Welcome to Club SAITO !
01-05-2021, 06:15 AM
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Bruce you could always spray the pipes matt black and then make a decision, they look better that way.
Welcome tmaxx glad to see you putting the fa182 td in the sig 1/4 scale cub. if you are wondering about performance i can help, don't. I have an 83" h9 taylorcraft of the same flying weight running an fa182td spinning a mas classic [email protected] it's happy to go vertical after half of the 24oz tank is gone. Even fully fuelled and rich it has way more than scale power for aerobatics and does beautiful TALL loops. Good luck.
ps i've seen a person i know try and mount the fa182td carbs upwards in a h9 taylorcraft ( don't ask me why ) which looks weird and lowers the prop shaft drive line, makes the whole model look awful.
Welcome tmaxx glad to see you putting the fa182 td in the sig 1/4 scale cub. if you are wondering about performance i can help, don't. I have an 83" h9 taylorcraft of the same flying weight running an fa182td spinning a mas classic [email protected] it's happy to go vertical after half of the 24oz tank is gone. Even fully fuelled and rich it has way more than scale power for aerobatics and does beautiful TALL loops. Good luck.
ps i've seen a person i know try and mount the fa182td carbs upwards in a h9 taylorcraft ( don't ask me why ) which looks weird and lowers the prop shaft drive line, makes the whole model look awful.
01-05-2021, 06:29 AM
Don't be a stranger Dave, share your Saito stories new or old. Between folks sharing test runs, flights, overhauls, performance data, Pete taking shots at everyone and Gary, David and I bantering back and forth on engine theory there's usually something going on here every day. Never a dull moment. Lots of great folks here, enjoy!
Lonnie
01-05-2021, 06:52 AM
Senior Member
I test mounted the 182 on the Rascal 110, I don't think it's doable due to the ugly mentioned above. The carb and needles would not leave much if any cowl at the top. I marked the suggested single mount holes to compare to the twin's mount holes.
Thrust line highlighted from factory stamped thrust line. Suggested single engine mount holes marked.
Saito 182 test mounted. Requires more thinking.
Thrust line highlighted from factory stamped thrust line. Suggested single engine mount holes marked.
Saito 182 test mounted. Requires more thinking.
01-05-2021, 08:23 AM
Senior Member
I am actually following a build on Facebook by David Zotzman for the 182 and Sig 1/4 cub combo. He has installed the motor and cut the cowl to fit around it. The last time I checked he had not finished the plane for the maiden but hopefully it will be before I maiden mine and can learn from his experience.
These pictures are Dave's from his Facebook post.
These pictures are Dave's from his Facebook post.
Last edited by tmaxx1701; 01-05-2021 at 08:26 AM.
01-05-2021, 08:33 AM
01-05-2021, 09:33 AM
I am actually following a build on Facebook by David Zotzman for the 182 and Sig 1/4 cub combo. He has installed the motor and cut the cowl to fit around it. The last time I checked he had not finished the plane for the maiden but hopefully it will be before I maiden mine and can learn from his experience.
These pictures are Dave's from his Facebook post.
These pictures are Dave's from his Facebook post.
01-05-2021, 02:29 PM
Finally see how it works here.
Hobbs an Lonnie are the tech wizards while I exist for absorbing pot shots from Pete.
The world is but a stage, we all play a part.
Thanks for the tech lessons fellows, couldnt fly without them.
LOL
Hobbs an Lonnie are the tech wizards while I exist for absorbing pot shots from Pete.
The world is but a stage, we all play a part.
Thanks for the tech lessons fellows, couldnt fly without them.
LOL
01-05-2021, 03:23 PM
I guess that makes Pete either resident curmudgeon or the crazy uncle every family/group has one hidden away somewhere. In the meantime for all you classical scholars, I guess I'm consigned to the chorus. Oh well it beats being the fool.
01-05-2021, 08:50 PM
Oops, sorry. I may have put the comma in the wrong spot or included one where unnecessary.
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01-05-2021, 09:46 PM
Thanks for the welcome and comments Monty Python. I am mounting the engine with the carbs down in my Cub. I makes the exhaust routing a little tricky but I didn't think the carbs sticking out of the top of the cowl would look good. I did drop the engine thrust line 5mm for this build. I didn't think it would affect the flying performance and it is difficult to see that little of a drop. It just makes the exhaust routing a little easier. (I hope).
The facebook link you showed is the correct way to mount an fa182td, the cowl on my taylorcraft is so broad i only needed to cut a tiny relief in the cowl top for the right angle exhaust adapter, you need long exhaust tubes to exit the bottom. 'Old dave' promptly came on showing his fa182td mounted upside down, which goes to show you he has a quiet sense of humour too
01-05-2021, 09:56 PM
to being called curmugeonly ( negative/grumpy ) but will gracefully accept crazy, makes me feel normal in this world right now. Gary i like to have a lot of fun, sometimes at other peoples expense but it's all good natured and no harm meant, please return fire anytime you like it's good to have some light hearted humour in a hobby we all love. The world is a too serious place most of the time eg; your orange man is about to get the boot so there goes some of the humour i've relied on for fun over the last four years...get it?
01-06-2021, 02:58 AM
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That's him, he should be getting it back today, Horizon sent new bearings with it to him, he sent them to me and I installed Boca Bearings and sent the Horizon bearings back to him. His 60-t is a good solid engine, it had a totally locked up mid bearing, the rear most double bearings are good. It has good cam and cam bearings.
01-06-2021, 03:02 AM
Senior Member
Mike i object to being called curmugeonly ( negative/grumpy ) but will gracefully accept crazy, makes me feel normal in this world right now. Gary i like to have a lot of fun, sometimes at other peoples expense but it's all good natured and no harm meant, please return fire anytime you like it's good to have some light hearted humour in a hobby we all love. The world is a too serious place most of the time eg; your orange man is about to get the boot so there goes some of the humour i've relied on for fun over the last four years...get it?
to being called curmugeonly ( negative/grumpy ) but will gracefully accept crazy, makes me feel normal in this world right now. Gary i like to have a lot of fun, sometimes at other peoples expense but it's all good natured and no harm meant, please return fire anytime you like it's good to have some light hearted humour in a hobby we all love. The world is a too serious place most of the time eg; your orange man is about to get the boot so there goes some of the humour i've relied on for fun over the last four years...get it?
01-06-2021, 06:38 AM
Mike i object to being called curmugeonly ( negative/grumpy ) but will gracefully accept crazy, makes me feel normal in this world right now. Gary i like to have a lot of fun, sometimes at other peoples expense but it's all good natured and no harm meant, please return fire anytime you like it's good to have some light hearted humour in a hobby we all love. The world is a too serious place most of the time eg; your orange man is about to get the boot so there goes some of the humour i've relied on for fun over the last four years...get it?
to being called curmugeonly ( negative/grumpy ) but will gracefully accept crazy, makes me feel normal in this world right now. Gary i like to have a lot of fun, sometimes at other peoples expense but it's all good natured and no harm meant, please return fire anytime you like it's good to have some light hearted humour in a hobby we all love. The world is a too serious place most of the time eg; your orange man is about to get the boot so there goes some of the humour i've relied on for fun over the last four years...get it? 
I use to think something like this might put a lot of comedians out of work, now I believe it just spurs them to write new jokes! If we can't laugh at ourselves and our friends what good is life? A life without humor (we'll over look your poor spelling. ) would be pretty miserable.Mike
01-06-2021, 08:58 AM
I am highly considering adding to my shop equipment a Scanner plotter. Got a lead on an HP T2300 that scans prints up to 44" wide. Would make getting the plans into the computer much easier so that I can load the parts into the laser software. The B-17 plans I have are 1/10th scale, and I want to enlarge them to 1/8th scale, but then the plans are too wide for the local shops that have wide format printers, and the plans for the Top flight .60 kits are too wide to scan at the same places. Last time I had copies made of the P-51 it cost me $80. I can get a 300' roll for less than that.
01-06-2021, 10:46 AM
I have to move the washer and dryer out and a shelf unit to make room for it. It is 70" x 44" x 40" The one I was looking at is $800, but appears to be missing the trays and basket, so looking at a refurb on Ebay that has everything. There is no rate for shipping either, so I may go with the Ebay one as I can get a good Paypal deal like I did with the Laser. I could probably set up a print/scan service with it too.
01-06-2021, 11:52 AM
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Well I have good news and bad news. Bad news is I tested positive along with my wife and one granddaughter. Good news is just a little congestion, cough about once an hour and get chills now and then and tired so I’m sleeping a lot. Other than that I had the flue that has been a lot worse. I can tell my dog has it also.
01-06-2021, 12:01 PM
Looks like it has a 36" scan width, but a 44" print width. If they are 36" or less than I could do that. Ink replacement is $240 for the 6 colors, though for the most part I just plan to use black. I would need to make sure that it is set to use the black carts instead of a color blend which is a waste of ink. Looking up paper costs too, it can use up to a 300' roll, too bad I found 500' 2 roll bundle for $74. I mainly want the scanner for importing directly into Lightburn, and a scanner alone costs more than what I can buy the Multifunction one for.
