hey gang, i am going to build a run up stand to break in my engines. do you guys have any pics of your stand or have any info on good run up stands. thanks.

This is what I use for an engine run up stand.

Lee

Here is mine:

This is the VMAR stand. Some people complain about the quality of this, but it does a job...

I made mine from MDF, and screwed and glued it together. Clamped to a saw horse. Very simple. Built from scrap. Have run 3 engines in on it with no problems at all.

I have [link=http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXA378&P=7]this[/link] test stand, its is a CB from Tower Hobbies.

It is connected to a 2x6, which can be clamped to a work-bench, Etc..

This is how it looks:

Any of above ok(I have a VMAR also 3 yrs ok) just make sure well clamped down and
no tip base

Tie/weight down the back end of your stand , if you use something like a sawhorse, else your Gonzo 40 will tip it over, maybe into your lap. Not good!

Jim

My present engine test stand, which I made a year or so ago, was made from an old microwave cabinet my wife didn't want any more. It replaced a 2x4 with a 5/8 ply top I had been using.

You can see the new one has a cabinet and a drawer, that come in handy during testing and break-in. The cabinet holds all my engines and associated equipment. The drawer has long tuned pipes and holds tools, my tach and other items I may need during the test.

The test stand has lockable, swivel casters (beats putting a concrete block on my old table to keep a big Moki or gasser from turning it over) and it has handles to help move it.

I have my smaller, glow engine mount on one side and a presently unused large engine mount on the other. The well used pipe mount (looks black) swivels in and out to accomodate different size headers and engines.

here is mine

I simply cut a "U" of appropriate size in the end of a piece of plank and drill to match the mounting screws. I have a tank that I mount with rubber bands. I screw the whole thing down to a sawhorse with deck screws. It only takes a few minutes to make the mount. I have accumulated one for all my engines. The picture shows several. I move the "throttle arm to the mount I'm using. Simple, cheap and effective.

I too tend to do the U cutout in a piece of 1/4" or 1/2" ply and quickly attach it to a spare sawhorse with drywall screws using a battery drill. A horizontal screw each side with a wing-retaining rubber band holds down the tank sitting on a bit of foam to isolate it from vibration and another long screw with a small rubber band wrapped around it a few times grips the throttle rod behind the engine.

I'm not gonna post a pic 'cause my setup looks nowhere near as neat as the others posted already

Here's a QS-106 at 7000rpm. I copied this stand from a photo from RC Showcase. Its held up to several 150's with "O" issues. With each motor I make up a new plywood plate which attaches to the front. Its the best stand I have come across. Walt

With 110 engines of my own plus running in engines for other people I need one that is infinitely adjustable so I use a PSP, it is a marvel of quality. On some smaller engines I turn the throttle up to clear the rather thick retaining bars. And, there are screw holes tapped in the bars to mount real small engines on top of them. Currently there is a SuperTigre 3000 sitting in it that will be converted to Diesel as soon as I run it a little on glow to get the carb set. Ain't doin that when it's 8 degrees out.

Here is my test stand I built 20 years ago. I just had to throw it away because the wood finally got rotted after sitting outside. I'll be making another but with a PSP Mfg engine plate.