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Old 06-02-2014 | 02:32 PM
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Default Engine break-in stand

I searched for a "Reviews" section of the forums, but couldn't find one. I have been out of flying for almost 10 years now. Now that I am retired, I got out all my old planes and engines and started going through them. Periodically I would put after run oil in them and flip them through a few times just to keep them from freezing up. I wanted to build a test stand to get all the bugs worked out before I got back in to flying, so I turned to the internet to see what I could find. YouTube turned up a review on an engine test stand made by a guy named Ron Sexton. It was a well done review and high-lighted all of the features of the test stand. The post also contained his contact information. I sent him an email asking what the price was (thinking this was going to be crazy high). Within a couple of hours he wrote back and asked me where I was so he could figure out shipping. That was last Wednesday ; today the mailman brought me my test stand. All I can say is wow. This thing is a work of art. He builds each one of these by hand - this is not a mass produced item. I am going to try to get out tomorrow to put some engines through their paces, but with this stand it is going to be so much easier. If you want a high quality stand that is built with care, Ron is your guy. Here is the YouTube link to the review, his contact info is in the comments section.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTrO5Aei-es
Andy