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Old 11-15-2004 | 11:26 PM
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mig3
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Default RE: A good test stand ?

Stay away from the short "pot metal" alluminum "Tatonne" one, mine snaped the corner off while a Saito 120SGK was on her and broke loose!! I got a GREAT solid alluminum stand from Tower Hobbies that goes from a 1/2 or .049 to a 2.00! I ran my Saito 180S on her many times!! It was like $35.00 but mounts to a 2 X 4 (has all the holes and comes with wood screws) but I bolted it through with bolts, washers and screws and I put the stand on the right side of the 2 X 4 and a nice sized Dubro "no seam" fuel tank to the left, on the wood 2 X 4 so I can run my YS engines! The tank blows up like a balloon when you run a YS .60........the 2 X 4 is in my 8" vice on my 500 Lb work bench and I went to home depot and bought some clear flex hose that fit my rubber exhaust deflector so I run them in my garage and have the hose going outside into a bucket of water to capture the castor. I set up all my engines; ESPECIALLY my Super Tigers on a stand! I break in ALL my new engines on a stand too! There is another stand in the AMA magazine for like $65.00. I too have the small "Carl Goldberg" wood stand as well, but the mufflers do not clear the wing nut's or bolt on the left side as it is made to .40 size! Check Tower Hobbies and buy their BEST one...........it will do you!!

The Slip!!