Re: Re: Partial motor stick

From: <Warthodson_at_aol.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:56:50 -0400 (EDT)

Mine begin with a piece of wire of suitable size for the duty. The wire is straight with a loop on each end. The one loop fits over the rear hook & the partial motor is hooked onto the loop on the other end. The overall length from loop to loop takes up the space not filled by the partial motor. I.E. If the motor stick hook to hook distance is 8" & I want to test a 1/4 motor, then the wire is 3/4 X 8" = 6". Because the wire is hard to hold it is glued into a slot cut into the length of a piece of hard balsa which is perhaps 4" long. This assembly is ballasted up to weigh 3/4 of the weight of a full motor, in this example. The important thing is that the wire is not two separate pieces glued onto the end of the stick.
Gary


-----Original Message-----
From: Jake Palmer <82.jake_at_gmail.com>
To: Indoor_Construction <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Mon, Jul 16, 2012 12:40 pm
Subject: Re: [Indoor_Construction] Re: Partial motor stick


  
    
                  
I'm not John, but I'm also in the process of building new partial sticks. I had a balsa stick break during unwinding at the Kibbie Dome this year so my new sticks are 3/32 square basswood with .015 wire. They're much more durable and require virtually no clay.


On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 9:46 AM, mkirda_at_sbcglobal.net <mkirda_at_sbcglobal.net> wrote:

 
  
    
                  
What do you use, John?
I'm guessing 1/8" medium balsa, some 0.013" wire for the ends, some light thread, CA and clay if required?

I tried some 0.020" wire only. Too difficult to hold and load...

Regards.
Mike Kirda

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "John Kagan" <john_kagan_at_...> wrote:
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> A dummy stick for partial motor testing.


    
             

  



    
             

  
 
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