The Dragonfish revisited.

now now rich it's not like you to swear mate

nice and neat rich just like it should be keep it up mate

the skipjacks not going anywhere mate so don't rush into it and your hands will get there in the end

Im glad your enjoying building again its looking real tidy
Sorry mate got another question for you I see you have got a micro gyro sub auto trim can you tell me more about it and would it help in my u boat I was going to link the front and rear hydroplanes together or would it be better to have them seperate
Take your time with the skip jack
All the best geof

thanks richard i will get a sub leveler just got to work how to connect up the front hydroplanes to the WTC do i put the push rod out of the front or the back
geof

thanks richard i will run the push rod through the front bulkhead.
i was thinking about using magnets to join the push rods together i found some small ones just got to figure a way to attach it to the push rods should be easy plus it would be easyer to remove the WTC

http://www.first4magnets.com/f340---4mm-dia-x-4mm-thick-n42-neodymium-magnet---05kg-pull-x25-a4y-124-p.asp

geof

Just had a thought...could you sink the magnets in epoxy in a short length of plastic tube? That would secure them nicely and give you something to grip, maybe?

just ordered them so hope to have them soon i was thinking of the same thing but in a brass tube with the push road solderd to it but thinking about i would be overkill so plastic could be better
geof

Just thinking about your magnetic couplers, Richard. There was an article on these in the last or next to the last magazine issues, I think.

David

thans guys ill have a look as well i thought i saw something some where
i think ive got an idea with some 4mm gold battery connectors i use for my planes the magnet should fit inside and i will be able to solder the brass push rod to it no ploblem so once i get the magnets ill post up some pics
geof

I made magnet connectors for my Gato:

hi salmon they look very good a lot more professional than mine

well i have got the magnets very powerfull so i have started by using a brass tube with 4mm internal diameter and about 8mm long and a brass rod that fits inside cut down to 4mm lenght with a hole drilled in the middle here comes question 1
will a 2mm push rod be ok and seal onto the bellows with 1.5mm out let hole?

i then will solder up the small brass tube brass rod with hole in it and push rod then glue in the magnet and here comes question 2
what would be the best glue 24 hour araldite or cyno/super glue?

i will post pictures once i have made a coupling and show how i did it
i will have to make 2 to make a pair

all the best geof

Sorry that your hands are in a bad way, Richard. Lovely morning up here with spring not far off. Maybe some warmer weather will help you.

David

salmon wrote:I made magnet connectors for my Gato:

Can you please tell me where you got your magnets from and did you drill the holes yourself. What size is the Rod and Tubing. I'm looking to make them myself, I like the way you did yours. Thank you

Leon