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TravelinTravis wrote: ↑Mon Jul 15, 2024 10:12 am not sure the best/easiest way to cut the kydex.....

I use heavy duty shears or aviation snips.

Maybe clean up the edges and corners with sanding blocks, belt sander, or Dremel.

TravelinTravis wrote: ↑Mon Jul 15, 2024 10:12 am Made a template for a bumper.....not sure the best/easiest way to cut the kydex.....so youtube videos, sleep on it, then give it a go tomorrow I suppose. 20240715_144516-min.jpg20240715_155822-min.jpg

I usually cut with bandsaw with fine tooth blade then sand the edges.

Made a template for a bumper.....not sure the best/easiest way to cut the kydex.....so youtube videos, sleep on it, then give it a go tomorrow I suppose. 20240715_144516-min.jpg20240715_155822-min.jpg You can use the score and snap method, just like you do with lexan, but use a heavy utility knife ...

1911Colt wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2024 8:11 am I have always suspected the folks on this board are like the folks in the museum staring intently at an exhibit

I could see that... kinda like the Museum scene from Ferris Bueller's Day Off... but with RC cars...

Got this today... it was sitting on ebay auctions, with no interest for quite some time, and I keyed my auction at the last second, and got it right away... https://i.imgur.com/08JhaHh.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/bjSTaQK.jpeg A Graupner Super Speed Race Car, or Kyosho Mach Sports, with a BMW M1 bodyshe...

Got the 1/10 WGT10 arbor for the Contact RC Tyre Truer. https://i.imgur.com/P4p1MbZ.jpg The tolerances are so tight, that I didn't believe the Dhawk rims would fit this WGT arbor. It fits! https://i.imgur.com/uY8Ei7w.jpg The lathe that these wheels were turned on were metric, so while the opening is...

The containment box - https://i.imgur.com/WLyPFtC.jpg worked pretty well outdoors - this is not an indoors project (garage maybe). https://i.imgur.com/92Vley5.jpg The CRC Tyre File is a must have for this task. iOAw22bL7Gk The CRC Tyre Truer V3 is really impressive, accurate and with solid repeatabl...

Glued and trued, this project is now completed. https://i.imgur.com/L4VvahZ.jpg https://i.imgur.com/reYrCtq.jpg https://i.imgur.com/BgHyF3n.jpg Made both the front and rear 60mm outer diameter. Not sure if I'll add the ribs in the front wheels, that seems to make them split easier. I want to put foa...

Woke up and finished the Fiero mechanically. I have to be in the mood to paint, and I ain't feeling it today. The TC4 from last weekend needs paint also, so maybe I will wait until I have three cars that need paint, and just do them all at once.

Thought about putting this in the "What Did You Get In The Post Today" thread but... naw, cool enough to deserve it's own thread


First Build of the Month then Build of the Year now Readers Ride of the Month in RCCA... Congratulations!

In 1988 Team Associated celebrated their success of having won all of the 1/12 IFMAR championship races held throughout the decade, which included: 1982 - Kent Clausen - RC12i – Grand Hotel in Anaheim, California 1984 - Tony Neisinger - RC12i - Herning Kongrescenter in Herning, Denmark 1986 - Tony N...

Today was 'get a nice 15 turn motor from the gotta have list that comes with a buggy with cool wheels' day. That's one of my favorite days on the calendar.
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TravelinTravis wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2024 5:57 pm ...another addition to the Revtech collection. 5 days out. Green Revtech Mabuchi 1.jpg

Interesting motor. A closed endbell Revtech?

This didn't have an outright date on it, but from the contents I have reason to believe it's from 1989. It has some writing on the cover which is interesting about the serial numbers.


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As I feel like I have used this thing twenty times today, I wanted to add this to this thread. This is a golf club shaft clamp for vises that I bought years ago for, well, club shafts. But, it works very well in the RC build world. The main opening is great for tubing and such, and there is a second...