Re: Cox .010 appreciation thread

Kim Sat Sep 10, 2011 8:44 am

nitroairplane wrote:yes they have a remarkably long working life for their size but i am even mire fascinated by engines smaller than the 0.010 as some of you laredy know i have several tiny deisels smallest one is 3 times smaller than the 0.010.

Yes...ALL of that micro-engineering stuff is great! I think I'm really doing something if I just get a little junk engine to run...the tolerances required in MAKING these micro-engines make me feel like a caveman trying to chop down a tree with a sharp rock!

It must be some kind of addiction, because I was willing to take all kinds of abuse from my fellow flyers for "fooling with those tiny toy engines" !

nitroairplane Sat Sep 10, 2011 8:46 am

Some of you may know this already buts the cox tee dee .010 is not the smallest ic engine ever mass produced.
The smallest is bambi 0.15 cc from England that was made I'm 1959.
It was 0.009cuin

nitroairplane Sat Sep 10, 2011 8:52 am

Imagine the "abuse" I get for running engines that weigh less than their spinners servos and even control horns.

Kim Sat Sep 10, 2011 8:59 am

You're not alone ! But how COOL it is to pilot a little biplane, cruising across the grass at eye-level, with that slobbering little monster singing away ?!

It's just one of those deals where you're on-board with the idea or not...but whatever...it sure is fun for me!

nitroairplane Sat Sep 10, 2011 9:46 am

Kim wrote:You're not alone ! But how COOL it is to pilot a little biplane, cruising across the grass at eye-level, with that slobbering little monster singing away ?!

It's just one of those deals where you're on-board with the idea or not...but whatever...it sure is fun for me!

yeah little planes that are simple cruisers that barely climb and look like they are constantly in a harrier that is well cool. especialy when they sound like they should be going 100 mph.

SuperDave Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:05 am

If anyone is interested, in August I purchased a NIB Cox TD .010 AND a "raw stock"* Cox PeeWee .020 from a vendor in California. With shipping included they came in at slightly less than $200. (details for the asking)

*re: RAW STOCK- seems Cox ran out of containers prior to the end of the production run. My engine came complete with tools and instruction manual as would a NIB.

Sure, you can "scrounge" better deals certainly. I wanted the assurance of totally NEW engines complete with NIB tools and information without the uncertainty of buying "unknown "hot deal" engines.

As life is too short to drink cheap wine, so too with buying Cox engines.

I'm very pleased with my purchases.

SuperDave
Certified Coxaholic

nitroairplane Sat Sep 10, 2011 2:23 pm

Ah i know for a fact that they came from Select hobbies in santa cruz.
the place is owned by Steve Adams AKA Saliwag on rcu.

SuperDave Sat Sep 10, 2011 2:41 pm

nitroairplane wrote:Ah i know for a fact that they came from Select hobbies in santa cruz.
the place is owned by Steve Adams AKA Saliwag on rcu.

nitro: And correct you are! I found Steve to be a fine person with whom to do business.

SuperDave
Cerified Coxaholic

nitroairplane Sat Sep 10, 2011 2:59 pm

yeah i have spoken to him on rcu about tiny diesels and .010s he seems like a great guy.
I actually wanted one of his .010 throttles but they are no longer made Sad

Tee Bee Sun Sep 11, 2011 8:11 pm

Steve is a straight-up nice guy to deal with. He's also one of the regulars at the annual SMALL event in Little Rock every June.

Big Al Sun Sep 11, 2011 11:09 pm

Yes, Steve is indeed a nice guy. I met him at SMALL several years ago and consider him a best friend. He had a few of his prototype .010 throttles with him. We ran one and I was very impressed. My wife must have seen the gleam in my eye because she bought one for me on the spot as a father’s day gift. Yes some of us are truly blessed.
Al

nitroairplane Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:20 am

I have never met him in person Sad

Bur we emailed a few times because I wanted one of these amazing throttle rings but I got there a too late.
He did however take the time to warn me about 2 engines when I wanted one of that size range.
He just seems like a great guy.

SuperDave Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:32 am

I must add my agreement in this appreciation of Steve Adams as a fine person. Within the model aviation hobby there are some awfully fine people; Steve Adams is one of them.

Here's to Steve, Bernie and the others with whom I've done business.

Cheers!

SuperDave

GermanBeez Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:17 am

don't forget matt from EXModelengines!
he has helped me out many times.
cheers to him too! Beer Cheers

Kim Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:26 am

Got a lot of great guys involved in this stuff !

SuperDave Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:31 am

beez:

I haven't forgotten Matt I just haven't done business with him (yet).

SD

GermanBeez Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:35 am

you should take a look around his store, he's always got some nice refurbished parts, and even whole engines like
golden bees and black widows!

SuperDave Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:55 am

Should need parts, I will. At the present time I have nineteen Coxes all of which are in excellent to new condition. That "stash" will serve me well into the future.

What I most lack is the convenient opportunity to use them.

SD

GermanBeez Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:56 am

haha, that's exactly why i want to buy a c/l plane!
to "take my engines out for a stroll" Very Happy

SuperDave Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:19 pm

GermanBeez wrote:haha, that's exactly why i want to buy a c/l plane!
to "take my engines out for a stroll"

beez:

BTW, glad you caught my dig at Arnold S. "The BROKE cookie"

My fav RC plane is a Piper Super Cub EP w/48" wingspan so I need lots of space to fly it (safely) which means driving an hour or so. My fav CL plane has a 16" wingspan which may be flown right here in my neighborhood. The neighbors seem to enjoy "Crazy Dave" spinning around in circles. They're just hoping for me to get dizzy and fall down.

Very Happy

SD

AT1984 Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:24 pm

SuperDave:

"My fav CL plane has a 16" wingspan which my be flown right here in my neighborhood. The neighbors seem to enjoy "Crazy Dave" spinning around in circles. They're just hoping for me to get dizzy and fall down."

Is this some super secret area in our "neck of the woods"? LOL. I'm kind of leery about showing up at a school yard or someplace like that...

Allen

GermanBeez Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:05 pm

man, i'm so glad i've got the fairgrounds nearby. i also have TONS of open field right at my door, so
i'm sort of a lucky guy Smile

btw, do you know why i think arnold is a cookie?

nitroairplane Mon Sep 12, 2011 3:22 pm

No beez why do you think so.

GermanBeez Mon Sep 12, 2011 3:38 pm

remember the scene with him in "jingle all the way" ?
he totally freaks out about howard eating his cookies.
assuming arnold is hindu, he must think they are his relatives. therefore, i
figured he IS in fact a cookie. i'm deeply sorry for bringing this up.

nitroairplane Mon Sep 12, 2011 3:53 pm

haha i dont mind randomness.

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