I'm not sure I understand the system but I nominate myself to buy the
Leeson stripper. If I'm successful I'll put my Oppegard up for sale so
there will still be a quality stripper available to someone else.
On 12/23/2015 12:33 PM, john_kagan_at_hotmail.com [Indoor_Construction] wrote:
>
> This is the kick-off of a social experiment.
>
> Stan Chilton is retiring from Indoor FF. For those who don’t know
> him, Stan was an Indoor powerhouse, known for his extremely precise
> approach to building and flying (you may have accurate jigs, but do
> you build on a granite block that required a crane to place in your
> workshop?) David Aronstein has written a nice biography of Stan’s
> accomplishments that you can see below.
>
> Stan has a collection of valuable Indoor supplies, tools, and other
> supporting paraphernalia that he wants to go to people who will use
> and appreciate them. My personal observation of recent similar
> distributions is that either the first person contacted quickly grabs
> everything (as I was tempted), or someone with cash to spare makes a
> closed-door deal for the whole lot.
>
> There is nothing really wrong with that process – and it seems to work
> out well for the person offering the goods – but it got me wondering
> if there was another way to reach a larger audience while still
> providing appropriate benefit to the seller. This could help get more
> people involved in Indoor, get the people already involved building
> and flying more, and overall be good Karma.
>
> After pondering some different approaches, I talked Stan and David
> Aronstein (who is the helping Stan) into trying this experiment.
> There will be a different method for each of several groups of items.
> I am open to suggestions for modifying the processes, and I expect
> almost everyone to have an opinion (and Leo to have several J), but
> there will probably only be changes for glaring problems or for
> something that will make a dramatic improvement.
>
> The first set of items include rolls of Y2K/Y2K2, 2 Wilder winders, a
> Leeson stripper, 2 Ferdie Uban torque meters, and some other items.
> It also includes an outdoor Wilder winder that should go through a
> similar process with the Outdoor crowd (Don D, message heading your
> way soon).
>
> The price Stan is asking for each item is listed, with pictures, in a
> separate document that I have uploaded to the files section in the
> Indoor Construction Yahoo group, and hopefully have attached in the
> Hip Pocket forum. The prices are very reasonable.
>
> The process for the first set of items will be:
>
> -Nominations solicited from the community, along with a discussion of
> why the nominee is worthy. You can nominate yourself, or someone else.
>
> -Yahoo Groups poll created with all the nominees
>
> -Voting (you can vote for more than one nominee)
>
> -Top nominee offered an opportunity to purchase one item
>
> -Work down the list until all items are sold
>
> -Ties (such as a group of nominees with 1 vote) settled via a raffle
> website like www.randompicker.com <http://www.randompicker.com/>
>
> -Leftover items offered on eBay
>
> We are going to start with the rolls of film (8 rolls of Y2K ($100
> each), 5 rolls of Y2K2 ($100 each), 3 rolls of Polymicro 2L ($25
> each), and some partial rolls and remnants). Discussion and
> nominations begin now. Poll closes on January 8 2016 .
>
> I nominate Max Zaluska for a roll of Y2K/Y2K2 so that he can build
> another Hand Launch Stick and complete his quest for an hour+ flight.
> Max flew over 58 minutes at Lakehurst during the Labor Day contest
> before losing his plane in an irretrievable spot on the wall (which is
> so unlike Max)
>
> The second set of items includes boxes of tools and supplies, books
> and plans, and scales and other equipment. These will be posted on
> eBay and announced on this list. This will work like the Storage Wars
> TV show – you get a photo of the box contents and as complete a
> description as possible, offer what you think is a good deal, and look
> for some great treasures.
>
> The last item is Stan’s collection of cut Indoor wood. He and David
> wanted to clear this out as one unit, so I have purchased it and will
> re-sell individual sheets. My goal is to get the wood into as many
> hands as possible, so that it can become as many models as possible
> (rather than it all just sitting in one workshop). More info to follow.
>
> From David Aronstein:
>
> “If you have been flying Indoor since ~2005 or earlier, you probably
> know Stan already, or know of him. If you do not, here is a brief
> introduction. The purpose is not to boast, but to let you know that
> his tools, materials and equipment are absolutely first-rate.
>
> Stan Chilton is best known as a highly competitive Indoor Free Flight
> modeler but has also flown Outdoor Free Flight and Control Line in
> earlier years (back to the 1950s).
>
> His modeling accomplishments include, but are by no means limited to[1]:
>
> ·Model of the Year - 1983 and 1990
>
> ·Author of “Chilton’s Corner” column in Indoor News and Views (INAV)
>
> ·Author of “Packing In The Turns,” a classic and definitive article on
> winding techniques
>
> ·Has designs in _Indoor Winning Designs 2002-2005_
>
> ·41 National and World indoor records between 1965 and 2005, most
> recently:
>
> oCAT 1 Mini-Stick, 11:13 , in Wichita in 2002 (still stands)
>
> oCAT III F1L, 22:32 , at West Baden in 2004
>
> oCAT 1 F1L, 16:05 , in 2005
>
> ·Free Flight Hall of Fame (2014)
>
> In addition, he is a World War II Veteran (Army paratrooper) and
> husband of Judy for 70 years (so far).
>
> For a more comprehensive introduction, please see the National Free
> Flight Society’s _Symposium 2014_.
>
> Parkinson’s disease has curtailed his modeling activities and he is
> now looking to hand off most of his materials, tools and supplies to
> people who will make good use of them. A portion of the proceeds from
> items sold will be donated to the National Free Flight Society’s
> Indoor fund.”
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> [1] Symposium 2014, 47^th Annual Report of the National Free Flight
> Society. Hall of Fame nomination for Stan Chilton.
>
>
> (Cross-posted on the Hip Pocket forums)
>
>
>
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