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  1. AKNick

    Yippee! Kelli 49 dimes

    Thanks so much for the update!
  2. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    That is very kind of you Andreas. Pictures alone give me joy! -Nick
  3. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    Thanks for the link @anaign - from the looks of it, this product is similar to a product here I'm looking into HTPLA from Proto-Pasta in the USA, it requires annealing to crystallize the plastic to create a more heat resilient product. Anything using a higher temp filament will require...
  4. AKNick

    Scale Don Smith P-51 Mustang

    YAY!!!!! The behemoth plane master has been in the skunk works! Welcome back!
  5. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    Added my tunnel Air Dams to Thingiverse. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4688662 Also a J&J Tailwheel hold down bracket: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4687849
  6. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    Was making good progress when my throttle servo started not acting right. Darn. E-mail sent. Edit: Told me to send it in. . .
  7. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    At 0.9lb increase from a stock muffler setup, it’s not too bad for this size of plane. I couldn’t imagine it in a 30cc plane. here’s my painted jungle green custom canister mounts. Woot woot!
  8. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    Well. The holes were a bit too wide for everything to line up despite them being oversized. Also, I must have miscalculated the thrust angle. Instead of 2.5 it should be closer to 3.5°. I was able to elongate the holes strategically to make it work and increase the angle at the same time. A...
  9. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    Thank you for the compliment! I cannot say they are perfect, but they will work. Might have to sand the printed part a little bit to get the proper clearance and also the fiberglass cowl excess fibers or resin. There is a couple small imperfections in the CAD work, but it still prints out and...
  10. AKNick

    3D Vertigo build, any interest in a build?

    Sometimes GSN wont let you attach pics unless you refresh the page prior to uploading
  11. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    Yeah with the 2:1 headers there is no flex header. Relying on a small margin of error for fitment makes it a bit difficult. One thing that is nice with the JMB headers is that they are aluminum so they should expand at the same rate as the heads. Either way, it's all unwanted stress, but the...
  12. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    Got home from work, product looks fabulous. One little problem, the bolts don't fit very well... I've fiddled with it all night after my swing shift and cannot seem to make sense of it. Have to squeeze the flanges together 1-2mm to make the bolts spin freely but the cannister is at an angle down...
  13. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    The wait has ended! Well sorta, I had to go to work. But was able to get a couple photos of the new JMB custom exhaust. everything looks good at first glance and the canister resting on a paper towel. I cannot wait to get home and really check it out.
  14. AKNick

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Well despite our sub tropical storm and atmospheric river event, the skies opened up 34F, basically zero wind... with nine items on my to-do list for the day, I managed to check them all off including one 15min flight with the ARS. Cold and humid, so my fingers said nope, you’re done. the...
  15. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    I was wondering the same thing. Miss seeing Kelly on here. Sounds like you actually need a little kit to keep you from going stir crazy!
  16. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    You made me laugh! HAHA It's because I can add more fuel with the cooler motor and create more power to make it just as hot as it was before! LOL
  17. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    Will be using Futaba temp telemetry. I won’t know what the difference will be, but can only hope it’ll do it’s job
  18. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    Oh boy! Eight hours of printing and I have a set of baffles custom designed by me that weigh 1.5oz combined. After a few trials I was able to create something that may actually work. I am a little concerned about the PLA plastic getting too close to the cooling fins. here is a bunch of photos:
  19. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    Thanks! It's very rewarding to design and 3DPrint things like this. hopefully I can bring it to fruition Milan at JMB got back to me and said he's super sorry - covid caused some unplanned set backs and with orders piling up he's scrambling to get it all finished. He said my exhaust is...
  20. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    So close. About 2/3 the way through the print...the power went out. Restart failed. Here’s what it looks like now, reprinting to see what needs to change.
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