Home Foundry

Our Home Made Furnace.

Owen and I decided a few years ago to build a furnace and have a go at casting aluminium. Construction of the furnace began some two and half years ago and now it is finally finished. Just a few tweaks to go to get maximum performance. But, as you can see, it works.

Getting ready for the test pour.

We used an old beer keg for the furnace casing. I installed the
insulation and Owen did all the welding.

Here it is with some typical Otech bling to smarten it up.

One thing Owen learnt was NOT to use your wife's cup cake
trays as a mould for a test pour. He thought he would borrow
them, pour a few discs and return them to the kitchen
without Tracy knowing. Didn't work out that way.
(I wish I was there to see the look on Owen's face.)

Rat Racers

Townsville Happenings

Ian Hague of Townsville with his highly modified Aero-Flyte Avenger which was designed and built by Neil Wincen.

Doug O'Keefe's new rat racer powered by a Fora .15 clocked 27.8
seconds for 10 laps on the test flights.  Mmmm..... no muffler!
Sorry Doug, you're disqualified.
I've had a protest from Bob Mac. ;-))

Doug O'Keefe and Darren Stout of Townsville Full Circle Flyers.

Alan Beggs of Townsville picked up a couple of  DC
Merlin diesels from a visitor to the flying field for a good price.

Alan Beggs' A-Rat rat racer, powered by a Silver Swallow 2.5cc Diesel

Alan Beggs' Pentland (Kookaburra plans) Spitfire powered by an
OS .15.  Waiting for it's test flight.

 

Gyrocopter

I slapped together "Otto the Gyro" a few weeks ago. Haven't flown it yet. Powered by an ASP .21

Gieseke Nobler

Jim Greenwood sent these pics of his latest Gieseke Nobler - Electric Powered.

Motor: Cobra 2814/20 KV=850

Turnigy 35 Amp Speed Controller

2.2 nano-tech 4s Battery

Weight 50 oz

Prop 10/6 e

Finish: Aerospan/dope

BiSlob

At last. Some new pics. Things have been a bit quiet lately.  Here is Owen Cameron's Bi-Slob, all nice and new.  Weighs 34 oz. Fox .35 power. If the weather's good this weekend, we might get some flying pics.