Cox Engine of the month entries - July 2012

crankbndr wrote:This one almost got away but I chased it down with a ball peen hammer

WHAT HAPPENED!

Don't worry, that'll buff out.

Are those genuine PETERSON VICE GRIPS? Don't abuse them! They are going for more than a Babe Bee on ebay!

Admin wrote:One more day! Submit your engines!

my submission is a Medallion .051 Ghost engine




very happydad



edited to say entry

One day in the garage.....

That's big ol' bee.

lousyflyer wrote:That's big ol' bee.

The tool box is a highly detailed 1/6 scale model from Snap-On, that is well worn. The vice in the background is a watchmakers tool for balancing, balance wheels, used in old mechanical watches.

Woops! Looks like I am number eleven. Fooled around too long and got beat out by HappyDad... Can't vote for myself this time.... Good luck, to all. some really cool pictures.

engine049 wrote:

I love this.... Stared at it till I got a headache. Amazing precision!

my entry is this lil Phantom Mite i built for our G/Kidds inatition into this hobby...not only did it fly well but survived a weeks school holidays traning a 6 and 4 year olds first adventure...it copped heeps of abuse and crashes ...(took a licking an keeped on ticking)

it features a reverse pitch prop an springstarted set up for touge induced r/hand pulling to keep lines tight with mimumin counter balence weight req

crankbndr wrote:This one almost got away but I chased it down with a ball peen hammer

I think I'm gonna be sick!

Just kidding

gcb wrote:My entry is a Tee Dee .051 with KK needle and a non-standard plug. The pressure nipple was cut off and a red pressure backplate was included. The box included the standard needle, backplate and an extra prop screw. I don't know who made the changes, nor did my LHS:

George

I've got one of those heads on a crusty old bee - who made those non-standard glow heads?

The head is a GLO BEE. They worked well when they worked. There were several variations of that head all looking the same with the exception of the squish area. There was a sport plug, a racing plug and yet another style. Some Glo Bee plugs required 6-7 head shims to work properly and not overcompress the engine. The plugs were not your most reliable plugs even though in my opinion they gave your engine the best performance. They would burn out frequently as well probably due to being overcompressed. The Tee Dee in the pic is similar to what Joe Klauss provided with his KK Kraftmanship engines. Glo Bee plug was standard with the KK needle valve spraybar as well as a 5-40 allen prop screw. Each engine utilized a pressure nipple backplate and the cylinder deck height was optimized for performance using .001"-.003" brass shims under the cylinder. Ken

tghats interesting to know thanks for shareing shawn

thats what i love about this site

would you have a web address /link for him...i googled but found nuffin

shawn cook wrote: ...The Tee Dee in the pic is similar to what Joe Klauss provided with his KK Kraftmanship engines. Glo Bee plug was standard with the KK needle valve spraybar as well as a 5-40 allen prop screw. Each engine utilized a pressure nipple backplate and the cylinder deck height was optimized for performance using .001"-.003" brass shims under the cylinder. Ken

Here are the parts that were in the box, including the original needle assembly:



George