I forgot I have a tube of that also. 
Bob, isn't the 456 a big sucker? I have a 455 but like my old Ungar better.
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Posted 21 March 2006 - 02:53 PM
Pablo, if you rub that paste on your face before going out in the sun, will it form into a hardened mask? I forgot I have a tube of that also.
Bob, isn't the 456 a big sucker? I have a 455 but like my old Ungar better.
I forgot I have a tube of that also. Bob, isn't the 456 a big sucker? I have a 455 but like my old Ungar better.
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Posted 21 March 2006 - 04:30 PM
I think it is about an inch longer than a 455. (Ha Ha mines bigger than yours.)...Bob, isn't the 456 a big sucker?...
Compared to the thing I used back in the day it's a lightweight. It must have been a foot long, had a wooden handle, the tip was about a half inch diameter. :mrgreen:
It was the only one my Dad had, so that was what I used.
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Posted 21 March 2006 - 05:15 PM
I think it is about an inch longer than a 455. (Ha Ha mines bigger than yours.)...Bob, isn't the 456 a big sucker?...
Compared to the thing I used back in the day it's a lightweight. It must have been a foot long, had a wooden handle, the tip was about a half inch diameter. :mrgreen:
It was the only one my Dad had, so that was what I used.
Bob,
Did you have to lay it in the wood stove to get it hot?
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Posted 21 March 2006 - 06:20 PM
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Bad boys! Using our beloved Thingies thread for a p...ing contest about which solder gun is longer!
That's it: no more Thingies pics until the morning!
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Bad boys! Using our beloved Thingies thread for a p...ing contest about which solder gun is longer!
That's it: no more Thingies pics until the morning!
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Posted 21 March 2006 - 07:28 PM
Roy, thanks for asking Bob that question! Because if you hadn't I would have.
Edo, I see that bigger iron hasn't necessarily made Bob a fast boy! :shock: It's not the tools that make a fine craftsmen, it's how one uses the tools at their disposal.
Edo, I see that bigger iron hasn't necessarily made Bob a fast boy! :shock: It's not the tools that make a fine craftsmen, it's how one uses the tools at their disposal.
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Posted 21 March 2006 - 08:34 PM
Roy, no it was 'lectric powered.Bob, Did you have to lay it in the wood stove to get it hot?
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Posted 21 March 2006 - 08:49 PM
Sniff...Sniff...Sniff... I think I smell a challenge. What sayeth ye William, soldering irons at 20 paces?Edo, I see that bigger iron hasn't necessarily made Bob a fast boy! :shock: It's not the tools that make a fine craftsmen, it's how one uses the tools at their disposal.
King Edo, your humble knight has been challenged. I propose that young William and I shall build for you. Tell us your desires. Ye shall be judge and receive the spoils of battle.
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Posted 21 March 2006 - 08:57 PM
Hako Smacko, I think BWA wins the battle of the Big Irons hands down. :mrgreen:
If you cowboys have got anything bigger than this, show us. 250 WATTS of grid draining brownout power. Takes a week just to warm this sucker up. :shock:
If you cowboys have got anything bigger than this, show us. 250 WATTS of grid draining brownout power. Takes a week just to warm this sucker up. :shock:
Al Penrose BWA (Batchelor Without Arts, Eh!)
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Posted 21 March 2006 - 09:10 PM
I'll concede Al, mine wasn't that big. Wha'da got there, about 15 inches.(Sorry Edo, that would be 381mm.) :mrgreen:...If you cowboys have got anything bigger than this, show us....
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Posted 21 March 2006 - 10:44 PM
Those Canucks won't even know what happened when their frames are kissed by THIS baby
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Posted 21 March 2006 - 11:04 PM
So that's how you built your chassis! Throw all the parts at a jig then solder everything up all at once. I wonder if Pablo has seen this trick!
rdmac, I haven't been a young William in 30 yrs. :shock:
rdmac, I haven't been a young William in 30 yrs. :shock:
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Posted 22 March 2006 - 05:31 AM
Hey Al, what's the little one - a booster iron to get the big one up to ramjet heat?
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Posted 22 March 2006 - 06:36 AM
Since you guys are still casting a shadow on Thingies with your bloody irons, no beloved Thingie pictures for the next 24 hours !
Severity is my motto!
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Severity is my motto!
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Posted 22 March 2006 - 08:56 AM
Sorry Edo, I can't help it.....THATS the tool I'm talkin bout
I can set up a dozen frame pieces, douse the whole mess in flux, set the little pieces of solder, and WHOOOOSH, blast them all at once. BAM, a dozen frames.
:clap: I'm ordering a dozen Briggs Jigs right now.
I can set up a dozen frame pieces, douse the whole mess in flux, set the little pieces of solder, and WHOOOOSH, blast them all at once. BAM, a dozen frames.
:clap: I'm ordering a dozen Briggs Jigs right now.
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Posted 22 March 2006 - 10:15 AM
Edo, need I remind you those "Thingies" were mostly built with a bloody iron.
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Posted 22 March 2006 - 02:08 PM
Pablo,Send a couple of those "mass produced" jobbies to me......knowing you they'll all turn out "SUPER SANO"!! Ill build some terrifying motors for 'em and we'll send em off to Switzerland under Shinoda Shells to bomb all the Commies into submission!!
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Posted 22 March 2006 - 03:08 PM
Hako Smacko, I think BWA wins the battle of the Big Irons hands down. :mrgreen:
If you cowboys have got anything bigger than this, show us. 250 WATTS of grid draining brownout power. Takes a week just to warm this sucker up. :shock:
Looks like BWA's going to have a nice "rallye" track unless he moves those soldering irons!
Marcus P. Hagen -- see below, my five favorite quotes: applicable to slot cars & life in general.
[ "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.". . Daniel Patrick Moynihan ]
[ "Time is the best teacher. Unfortunately, it kills all its students.". . . . . . . . Hector Berlioz ]
[ "There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness." . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Barry ]
[ "Build what you like to build, they are all doomed." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prof. Fate ]
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Posted 22 March 2006 - 06:51 PM
Come on Al, your tip size is pewny!!!
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Posted 23 March 2006 - 12:44 AM
Do you use those big irons one-handed or two handed?
How many watts are these things?
Can you solder aluminum radiators with them? Or just water buckets?
How many watts are these things?
Can you solder aluminum radiators with them? Or just water buckets?
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Posted 23 March 2006 - 01:37 AM
Do you use those big irons one-handed or two handed?
How many watts are these things?
Can you solder aluminum radiators with them? Or just water buckets?
250 WATTS of grid draining brownout power
Al Penrose BWA (Batchelor Without Arts, Eh!)
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Posted 28 March 2006 - 12:30 PM
OK, Guys,
You've been punished enough for straying like tomcats in heat: 6 days without Thingie pictures, how could you resist?
Here's another entry which is promising troubles in the 1/32 field; note the box it came in:
Another LongPig made by Howmet (the British guy who made the J-Lo), a Zebra Fish painted one inspired by his children, and belonging to RailRacer (a British slot historian):
Parma International chassis (mumble):
Mura motor (wow!):
Now if you've been attentive you'll notice that in the 1/32 category there will be a brewing race between one of those German modern chassis (Schoeler), a TSRF, a Parma International, and a few scratchbuilts. It will be interesting to see which will win.
And now we're waiting for the Black Cherry to arrive!!!
Kind regards,
Edo
You've been punished enough for straying like tomcats in heat: 6 days without Thingie pictures, how could you resist?
Here's another entry which is promising troubles in the 1/32 field; note the box it came in:
Another LongPig made by Howmet (the British guy who made the J-Lo), a Zebra Fish painted one inspired by his children, and belonging to RailRacer (a British slot historian):
Parma International chassis (mumble):
Mura motor (wow!):
Now if you've been attentive you'll notice that in the 1/32 category there will be a brewing race between one of those German modern chassis (Schoeler), a TSRF, a Parma International, and a few scratchbuilts. It will be interesting to see which will win.
And now we're waiting for the Black Cherry to arrive!!!
Kind regards,
Edo
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What kind of arm is in the Mura of this Lion Killing Zebra? If not overpowered I'm putting my money on this car to win. We race the Intl 32 chassis at my raceway on Friday nights with a Falcon and they do handle and are quick, too.
Anything hotter than a Wasp or Super Wasp and it will be a major battle to drive. Too much power and I'd take the TSRF.
Pure blasphemy on these chassis choices though. You must be gnashing your teeth on that Edo. Ooooppps, I forgot, didn't you mount a thingie on a TSRF? Sorry if I've offended anyone.
If not overpowered I'm putting my money on this car to win. We race the Intl 32 chassis at my raceway on Friday nights with a Falcon and they do handle and are quick, too.Anything hotter than a Wasp or Super Wasp and it will be a major battle to drive. Too much power and I'd take the TSRF.
Pure blasphemy on these chassis choices though.
You must be gnashing your teeth on that Edo. Ooooppps, I forgot, didn't you mount a thingie on a TSRF? Sorry if I've offended anyone.
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I agree with Rick, if the arm isn't too hot, the Intl 32 will win hands down.
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Posted 28 March 2006 - 05:57 PM
It's all in the wheel diameters. Most of the other cars are running wagon wheeels. It should outperform the other production chassis...if it passes the clearance rules. Hmmm...now where is my box of International 32s and ProSlot X12 motors? :mrgreen:
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Posted 28 March 2006 - 06:17 PM
...It should outperform the other production chassis...if it passes the clearance rules. ..
No fear! The CRP will check on the clearance rules ipso facto!
(Especially because, once again, the organizers have to make up for those that did not mount proper tires: that car has dried foams on it hence we have to change them ourselves.)
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PS: Info on that Mura arm coming soon.
