Workshops

[hookedup]

Sure he can use the kitchen....as long as we can use our DINNER table for DINNER. It was a workshop for months. I tried not to get too annoyed.....:rolleyes:

thats funny...i thought i was the only one who got the "can you pahleeze get these damn boats off the dinner table and out of the laundry room too?!!" i am jealous...no shop...yet!!

[Diegoboy]

Brace yourselves, ill take some pics of my trainwreck!

Still waitin' on you Doozie! I have been bracing myself for days now :D

[mprozac]

My first shop used to be the dining area. Believe it or not, I got my wife's blessing!

[Team X]

Here is mine

[Doug Smock]

My home under my home.:)

Doug

[Doug Smock]

This is my solder station/ battery building area. I also charge my TXs here.

[SJFE]

I have been working on messing this up but I keep cleaning up after my self. It just dont look right in such order. I must not be working hard enough:p

[Doug Smock]

I have to keep mine clean or it makes me crazy.
There were three of us working in there yesterday!!

[Team X]

Wow D.Smock, your space looks great!

[saleens7]

i see an out of frame recovery boat, could you get some info and pics on it?

i see a net, does the net lift or it is stationary?

[Doug Smock]

Wow D.Smock, your space looks great!

Thanks Team X. I'm really lucky to have this much space for the hobby. We bought this house 19 months ago, before that I was building boats in my lap.

Doug

[saleens7]

i see an out of frame recovery boat, could you get some info and pics on it?

i see a net, does the net lift or it is stationary?

D.Smock, i forgot to mention this question was for you

[Diegoboy]

i see an out of frame recovery boat, could you get some info and pics on it?

i see a net, does the net lift or it is stationary?

--> Here's more info on that recovery boat. I'm trying to duplicate that awesome design.
Doug, Do you have any vid of that boat in action?

[Diegoboy]

Thanks for all the help on that recovery boat Doug. I want to install a mini wireless camera on mine when I get done building her. That way I can see if I'm in line to recover. (bad depth perception)

[Doug Smock]

Thanks for all the help on that recovery boat Doug. I want to install a mini wireless camera on mine when I get done building her. That way I can see if I'm in line to recover. (bad depth perception)

You are most welcome sir.
We did some testing with the wireless cameras a year or so ago. The range isn't what they said it was, only about 150'. There may be better units out there now.
You'll find it easy to drive once you get used to it. :D
I'll get some video of it in action and get it posted.
Good luck with your build!!

Doug

[Doug Smock]

I found one. http://www.vac-u-boat.com/Vac-U-CrackerVideos.htm
I'll get a better clip from the shore next time out. Check out the 2nd vid also. Poor duck.

Doug

[saleens7]

that thing is awesome, but i wouldnt get as complicated as his is...

i have a kayak to rescue boats, but thats only used at the lake behind my house, when i go to bigger lakes, i would use a rescue boat...

i was thinking of one similar to his, only it would have two peices of insulation foam about 10" wide by three feet long and would be connected by a bunch of PVC pipes all epoxied in it...there would be an upper structure over the foam and a tray that would hold all the electronics (minus motors)...the tray on the bottom would be made of pvc (with holes drilled in it sp it wont act as a float) and fishing net...there would be 2 1/4 scale servos lifting the tray......i would need to find extra long servo arms to move the tray as much as i wanted....

[Doug Smock]

saleens7,
It isn't as complicated as it might seem.
I came up with this because it is illegal to use a real boat where we hold our club meetings. You can't get in the water period. (Public park)
Sometimes a tug with a tow line just isn't enough, this unit will handle just about anything.:)

Good luck with your build!!

Doug

[saleens7]

well....i could bring along my kayak to the other lake i run at, but its too much of a hassle....i have been thinking of doing a similar setup...but using a single proboat esc and twin 540's using two 6 cell packs in parallel...

i also have that quantam motor i was going to use, but i could make it into a powerful airboat-resccueboat...i could get the esc and lipos from united hobbies....

but im still thinking of using it for an airboat i was planning on making also...another welgard 100amp esc and and two 4s lipos in parallel would make a a good big-prop airboat....

[ron Olson]

My workshop is scary, that's why you're not gonna see it! Two workbenches, one old dining room table, one 8 foot table and two sets of metal shelving plus stuff all over the rest of the basement.
No boats on the dining room table upstairs though as I'm sitting here now as that's where my computer is!
I need a bigger crib..........

[SJFE]

I upgraded some today. I added 3 new shelves and some improoved lighting. I will be adding a 9" bandsaw, combination disk & belt sander and 10" drill press over the next few weeks. its time to get the right tools. The next few boats demand it.

[Mich. Maniac]

I dont know how you get her to let you do it but... You da man! I dont even have a vise or bench grinder yet!

[SJFE]

she is da woman! thats how i get away with it....lol I am posting from the new fone lol.

[mrsSJFE]

Bandsaws, sanders, and drill presses? More boats? When did I sign up for this? :rolleyes:

[ron Olson]

:D BUSTED!!!!!!:D

[Steven Vaccaro]

Bandsaws, sanders, and drill presses? More boats? When did I sign up for this? :rolleyes:

Relationship is about balance. When one person in the relationship starts to take and not give, things go bust. Now that he is buying tools you get to go out and buy a new pair or shoes or that fancy piece of jewelry you wanted. :D

[mrsSJFE]

Relationship is about balance. When one person in the relationship starts to take and not give, things go bust. Now that he is buying tools you get to go out and buy a new pair or shoes or that fancy piece of jewelry you wanted. :D

:D How right you are.

[SJFE]

you get to go out and buy a new pair or shoes or that fancy piece of jewelry you wanted

That comming from a jewelry store owner..LOL. It's a good thing for the boat buget you don't have an online store front for jewelry also. MrsSJFE knows she can go buy what ever she wants @ any time with out a second thought. I had to almost BEG her to buy a new phone this morning. She works harder than any one I know. It's imopssible to get her to spend a dime on anything just for her. Beautifull, smart and selfless. I'm a lucky guy:).

[Steven Vaccaro]

That comming from a jewelry store owner..LOL. It's a good thing for the boat buget you don't have an online store front for jewelry also. MrsSJFE knows she can go buy what ever she wants @ any time with out a second thought. I had to almost BEG her to buy a new phone this morning. She works harder than any one I know. It's imopssible to get her to spend a dime on anything just for her. Beautifull, smart and selfless. I'm a lucky guy:).

I couldnt help it. I'm a salesman at heart.

Sounds like you have a good one. Not many left like that. Hang on and dont let go!!

[SJFE]

Yeah I gota grip on her. Now reality...thats another story:p