Bob don't need no stinkin' stick . .
10-23-2006, 10:05 AM
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Bob don't need no stinkin' stick . .
My flying buddy Bob excells in finding model airplane uses for items designed and intended for something else.
We use all sorts of things for building and flying that he "discovered" at Lowe's, the auto supply house, or the bowling alley.
When fibreglass and carbon fiber props became the norm in CL Combat folks had to start using a stick, a piece of hose, or a glove to crank the engine. Otherwise, you were going to get a finger cut sometime during the flying session. Up to that time most of the flyers started the engine bare fingered. " I can't 'feel' the engine with a stick" was the common explanation. But, when the sharp props came along we same folks discovered it was equally difficult to 'feel' the engine through the bandages.
But a stick was clumbersome and a glove made other tasks too hard to do. So Bob found some finger grips that bowlers use for some unknown reason that work just great, save fingers from cuts and bumps, and are quick to don and remove.
We use all sorts of things for building and flying that he "discovered" at Lowe's, the auto supply house, or the bowling alley.
When fibreglass and carbon fiber props became the norm in CL Combat folks had to start using a stick, a piece of hose, or a glove to crank the engine. Otherwise, you were going to get a finger cut sometime during the flying session. Up to that time most of the flyers started the engine bare fingered. " I can't 'feel' the engine with a stick" was the common explanation. But, when the sharp props came along we same folks discovered it was equally difficult to 'feel' the engine through the bandages.
But a stick was clumbersome and a glove made other tasks too hard to do. So Bob found some finger grips that bowlers use for some unknown reason that work just great, save fingers from cuts and bumps, and are quick to don and remove.
10-23-2006, 11:12 AM
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RE: Bob don't need no stinkin' stick . .
Hi,
Thats a smart idea. my mom used to work at an orthodontics lab and used a similar device on her fingers. they were supposed to spare the finger if it got caught in a huge grinder they had for shaping mouth castings. I ended up stealing a pair [8D].
Thats a smart idea. my mom used to work at an orthodontics lab and used a similar device on her fingers. they were supposed to spare the finger if it got caught in a huge grinder they had for shaping mouth castings. I ended up stealing a pair [8D].
10-23-2006, 12:50 PM
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RE: Bob don't need no stinkin' stick . .
Your local bank might give you a couple or you could shop at most any office supply store for [link=http://www.shoplet.com/office/db/g5728.html]rubber fingers[/link].
10-23-2006, 01:22 PM
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RE: Bob don't need no stinkin' stick . .
Bob bought ours at a bowling alley and I found them online by searching 'turbo finger grips'.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001DLUE6
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001DLUE6
10-23-2006, 04:22 PM
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SLEC in the UK makes finger guards, although they may be better suited for larger models.
http://www.ripmax.com/item.asp?itemi...ry=080-010-130
http://www.ripmax.com/item.asp?itemi...ry=080-010-130
10-23-2006, 09:10 PM
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RE: Bob don't need no stinkin' stick . .
In High School, if you didn't have a Hurst shifter for your 4 speed tranny, you just weren't gonna amount to anything. One guy in our gang went in 50/50 with his Mom and got a 6 cylinder Dodge Dart with an automatic transmission, which was bad enough, but what was so gut busting funny about it was the push button shift on the dash board. To make matters worse, we presented him with a sewing thimble for his shifting finger that had HURST written on the side. 
