Sharing stupidity

[William C. Harden]

Hey Bob,

It doesn't matter.  I enjoyed the conversation anyway and I learned
something from it.

Bill

-----Original Message-----
From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]
On Behalf Of Bob Pastorello
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 9:14 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Re: re:Sharing stupidity

..oops...my reply to Wayne wasn't for the list....and his reply TO me
shouldn't have been, EITHER!!!

Sorry all...

Bob Pastorello, Oklahoma
NSRCA 199, AMA 46373
rcaerobob at cox.net
www.rcaerobats.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne Galligan" <wgalligan at goodsonacura.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 7:17 AM
Subject: re:Sharing stupidity


> Bob,
>
> If they are off center to the low side just make some spacers to raise
the
> engine to the centerline.  I have done this as much as a .25" once to
get
an
> engine on center.  Now if your too high on the center then your SOL.
or
> machine them down if you have enough beam to work with.
>
> Smooth Flying...
>
> Wayne
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Bob Pastorello
>   To: Tom Feland ; Dennis Hunt ; BYoung at MunciePower.com ; Ed Hartley ;
David
> Harmon K6XYZ ; Wayne Galligan
>   Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 9:17 PM
>   Subject: Sharing Stupidity
>
>
>   I just have to tell you guys - maybe you'll get a chuckle.
>       I've been madly working on a prototype "Pastomount" with a much
> smaller diameter, and some things to put the rubber under greater
tension,
> so it would still do the job.  Just an experiment, mind you.
>       So I get these really cool Sig mounts, of course they are too
large,
> and overlap the OD of the face of the mount, so I cut them down.  No
sweat,
> bandsaw made it easy.  Drilled new mounting holes for the #4 x 5/8
machine
> screws and blind nuts.  We're cooking now.
>       Got the mounts all lined up perfectly, spaced just right, ca'd
the
> mounts to the face, drilled through...things are going GREAT.  Got all
the
> rubber bands ca'd in place, and this thing is gonna WORK.
>
>
>   THEN - I prepare to sand the mount edges, because one side is
shorter to
> permit the Mintor to install properly (thanks, Wayne)...and *damn*....
>       I mounted the modified Sig mounts using the wrong "center" of
the
> beams.  So now, to mount the motor properly,  I can't use my fancy
mount.
> OR - I have to decide if it will work as well being 10mm off center
line
> axis.  I measured, marked, ca'd, and drilled BOTH Sig beams the exact
same
> dimension OFF Center.  Sheesh.
>       And - of course -  I learned all of this only AFTER everything
was
> glued and loctited.
>
>   Some days it really is better to just not touch this stuff....
>
>   Bob Pastorello, Oklahoma
>   NSRCA 199, AMA 46373
>   rcaerobob at cox.net
>   www.rcaerobats.net
>
>
>
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