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Field Stand - 11/1/2002 2:45:05 AM   
akpilot



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Status: offline 		Okay, Billy's shown us the ultimate field box.

Does anyone have the ultimate field stand for an airplane, so we don't have to stoop over? Looking for something that holds the fuselage and maybe has a working surface.
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Field Stand - 11/1/2002 2:52:41 AM   
MinnFlyer



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Status: online 		Here's what I use... Nicest thing about it? You don't have to carry it back and forth to the field!

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Field Stand - 11/1/2002 3:00:05 AM   
Geistware



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Status: offline 		Nice package.

Good looking plane too!

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Field Stand - 11/1/2002 3:40:30 AM   
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Status: offline 		I found this one in a magazine (I can't remember which). I think they sell them for $120 but I'm going to try to build one myself.

C.P.

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Field Stand - 11/1/2002 7:36:21 AM   
Hircflyer



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Status: offline 		Take a look at [url]www.Crusadertoys.com[/url]

I sure like mine

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Field Stand - 11/1/2002 7:10:00 PM   
CyberPilot



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Status: offline 		The Crusader Toys business is for sale. You can probably still buy from them but I'd be careful. Also they sell the stand for $150. You can get it for $120 at Hobbies & Helis Int. Part # HHI7600


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[URL=http://www.ewtech.com/cgi-bin/miva?/Merchant2/merchant.mv+Screen=PROD&Store_Code=hhi&Product_Code=HHI7600]Heli Table[/URL]


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Field Stand - 11/1/2002 10:09:00 PM   
Redwind


 

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Status: offline 		The same basic stand is sold by Sidewalk Flyers. The website is under construction but if you peck around they can be found. They charge $120 for the master kit. http://www.sidewalkflyers.com/

Being the frugal type, I made my own. It is not as pretty but works just as well. I used a "workmate" clone that can be found at your local "imported" tool vender. Simply clamp a table top plane stand to the top. It is also a good place to securely clamp a engine break in stand. On those rare occasions that I am not building or flying planes it even comes in handy for honeydo projects around the house. They can be had for about $25-30. I purchased a display model with a few scratches for $15.

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Field Stand - 11/1/2002 10:10:57 PM   
CyberPilot



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Status: offline 		Redwind,

Got a pic of yours that we can see.

Thanks,
C.P.


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Field Stand - 11/1/2002 10:55:17 PM   
Redwind


 

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Sorry no pics......hopefully Santa will bring a digital camera.

The clones are basically just 4 folding legs without the protruding lower brace that the original workmates had. I built a table top stand out of some spare 1/2" ply. A 24"x10" box with 2" high sides and 12" high ends. Cut a square "U" shaped yoke on the end pieces to cradle the plane and cover it with some 1/2" pipe insulation. If you want to get fancy make the cradle adjustable with some slots and thumb screws. If you don't care to build, any store purchased table top cradle will clamp to the top of the stand.

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Field Stand - 11/1/2002 11:10:39 PM   
Hircflyer



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Status: offline 		Sorry guys, I didn't know the business was for sale....I've had mine for almost a year and hadn't checked the site.
Their quality was sure nice tho.

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Field Stand - 11/3/2002 12:11:08 PM   
gfinan



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Status: offline 		I make my own stands too, All hardwood and stronger than Crusaders. I have made a lot of them for our club members. It seems all the ones that are on sale nowadays are plywood or PVC. Greg

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Field Stand - 11/3/2002 12:13:13 PM   
gfinan



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Status: offline 		I forgot to post the picture...let me see if my brain will funtion now. Greg

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Field Stand - 11/3/2002 12:18:25 PM   
gfinan



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Status: offline 		This time I even remembered to put a airplane on it. Greg

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Field Stand - 11/3/2002 6:37:37 PM   
bigbri


 

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Status: offline 		I have a crusader stand, The quality is second to none !!! Best piece of equipment i have ever purchased. It is worth the 150 dollars. The workmanship is outstanding. We have at least 4 at our field. I added a handle to The side to make it easier to carry. Two thumbs up !!!!!
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Magazine Plan - 11/5/2002 1:45:18 AM   
akpilot



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Status: offline 		Here's two ideas . . .

A few years ago, I forget which year/month, one of the two big magazines published plans on how to build a stand. Does anyone remember the iss