Anthony Wood Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Waste not, want not. Keep the good tips comeing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Lloyd Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Excellent stuff. You may like my addition to the 'Model for 2008' thread where I suggest resurrecting Hanno Pretner's Stratos delta, made from polystyrene packaging and brown paper. Nothing beats turning a pile of unwanted stuff into a flying model - where's the magic in all these RTFs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Officer Barnes Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Campbell's condensed soup tins are a little smaller than the baked beans tins mentioned in the article and are probably more practical. Nevertheless, I applaud the ingenuity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Dean Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Thanks fella's. No doubt here in Australia our tins are a bit different in size, but anything will do.. Graeme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 what about corned-beef tins - nicely squared for maximum capacity. Once the content's on your sarnies, the bottom will push back over the can giving a handy 10mm overlap to solder. Kind of like the old Colemans mustard tin tanks, but bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Dean Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Sorry Bob, I'm at a loss because we don't have corned beef tins here. I assume the they are similar to "Spam" tins????. They would be OK I guess. Actually any sort of a half decent tin would do.. Graeme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 spam? there's something I haven't seen in a long time, but yes, rectangular tins with a bit of a taper so the meat comes out easier.Just checked your profile Graeme, Australia? I thought Spam was a US thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Member Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 [This posting has been removed] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Dean Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Yes I know, but yes our supermarkets do stock it down under.. I wouldn't personally use one though as the aircraftould need to be a lot bigger than the .46 engines I own..I have found that the "soup for one" tins are more than enough for these engines. and Eric my inbox also collects it.. Graeme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boots Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 great stuffI have a rear exhaust fox 36 made in about 1981 and i am building a DB baby ace. yes i have exhaust system problems ! The exhaust and fuel tank want the same space. baked bean tin exhaust ? a small tin with 2 pipes coming out in a realistic fashion? plumbers solder or silver solder should be stronger with a higher melting point. Aluminum tins ?Anyone have any Ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Biggles Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 back in the 80's there was a club member (TRENT R C M F C) that was making an attempt at the longest duration flight with a rc model plane it was a big floating thing i do not remember much about the plane BUT he used one of those new plastic milk bottles the was just coming in the supermarkets (well they were new then) he drilled the pipe holes just under size so the fuel tubes made there own seal. he went in through the top so he could change the size of tank in seconds.light and free and no soldering. sorry about the waffle but it set the scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Member Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 [This posting has been removed] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Channon Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 SPAM = Spiced American Meats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Putnam Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 All the cans I have seen seam a bit large for my models but there is no reason why you couldn't chop up any tin can and design your own tank to suit your aircraft . I still do this for my Control line planes.PS my latest RC model has a balsa tank using glass resin inside and out. It hasn't flown yet but should be OK as I have run tests on the resin to make sure it did not melt when subjected to glow fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Jordan Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Hi all, If I'm reading the postings correctly we have a number of forumites who make up their own fuel tanks.... May I remind you all that we are approaching the time of the year when tins containing sweets and biscuits start to appear at home.... a great cource of material for fuel tanks for FREE !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wot Me? Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 At the risk of going away on a tangent, you must see this for a laugh.... http://www.spam.com/(Yes really,) it's even got a Spam fan club. It doesn't mention if the tins are OK for petrol or glow fuel though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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