
Seriously tho, this should work well, it's also why it's good to practice plagiarism, and why copying something is the greatest form of flattery. The design guys are so good at what they do. And under appreciated.
Here's a link to a video on my second stand...
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Detailing the windshield. It's made from airplane heat shrink covering.
I used black pinstripes around the edge and a charcoal gray pinstripe for the center bar. The rivets are done with white paint.
I pierced the black pinstripes with a #11 exacto knife, twisted the knife and then applied the paint with the knife.
I first sprayed the paint onto wax paper, then dipped the knife in it and poked it in the hole until a dot of paint transferred...
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pla·gia·rism
noun
the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own
"there were accusations of plagiarism"
In post #338 I used a word that doesn't represent what I meant to say. I did not know the full meaning and should have looked it up beforehand. "Emulate" would be a better choice of words.
em·u·late
verb
match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
"lesser men trying to emulate his greatness"
To a large extent that's one of the main purposes of a forum. Sharing information so we can all have greater success in a shorter amount of time.
That is rewarding both ways...
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It's been a very rewarding thread, thank you.
It you built the 310 like I did would you use sponson safety tethers? What gauge wire would you use if so?
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Well, thank you. It's been a great experience and I learned a whole lot from you guys and from taking on this project.
I guess it depends on what you're doing with your rigger. For a spec boat running laps, maybe they don't want the weight. They do hit buoys and break the booms tho.
What's it worth to you? I don't like the thought of flipping it on a SAW run and losing the tub.
If you use them, I think the 1/16" galvanized cable I used would be fine for the RSX380.
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First time this has seen sunlight. I wanted to see how the paint looked...
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very nice . you guys just need a snow burner.Comment
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