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RE: Post your field flight boxes! - 4/23/2007 6:57:16 PM   
Dennismate



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Status: offline 		I have just ordered a Monster Tote field box kit and was wondering what is the largest size of 12v lead acid (gel cell) battery that can fit in the battery compartment?

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RE: Post your field flight boxes! - 4/24/2007 12:10:45 AM   
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RE: Post your field flight boxes! - 6/3/2007 6:06:53 AM   
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Status: offline 		I build my Field box from a Hobico Kit 2 years ago..
Last weekend I finally got around to finishing it.
My wife wanted me to do a burned finish, I wasted stain.. We did both.
First we singed the wood with a MAP torch to get the grain to pop then hit it with walnut stain.
We finished up with 3 coats of Water Based Minwax Polycrylic.. We'll see if that was a mistake or not over the next few weeks.



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RE: Post your field flight boxes! - 6/3/2007 4:22:57 PM   
Kmot



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Status: offline 		It looks like real walnut to me! Very nice!

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RE: Post your field flight boxes! - 6/3/2007 4:31:07 PM   
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We finished up with 3 coats of Water Based Minwax Polycrylic.. We'll see if that was a mistake or not over the next few weeks.




Nice finish. The minwax will resist 15% nitro for about 2 seconds. I ruined a fiberglass cowl and wheel pants trying to 'fuel proof' with this stuff. Some guys say if you wipe up spills right away, you are good to go. I found this to not be the case. Now gas on the other hand, works fine.

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RE: Post your field flight boxes! - 6/4/2007 6:12:48 AM   
sscherin



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Status: offline 		DeadEye. you were 100% correct..

I did a test on the removable brackets that I finished 2 weeks ago..

30 seconds of contact with raw 15% fuel dulled the finish and made it soft enough to ball up by rubbing your finger on it..

Not good!!!

I used this stuff


http://www.minwax.com/products/protective/polycrylic-faq.cfm

I guess I better find out what I should have used.

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RE: Post your field flight boxes! - 6/4/2007 6:22:49 AM   
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DeadEye. you were 100% correct..

I did a test on the removable brackets that I finished 2 weeks ago..

30 seconds of contact with raw 15% fuel dulled the finish and made it soft enough to ball up by rubbing your finger on it..

Not good!!!

I used this stuff


http://www.minwax.com/products/protective/polycrylic-faq.cfm

I guess I better find out what I should have used.


What about sanding the surface a little and using oil based polyurethane? A little yellowing on that surface will never be noticeable.

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RE: Post your field flight boxes! - 6/4/2007 7:26:25 AM   
sscherin



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Status: offline 		Well after 1 hour of reading "Fuel Proof" posts I've got a freakin headache!!

I'll finish up the flight box with Oil based PolyU

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RE: Post your field flight boxes! - 6/4/2007 5:24:57 PM   
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Thant is an experimental starter motor,
but any standard starter can be clamped on.



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RE: Post your field flight boxes! - 6/14/2007 2:21:18 AM   
Closterman



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Status: offline 		I have make a new field box this week end ! Thanks a lot to my laser engraving machine for the logo ! :wink:
It's a small field box because most of my tool are in another tool box. I only want to keep me fuel, pump, battery and most used tool in this one..

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RE: Post your field flight boxes! - 7/23/2007 3:12:05 PM   
sscherin



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Status: offline 		One last update.. The Polyurethane is holding up great.. much better than Polycrylic

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RE: Post your field flight boxes! - 7/23/2007 4:08:56 PM   
Kmot



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Status: offline 		Martin, those laser engravings on your flight box are fantastic!!

sscherin: My flight box has had quite a bit of fuel splashed on it from dumb mistakes with my electric fuel pump system and the polyurethane has not been affected.

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RE: Post your field flight boxes! - 4/24/2008 2:32:15 AM   
Kmot



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Status: offline 		I just added another Goldberg box to my field equipment. It is the "Fuel Tote" kit and it was on sale at Tower for under $6 bucks so I got it. It is very easy to assemble using epoxy and CA. I plan on using it as a tote for two cans of fuel basically so they won't slide around in the back of my truck.

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RE: Post your field flight boxes! - 4/24/2008 2:42:21 AM   
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