VICTORY AT LAST!!!!

Guys, we did it. THANK YOU SO MUCH for all of your help! I just walked in from flying. I use the term loosely because I hovered for about a minute so my wife could snap the pics.

DO NOT be fooled by the green in the photo. It is 30 degrees with off and on snow. It is snowing right now.

Here are some pics of my last 2 days.

I don’t have a lathe, so I used my dad’s drill press and movable vice. The exacto knife did not work so well, so I used the top of my electric started shaft to hold a “Drill Dr.” sandpaper tube. I clamped it in the vice and slowly lowered the spinning clutch. I checked clearances after a few passes, and sanded the clutch lining until it was perfectly uniform. It worked like a vertical lathe. NO MORE DRAGGING.

Ron’s heliproz had the correct tapper collar, so I am using my Enya engine again. Everything seems to be working correctly. I did have a bear of a time starting it in this weather. I had to start it in my basement, and then run upstairs and out thru the garage just to fly.

Thanks again……jster