I am getting ready to test my OS .90 4-stroke engine and want to build or buy an engine test stand. Can someone please direct me to a few to evaluate? TIA Philip

i scoffed at the price at first, but now having run in a few engines from .60 to 1.60 twins, i can honestly say the money was well spent.
this stand is tough, safe and highly adjustable............
here is a link to it,

http://www.pspmfg.com/ModelAirplaneE...estStands.html

Richmond models website - VMAR test stand. Cheap and looks like it does the job.

Um. I take a 3/4" x 4" x 12" piece of board and notch one end wide enough to accomidate the engine. Up to a .50 I "C" clamp the engine in place with a small clamp on either engins flange. Larger I screw it down with 1" sheet metal screws into the wood. I rubber band the tank behind the engine and slip a "Z" bend tipped wire through the throttle arm and back under the rubber bands for a friction grip. Then I clamp the whole works to a saw-horse and anchor the saw-horse with a rope and ground stake. Works fine.

The engine is eventually going in a balsa model. A metal stand is lovely but a bit of overkill.

This is one I put together recently. I'm sorry, but I don't know who makes it, but I do know that Who's Hobby in Rapid City South Datkota had two different sized ones on one of their peg boards the other day when I stopped in. This picture is when I was running in a little GMS 25 for a combat plane. Recently I ran in an Evolution 26 G2 on it with no problems. I have one of those black and decker workmates I clamp it on to. I have a remote glow system set up on it just to try and keep some stuff out of the way, like my fingers . I have two tanks set up that I swap out, one for gas and one for glo. My previous set up was a wood base and wall set up that I drilled out to fit what ever engine mount I was going to use for that project. Just ended up with too many holes after awhile in the back plate and didn't like changing it out. A couple of 1/4" bolts with wing nuts are what hold the engine down to the aluminum mount you see, and it adapts to just about any engine width you will come up with I think.

Just my two cents.

Is the Tatone(?) mount still being made? tia Philip

I have one of these, and it is very poorly made .

I have a American Hobby Products Jumbo stand that I've used some 5 years. I've run everything from 40's to 180's on it. seems to work fine. Test Stand from American Hobby Products (781) 944-8316 12 West Hill Circle Reading, Massachusetts 01867

I also have one of those PSP's. It works just as well.

http://www.barnyard-buzzards.com/Eng...ands/index.htm

The pictures in this link of the American Hobby Products "Mighty" are not the stand that you want. The one in the picture is for big gas engines.

You need a Standard or a Jumbo. They work with regular model engines.

Thanks to everyone so far for the info. The last posting I couldn't find a price or where to order from for the engine test stand. Can you help? TIA Philip

The PSP is outa site at around $120. I got mine at a R/C swap meet for $15. It was unused. But it is a beauty
Edit: I just went to their site and they have it down to $99 dollars right now.
http://www.pspmfg.com/EngineTestStandOriginal.html

The AHP Jumbo is around $34.95 it is made of rock maple. AHP doesn't have a web site but trust me, you will like one. Look a "test" in glow engines and there should be some pictures over there?

http://www.mecoa.com/cbtatone/7.htm
near the bottom of
https://shop.mecoa.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=83

I just built one out of scrap wood and a 2/56 rod threaded through a piece of fuel tube pinched under a few screws to hold the 2/56 in place for throttle control.

I'm not knocking those nice test stands - just don't need anything fancy to get the job done.

somegeek

I built mine using a Great Planes 60 size engine mount attached to a piece of hardwood a little bigger than a typical firewall and screwed/epoxied that piece of wood onto a 2x6. The engine mount has holes drilled in it to accept 61 four stroke, 70 four stroke, and 91 four stroke.
The fuel tank is attached behind the "firewall" with a small bungie cord. I have run quite a few 91 and 70 four strokes on it and it works great.

I bought one of these too - very disappointed. If I had been thinking, I would have made one as Somegeek did. Its your money ...