Test Stand
 

To get my engines running after being in storage for years I bit the bullet and purchased a PSP Test stand.
I have 12 engines that range from .15 to a .91 so it was necessary. I need to figure out how to mount it.
I wanted to run the engines at the field but I dont think the club will like me drilling my test stand to their benches.
So I thought to buy a cheap work bench that folds up.

Its 24 bucks.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...ord=work+bench

I thought I would buy some nail stakes put them in the ground and attach them to the legs of the bench with some hose clamps.
This way it wont go anywhere.

I also had an udea to buy a an isolation motor mount and use the bushings to secure the test stand to the bench to reduce the vibration.

let me know what you think....

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A much simpler method if you are going run at the field which I normally do and I generally do it when no one is flying as a courtesy, is to mount your test stand to a one foot long 1 by six as I do all of mine and to use some hefty C clamps to avoid drywall screws in the fancy safety tables but mostly I use four three inch dry wall screws and screw the board to the round wire spools that we use also.

This is a lot simpler than the need to tote that table and rig it up each time. Seems to me nailing the feet is may not be to good if you are on dirt or grass. Instead with that table I would use a cord tied to the table top and horizontally back to a fence or tree.

RE: Test Stand
 

I have a table similar to that, the B&D Workmate.
On the bottom of my test stand I but an upside down "T"
Made out of 3/4" plywood.
That gets clamped by the two table halves.
My table is heavy enough I don't anchor it.
If you have all of this why go to the field?
I test in my driveway - the field is 20 miles away.
Good Luck,
KW_Counter

RE: Test Stand
 

I have exactly the same set up except that the test stand is bolted to a heavy maple cutting board that I use clamps to hold it on the heavy B&D Workmate.

Bruce

RE: Test Stand
 

I have my test stand set up similar to Kw_Counter on a Workmate. I often use it in my backyard. At the field we have a couple of tables at the far ends of the pit area that we can clamp (or screw) a test stand to. That table appears to be much lighter than the one I use, a plus if you're hauling it around, but a minus when you put a large motor on it. You may need to add some ballast underneath to make it more stable.

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I think your plan is sound and should work great personally.

That table looks very hand for a decent price. I'm ordering one. Thanks for the idea!!

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HF $10
my .02

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I use a folding carpenters saw horse which cost me $19.95 at the local discount hardware store. I use a dog chain to anchor it with a stake.

It works very well and i have tested engines up to 1.40 2-stroke.

You can see it in action here.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Cx-NtJe_bk[/youtube]

RE: Test Stand
 

I took two cutting boards as a mounting platform as suggested earlier in the thread. Prior to mounting I varnished the wood. I then mouned them to a craftsman work bench with two clamps. I was able to attach my OS SF .15 and get it running. The set up was ok but I found it hard to get the throttle stick to get a nice idle setting. The wire that moved around a lot because it is bendable and the lever was sticky. Other than those points it is an acceptable set up.

RE: Test Stand
 

I use a fold up bench, have had no problems with it, and you can also use it for other things.

Cheers

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I like The Ghost and his idea for a gas engine. Anymore idea's for a test stand for a gas engine?