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benjhind · 02-22-2008, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by planecrazy

And build ends up crooked too!!

Chris

It ends up crooked either way, I might as well be a little crooked too

02-22-2008, 12:42 PM

Did you mean something like this?

Ed S

Bryan Mailloux · 02-22-2008, 05:26 PM

I use 123 blocks as well. Very useful in the workshop

benjhind · 02-22-2008, 06:48 PM

I'm curious, what are these 123 blocks?

Nemesis · 02-22-2008, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by benjhind

I'm curious, what are these 123 blocks?

http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thu...blocks_123.jpg

Bryan Mailloux · 02-22-2008, 09:11 PM

http://www.medfordtools.com/metalworking/123blocks.html

Used for set-up purposes in the machining industry

benjhind · 02-23-2008, 08:17 AM

Thanks Bryan.

**scaleguy** · 02-23-2008, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Dig it

Buckshot in ziplock bags.

Yeah but haqve you priced it lately!

$50.00 for a 25# bag!

Dig it · 02-23-2008, 09:35 AM

lol, haven't bought any for a long time, but ya, thats pricey alright.

Dale

Gary Maker · 02-24-2008, 07:32 AM

A friend whom I met while living in the North, had his wife sew up some odd shaped cloth bags he filled them with sand, and they worked great for the most part.

One time at the field he asked me if I could help him set up the new plane he just finished building. Said it was too hairy for him to handle. He got it airborne and handed me the Tx. Man what a handful, and totally unstable. I landed it quickly and told him it felt way too tail heavy and had he balanced it before flying, to which he obviously said NO!

Did the fingers under the wing at the spar balance thing and sure enough it was way tail heavy. Can't understand it he said. Took the wing off and started checking it out and he had left one of the smaller sandbags inside the fuse as he was building to keep it steady while he glued the other half on! It was really wedged in there. I took a pocket knife and tied it to a short stick and reached in and sliced open the bag to dump out the sand. Once it was empty we could easily remove the bag.

Boy, did it ever fly nice after getting out that extra pound of sand!

I swear, this is a true story! Can't still quite figure out how he was able to overlook a sand bag while completing the building and covering. Perhaps he too had consumed some joy juice while building!

02-22-2008, 12:42 PM	#12
Ed Smith Guest Feedback: / % Posts: n/a Total Props: 0	Did you mean something like this? Ed S Attached Thumbnails
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02-22-2008, 05:26 PM	#13
Bryan Mailloux RCC Master Contributor I am: Bryan M Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Norwich Feedback: 9 / 100% Posts: 1,496 Total Props: 2	weights I use 123 blocks as well. Very useful in the workshop __________________ MACH 1 MAILLOUX FJG?
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02-22-2008, 06:48 PM	#14
benjhind RCC Supreme Contributor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Derwent, ON Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 2,271 Total Props: 0	I'm curious, what are these 123 blocks? __________________ Ben Hindmarsh "I keep planting planes, but they just won't grow!"
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02-22-2008, 09:11 PM	#16
Bryan Mailloux RCC Master Contributor I am: Bryan M Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Norwich Feedback: 9 / 100% Posts: 1,496 Total Props: 2	123 http://www.medfordtools.com/metalworking/123blocks.html Used for set-up purposes in the machining industry __________________ MACH 1 MAILLOUX FJG?
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02-23-2008, 08:17 AM	#17
benjhind RCC Supreme Contributor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Derwent, ON Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 2,271 Total Props: 0	Thanks Bryan. __________________ Ben Hindmarsh "I keep planting planes, but they just won't grow!"
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02-23-2008, 09:35 AM	#19
Dig it RCC Expert Contributor I am: Dale I Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Red Deer Feedback: 4 / 100% Posts: 841 Total Props: 0	lol, haven't bought any for a long time, but ya, thats pricey alright. Dale __________________ Hey Buddy, thats a Kadet not an Extra!!!
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02-24-2008, 07:32 AM	#20
Gary Maker RCC Supreme Contributor I am: Gary M. Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Stoney Creek, Ontario Radio of choice: Spektrum DX8 # of RCs: 9 Feedback: 34 / 100% Posts: 7,395 Total Props: 9	A friend whom I met while living in the North, had his wife sew up some odd shaped cloth bags he filled them with sand, and they worked great for the most part. One time at the field he asked me if I could help him set up the new plane he just finished building. Said it was too hairy for him to handle. He got it airborne and handed me the Tx. Man what a handful, and totally unstable. I landed it quickly and told him it felt way too tail heavy and had he balanced it before flying, to which he obviously said NO! Did the fingers under the wing at the spar balance thing and sure enough it was way tail heavy. Can't understand it he said. Took the wing off and started checking it out and he had left one of the smaller sandbags inside the fuse as he was building to keep it steady while he glued the other half on! It was really wedged in there. I took a pocket knife and tied it to a short stick and reached in and sliced open the bag to dump out the sand. Once it was empty we could easily remove the bag. Boy, did it ever fly nice after getting out that extra pound of sand! I swear, this is a true story! Can't still quite figure out how he was able to overlook a sand bag while completing the building and covering. Perhaps he too had consumed some joy juice while building! __________________ Time flies like an arrow - Fruit flys like a banana!GROUCHO MARKS Stoney Creek Hawks RC MAAC No. 43659
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