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Having played sports most of my life fitness was always something I did a lot of . Now at 80 it’s helping with advanced age health . So far bone cancer is under control with two major doc near perfect responses to treatments blood pressure is well within acceptable heart rate responds quickly...

I often wondered if you used glow plugs by just carefully cutting the element and gapping it as needed if you are really good TIG welding you might be able to fashion a ground electrode . I suspect the coil electrode is high resistance so maybe not a good idea worth a try however

If you check horizon hobbies under miniature spark lugs you should be able to find 1/4/32 spark plugs used in Rc model engines .

I would be very cautious working with beryllium . It the most toxic metal on the charts . Id say forget it altogether look for more conventional metals or redesign for greater strength.

Today I was at the clinic having an IV treatment. A lady came by with a service dog. It’s always polite to ask if the dog would like some pets so I did. She said he loves that I gently called the big Chesapeake retriever and he came over , looked up atvthe IV bag and put his foot and head on...

Up here in Minn it’s almost dead calm sunny on the way to 85 deg day. Waiting for sis to come and do meds and grocery shopping . The infusion Friday again leaves me with 0 energy . I’m just starting to pack hobby stuff and clothes for move to Tenn in the fall. Hopefully before first snow. Big...

Just got home from clinic had sir Lancelot squire for nurse today. Not too painful. Transportation drivers are crazy I don’t think they know what turn signals are for.

So far frustrating day there are at lest 3 posts that simply cut me off so sorry about the mess. This editor just seems to have a mind of its own

Thanks I try to laugh every day. It’s not hard if you follow politics . It would be easy to get in my portable podium but I’m sill ll still laughing from the last news cast. I’d have never made it this far if I did as little and said as much as they do . Unfortunately it’s the path to...

Thanks I try to laugh every day. It’s not hard if you follow politics . It would be easy to get in my portable podium but I’m sill ll still laughing from the last news cast. I’d have never made it this far if I did as little and said as much as they do . Unfortunately it’s the path to...

Lots of really big stuff. I think somebody lit off a garbage bags of oxy acetylene as there was a blast that shook everything quite a few people around cheered. Then cops came asking questions no arrests someone had a metal Potato gun firing flaming balls highly illegal there is a gun shop...

Having a really bad day. Somebody hacked bank card bank security locked account . I arranged for a new card to be sent over night have not received it yet. I’ve been on the phone all morning making arrangements with companies I have account with . Most are ok but Amazon and AT&T are the worst...

Berry sorry it’s grab that is done.

As of June 1st is my understanding. I have not attempted getting files at this point . I’ll look for the announcement and try yo save it.

Last week I saw a brief video of a guy that built an 18 cylinder radial out of two Hogson 9 cylinder radials . Apparently he didn’t know about Hogson 18 cylinder. Anyway he adapted two engines together much the same as I had earlier proposed, that being to build and adaptor forvthe engines...

Now that would hurt . Today same old stuff stick the lance in belly . I don’t know if there were any female knight of the round table but this nurse was pretty good not a lot of pain you can feel a pocket growing as the plunger goes down. I asked if I might leak it but she said it can’t because...

Ha LOL That’s funny Friday another infusion this time something in a bag I dot like this It takes a whole hour for the bag thing. Plus they have to put a “ port” thing in your arm I hate needles. I just say thanks to the engineers that invented the needle manufacturing process I...

Today for model engines I’d just use 7075t 6 an be done with it . Few model engine stress pistons much so they can be machined a lot to lighten them .

I too ran Nelson engines mostly high performance ducted fan engines I flew these on pattern planes running on heavy nitro as I had ready access to it. Being a racer at the time more of anything was better. S couple came apart pretty spectacular separating the head piston rod from the crankcase...

Regarding “ scale” I may have already noted this being a giant dcaleRc warbirds flyer, many things don’t really scale well a good one here is bore ad stroke. I’d be first to recommend staying with ageless radial bore and stroke. It’s a proven design two plugs per cylinder is ok but does...