This is probably one perk to the way that John hooks his plane up. I've
always handled my plane from the left side, but John handles his from
the right. This way he can push the blast shield toward himself rather
than hooking up, pulling the shield out and launching as I do. I'm
thinking about making finger supports so that I can use both middle
fingers to push the shield off.
Brett
john_kagan wrote:
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>
> I've uploaded some shots of mine:
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Indoor_Construction/photos/album/104465759/pic/list
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Indoor_Construction/photos/album/104465759/pic/list>
>
> The first pic shows my first two failed attempts, and the ones that
> work. The first one was too narrow, and I couldn't get it off the
> stick easily. The second one is too heavy (1/64th ply). The third one
> it the partial motor shield that Brett made. It works great. Last is
> my expanded copy.
>
> You have to work out the best arrangement for your loading style,
> launch style, etc.
>
> I made my shield shorter so that I could hold the front "o" ring like
> I'm used to. I figure my fingers are protecting that area anyway.
>
> Brett's design has a vertical piece by the prop hanger to protect
> against the broken motor wrapping around. It wants to come up the
> right hand side due to the direction we wind.
>
> While I was working out how to release the shield, I added a vertical
> section at the rear, too. It helped move the shield off the stick when
> I pushed the front to the side. I decided that was too much stress on
> the stick and changed the release method, but left the rear vertical part.
>
> Bob has a little thread loop and a tab to flick the shield off the
> stick, I believe. I couldn't do that because I launch from the right
> side and the vertical sections required the shield to come off the
> right side.
>
> Brett uses the hand that was holding the rear hook to grab the shield
> in the middle and pull it off. That looked like too much stick stress
> to me, too.
>
> I've ended up using the ring finger of each hand to push the shield
> toward me and off the stick, while holding on to the rear hook and
> front "o" ring.
>
>
Received on Wed Sep 23 2009 - 15:53:31 CEST