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Jamie600 
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Joined: 14 Jun 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 718 |
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 Topic: RS600 MastPosted: 06 Dec 07 at 10:25am |
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It's OK thanks, I've got a new plug just can't get the old one out.
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Granite
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Joined: 12 May 04 Location: Scotland Online Status: Offline Posts: 476 |
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Posted: 06 Dec 07 at 2:10pm |
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Is it Aluminium or plastic?
If aluminium put it in the freezer for a few hours the ali will contract more than the carbon and should then be able to get it out using the wood post method. Even if it is plastic this may help make the plastic more brittle |
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If it doesn't break it's too heavy; if it does it wasn't built right
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mike ellis
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Joined: 30 Dec 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2339 |
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Posted: 06 Dec 07 at 7:22pm |
get a bigger hammer! i like the freezer idea, but i doubt that a few degrees drop in temperature will make that much difference to a solid lump of aluminium. |
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600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
Also International 14, 1318 |
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Smight at BBSC
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Joined: 09 Jan 07 Location: Great Britain Online Status: Offline Posts: 1129 |
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Posted: 06 Dec 07 at 8:53pm |
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Shouldn't take much contraction to loosen it off.
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tmoore
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Posted: 06 Dec 07 at 11:02pm |
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hope you got a big freezer (8m long ish?) |
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RS300 - 410 Firefly F517 - Nutshell Micro Magic RC yacht - Eclipse |
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Jamie600
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Posted: 07 Dec 07 at 9:58am |
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The bottom 18 inches of the mast comes off for reefing purposes, so it's in the deep freeze nestling amongst the fishfingers right now! |
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tedm
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Joined: 20 Sep 06 Location: Chester Online Status: Offline Posts: 174 |
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Posted: 07 Dec 07 at 3:16pm |
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You'd be suprised how much difference it makes. I've used this method before to 'shrink' much heavier pins that go through engine pistons and it def works. Standard practice. |
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Jamie600
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Posted: 09 Dec 07 at 4:13pm |
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Granite you're a genius - it worked a treat! Thanks! |
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mike ellis
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Posted: 09 Dec 07 at 7:54pm |
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I'll stand corrected then.
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600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
Also International 14, 1318 |
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