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

[Snoopy1]

I suppose but it definitely didn't take much, just a high (somewhat) speed turn at the end of the runway.

It does not take much to rip the gear off any of the ARF today.

 

[AKNick]

Can someone tell me what this one is used for? Thanks!



Also. @Xpress is this even worth keeping around? I don’t have a programmer yet. This one seems dated but new.
HFP-10

 

[dhal22]

Is that a wire bender?

 

[acerc]

Can someone tell me what this one is used for? Thanks!

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The one on the left is a covering trim tool, it holds two Exacto blade's for dual direction, I never much cared for it. The one on the right is a balsa strip cutter and actually works pretty well on thin sheets.

 

[Snoopy1]

I agree with Acerc the left one is for trimming covering have tried to use it I can not get it to work and even get a nice clean straight cut. Probably could not even find it if I had to.

 

[Snoopy1]

Well spent some time this morning and got my 20cc Edge checked out it all looks good. Just have get some fresh gas and get mixed and run the engine and check the gas tank plumbing. Then set the idle and it is ready for the season. Will have to do the maiden some time this week if the weather is on my side.

 

[AKNick]

Hmmm I can even understand how it works. It’s Top Flight brand. I see the two xacto blades. But the angle throws me off

The one on the left is a covering trim tool, it holds two Exacto blade's for dual direction, I never much cared for it. The one on the right is a balsa strip cutter and actually works pretty well on thin sheets.

 

[Snoopy1]

Hmmm I can even understand how it works. It’s Top Flight brand. I see the two xacto blades. But the angle throws me off

Well I never figured it out no matter how or the angle it never worked, if you get it to work well let the rest of us know.

 

[AKNick]

Well I never figured it out no matter how or the angle it never worked, if you get it to work well let the rest of us know.

It would make too much sense for TopFlight/Monokote to list the product manual on their website, I found this on Tower Hobbies that explains how to use this thing:

http://manuals.hobbico.com/top/topr2400-manual.pdf

Basically, you use it to make a strait covering cut for overlaps along seams by using the little gizmo. I see it's merit now, but I have never tried to make that nice of seams/cuts... ha ha!

 

[dhal22]

Continuing the landing gear area repair. Almost done.