Halfa Works

anm2 wrote:Does anyone know what happened to Halfa Works?  I have heard that the owner was a guy named Tim Wiltse.  I have a couple of the Cox engines that he modified and they are really nice.  His anodizing was especially good.  I assume he went out of business, but does anyone know why?   Thanks,  Andy

His work was good and his engines were real beauties; he was also an active poster in RCU for several years. However, I believe he was involved in a car wreck that set him back, then later a divorce that tied up his shop and equipment. In short, he suffered a series of life events from which he never recovered.

andrew

Hope he at least survived...maybe to come back some day and try to square things.  Getting stomped good and proper by Fate can shut down a guy's entire world.

Sounds like a basically good guy.

http://www.halfa-works.com/index.html

Halfa Works
10301-2G Willow Run Road
Charlotte, NC 28210
704.701.3436

We would be glad to help you with your Cox based engine needs and welcome any questions you may have....
info@halfa-works.com


Aeromodel Retrofitter's eBay page.

ridenfligh (1106 ) 100% positive feedback

Wow, lots of nice TD parts,

http://www.ebay.com/csc/ridenfligh/m.html?LH_Complete=1&_ipg=200&_since=15&_sop=13&_rdc=1

Mike from Ridenfligh is top notch. I designed the APC prop bushings he's making and Mike has been producing them. I was having a real issue in 1/2A combat when it came to fast prop changes, it just wasn't happening. The smaller APC props like the 4.4x4 and also the 4.2x4 have very large inner holes. Even with the supplied plastic bushings the prop still requires a bushing on the 5-40 or 3mm Norvel screw. What I did was utilize the hole to interchange with either screws and I discovered that you could use the bushing as is on the 5x3 APC or insert the bushing into the smaller props using the supplied plastic bushing. This really works well and takes all the guess work out of the picture due to the bushing recessing on the back of the prop. The through hole isn't always centered on the prop. The recess in the back of the prop however is centered. This may just require the smaller through hole to be opened up a bit but the hole in the bushing will automatically and properly center the prop on the screw. Ken

I have bought over 20 items from Mike, thus far a mix of his carb sizes and 6 backplates along with two orders of the prop bushings. Through messages I asked him to make a back plate for the TD .010 we will see if this gets added. I would also like to see him carry simple aluminum exhaust throttles a muffler with a slide restrictor with pressure tap for .010 / .020 / .049-09. Could do a simple screw on venturi with a barrel restrictor for simple throttle control.   

With the help of my wife I was in contact with Tim a couple of years ago and after talking to him for quite some time I decided to take a chance and I bought out everything he would sell me. At the time he said he was winding down his hobby days. I mentioned that his website was, is, still running he was surprised because he had stopped paying for it to run. We also talked about the chatter on RCU and RCG and he said he would make it right. I'm not sure he did.
Oh and the parts were delivered as described.

It's a real shame to lose someone like that in the hobby. I had exchanged a few e-mails with him and all were very positive. He was going to build an engine for me some years back and we discussed this a number of times but I never followed through. I pretty much regret that now. He had some great looking stuff and aside from Leo Squiers. I know he exchanged ideas with Leo. The anodizing they both did was truly over the top cool. Ken

Ken Cook wrote:       It's a real shame to lose someone like that in the hobby. I had exchanged a few e-mails with him and all were very positive. He was going to build an engine for me some years back and we discussed this a number of times but I never followed through. I pretty much regret that now. He had some great looking stuff and aside from Leo Squiers. I know he exchanged ideas with Leo. The anodizing they both did was truly over the top cool. Ken

Ken, I had communicated by email with Leo Squires a couple of times but have noticed his website is down now. He was having health issues. Is he ok? When I started this post I was actually lamenting the fact that there doesn't seem to be anyone around that had the same quality of work as these two gentlemen. I guess its just one more chapter of the Cox story that is finished. Andy