Re: source for scales

From: jabiruchick <jabiruchick_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:22:06 -0000

Ok, that makes sense... the precision you guys apply to this stuff is mind boggling! You all must get really annoyed when people just assume you pull a #64 rubber band out of the office drawer and hook it on there! :-D (I hate it when people ask me that)
 
KT

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, Nick Ray <lasray@...> wrote:
>
> Katie,
>
> The gram size is to standardize across rubber batches. For example a 1 gram
> .050" strip of 5/99 will be shorter than a 1 gram strip of .050' 2/99. The
> density helps to (some what) equivocate rubber sizes between batches.
>
> Nick
>
> On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 5:18 PM, Don DeLoach <ddeloach_at_...> wrote:
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> >
> >
> > Katie
> >
> > You can buy a cheepie electronic gram scale for peanuts on eBay and
> > elsewhere online! For indoor building/flying you'll need one with 0.01-gram
> > resolution.
> >
> >
> >
> > Another idea: Ralph Ray (the Tustin Hangar guru) has some scales for sale.
> > Not sure if they are .01-gram or not, but you should contact Ralph and see.
> > Proceeds go toward the very expensive Tustin hangar rental.
> >
> > ralphray_at_...
> >
> >
> >
> > P.S. still have that neat Pasped Skylark?
> >
> >
> >
> > Rgds
> >
> > Don DeLoach
> >
> > Editor,* *NFFS *Free Flight Digest*
> >
> > Freelance Commercial Writer
> >
> > 831 E. Willamette Ave.
> >
> > Colorado Springs, CO 80903
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> > 719.964.7117 voice
> >
> > ddeloach_at_...
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> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > *From:* Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com [mailto:
> > Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *jabiruchick
> > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 27, 2010 12:40 PM
> > *To:* Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> > *Subject:* [Indoor_Construction] Re: A-6 Motors
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Cool-- thanks!
> >
> > Another newbie question. I noticed lots of people are posting their motor
> > sizes using a length and weight in grams as you did below. How do you cut a
> > motor to a gram size, as opposed to setting a stripper to a certain width?
> >
> > KT
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Received on Tue Apr 27 2010 - 15:25:51 CEST