ZeGas Posted April 27, 2020 Report Share Posted April 27, 2020 No Worries Rosco, and welcome back, was wondering if it was same Rosco with different login. It wasn't actually that long ago, I think within the past year. Quote Cheers Grant . 2025 - Mad Man Motoring (Triple M) Proxy - Group 5 - 1:32 & 1:43 https://auslot.com/forums/index.php?/topic/37451-2025-mad-man-motoring-triple-m-proxy-group-5-132-143/ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ If life gives you lemons, take them, free s#!t is cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosco01 Posted April 27, 2020 Report Share Posted April 27, 2020 Hmmmm Grant... seems years ago to me.... but so does yesterday.... don't retire, you simply don't have spare time. Get what you want to do done before you retire... if not, you won't.... from the experience of one who has been chasing the clock for 10 years in retirement... blasted thing runs twice as fast as it ever did when I was working... and I seem to have lost a day a week as well.... never get done in any one day what I plan to before making a start.... hence the loss of the 8th day..... frats, Rosco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeGas Posted April 27, 2020 Report Share Posted April 27, 2020 Was meaning the post re mini camera was within the last year, but nice to know your still around. Quote Cheers Grant . 2025 - Mad Man Motoring (Triple M) Proxy - Group 5 - 1:32 & 1:43 https://auslot.com/forums/index.php?/topic/37451-2025-mad-man-motoring-triple-m-proxy-group-5-132-143/ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ If life gives you lemons, take them, free s#!t is cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtpanorama Posted April 27, 2020 Report Share Posted April 27, 2020 Try here Rosco: http://www.auslot.com/forums/index.php?/topic/20606-nxgn-slotz/ Quote Corporate greed is driving inflation. Cash doesn't crash, use it or lose it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeGas Posted April 27, 2020 Report Share Posted April 27, 2020 There we go, thanks. Quote Cheers Grant . 2025 - Mad Man Motoring (Triple M) Proxy - Group 5 - 1:32 & 1:43 https://auslot.com/forums/index.php?/topic/37451-2025-mad-man-motoring-triple-m-proxy-group-5-132-143/ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ If life gives you lemons, take them, free s#!t is cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosco01 Posted April 27, 2020 Report Share Posted April 27, 2020 Thanks fella's...... yep - exactly what I had in mind..... so, I need not suggest anyone re-invent the wheel then.... $200 - by golly, that's an awful lot cheaper than what we pay for r/c aircraft.... it might be an option for me to persue..... I know I'd get a lot out of doing some hot laps, that I would not otherwise subject myself to in a 1:1 scale... frats, Rosco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattcrackers Posted May 10, 2020 Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 Here's a cheap trick I use to make body mounts. A straw from Maccas filled with resin. Cut longer than the desired length, drill a hole in it for the screw, screw to chassis, test fit to body and cut bit by bit to the desired ride height. Once the desired ride height is achieved I put a drop of superglue onto the resin and set the chassis/body correctly. Leave the superglue to dry, remove the screws then strengthen the body post with 5 minute Aruldite, never had one break yet. cheers Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Racer Posted May 10, 2020 Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 I like that. Thanks for the tip. Quote May the downforce be with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlotsNZ Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 I decided to modify a Slot.it CH07 wood guide, mimicking the new system that Slot.it are using for their stock screw fit guide. 1.5mm holes drilled in the front of the guide, 3mm long M2 grub screws into those holes, with the braid now mounted against the grubs, and the lead wire wedged behind the braid, so it can’t get cut by the grub screw. A nice secure mounting method, and easy to do Quote Custodian of many used screws (quite a few loose ) * Recovering Lapsed Slot Addict * Companion of other delusional slot addicts * Total kidder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosco01 Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 Looks good, I did exactly the same thing when I first entered the Tasman Cup proxy series - you won't regret it. The only thing I might suggest is NOT to solder the end of the leads. Whenever you solder a lead, the weakest point is just behind the solder.... I had one break off - and it was exactly there where it broke... since then, I simply twist the lead and use the M2 to hold it firmly nipped up against the braid - no failures since. frats, Rosco 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlotsNZ Posted June 7, 2023 Report Share Posted June 7, 2023 yep, likewise Roscoe, I pare back the insulation about double the amount needed, twist, then double it over and fit sideways, unsoldered, so it is like a hook inside the guide, flat against the braid - makes it even less likely to pull out when the braid is pinned by the grub.. 2 Quote Custodian of many used screws (quite a few loose ) * Recovering Lapsed Slot Addict * Companion of other delusional slot addicts * Total kidder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlotsNZ Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 EUREKA - I am ashamed to say it took me 6 tyres and 8 days to remember the other way to coat tyres to make them “zero grip” when the superglue won’t go hard in bad weather (yes I tried accelerator - at least the Tamiya brush on version) Dug into a drawer and found the bottle of black nail polish I scored from daughter about 10 years back….. still a thickish liquid. One tyre done, hard in 30 minutes, next one coated and slowly revolving as it sets. Quote Custodian of many used screws (quite a few loose ) * Recovering Lapsed Slot Addict * Companion of other delusional slot addicts * Total kidder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlotsNZ Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 And while I am here, just nicked Matt’s picture above. Not only are these tubes useful for body posts, I cut some short sections and glued them to a 3D chassis between the pod and chassis rails, to make guide wire routers, to tidily channel the wires to the motors. Not my idea, I saw how neatly ChrisGuyW has done this on some car builds. It worked a treat on my Alfa build. A responsible, tidy builder would have dismantled the chassis, used longer sticks, and sprayed the lot black ……. but that is “that other guy” Quote Custodian of many used screws (quite a few loose ) * Recovering Lapsed Slot Addict * Companion of other delusional slot addicts * Total kidder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizardgm Posted June 26, 2023 Report Share Posted June 26, 2023 5 hours ago, SlotsNZ said: EUREKA - I am ashamed to say it took me 6 tyres and 8 days to remember the other way to coat tyres to make them “zero grip” when the superglue won’t go hard in bad weather (yes I tried accelerator - at least the Tamiya brush on version) Dug into a drawer and found the bottle of black nail polish I scored from daughter about 10 years back….. still a thickish liquid. One tyre done, hard in 30 minutes, next one coated and slowly revolving as it sets. Acetone can be used to 'thin' nail polish.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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