The Easy Way Out Trees Most us have errant model lodged tree time another device will make retrieval easy situations EJoe Wagner ALTHOUGH FREE FLIGHT flying fan tastic fun few aspects activity Scrambling up pine tree after er rant Towime Glider helplessly glaring Indoor model trapped rafters gym no ones idea great time better ways demonstrate joys Free Flight other modeling clans minimize own discomfort frus tration situations recently de signed built myself model airplane re triever long-reach contraption ex tends upward feet easily dislodge models captivity trees gym roof trusses gadget 23 ft tip tip fully ex tended allows reach high 28 ft above ground An additional ex tension could attached make re triever longer necessary basic parts pair 10-ft lengths rigid steel electrical conduit 3-ft piece %in dowel telescope together held jn whatever position needed socalled hitch-pin clips steel spring wire Padre Bill Anderson Ace Flying Aces Club shows its done re triever works well indoors out probably would help model seaplane. Left About $10 materials couple hours work thats required make long-reach model retriever Its shown metal tubes telescoped transporting Right heavy-duty coat hanger pictured before hook end cut off hangers twisted Junction firmly embedded glued epoxy end drilled notched birch dowel photos author Left Working end retriever Silicone fuel tubing over wire prongs will protect finishes Prongs easily bent various retrieving jobs Right Pop Rivets %2 in smaller piece tubing eliminate play between inner outer sections improve sliding fit gizmos look like large stubby bobby pins electrical conduit comes two sizes smaller loose fit inside larger minimize rattling lineup prob lems installed dozen %2-in pop rivets equally spaced groups three several plac es along length small conduit makes just-right sliding fit within larger tube business end retriever %in dowel has slingshot-shaped wire grabber embedded end Since dowel just slightly too big fit inside small conduit needs sanded first about /32 smaller diameter did long coarse sanding block Sitting down rested dowel lap sanded lengthwise rotated slowly time time test fitted small conduit kept up sanding until achieved easy slip fit grabber made heavy-duty wire coat hanger drilled hole sawed slot end dowel cut off hooked part hanger anchored twisted wire section hanger firmly end dowel Hobbypoxy After epoxy cured cut off straight center part hanger doubled over half-inch cut ends remain ing slingshot slipped length fuel tubing over newly created prong protection models Id retriev ing prongs can readily bent var ious shapes special model grabbing pur poses hitch-pin clips fit through cross-holes drilled various positions straight through conduit dowel required Its always necessary use device its completely extended length retriever has set holes holding assembly its fully telescoped position make conveniently transportable car roof rack example Drill clip holes somewhat oversize make insertion easy Also drilling through small con duit dowel feed drill gently use lot pressure youll produce jagged burr inside steel tube will make sliding dowel out impossible handle portion retriever wrapped white bicycle handlebar tape helps two ways makes bet ter grip keeps end cool re triever should left lying sun difficult rescue operation tool can also used fasten hook rope attached onto tree branch can bent shaken set airplane free retrievers reach can easily ex tended another five feet might neces sary extracting Indoor models 10meters-above-the-floor gym rafters About four inches small end hoe handle can shaped fit snugly large conduit thus providing additional length operators end limits tools usefulness model lies ensconced top branches 70-ft shagbark hickory dont look retriever rescue impossible situation like call tree sur geon models trapped aforementioned hickory resorted doing just tree surgeon dislodged itwithout damage whatever May 1989 69 Hitch-pin clips like hold retriev er together desired assembled length Make oversized holes simplify alignment
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/05
Page Numbers: 68, 69
The Easy Way Out Trees Most us have errant model lodged tree time another device will make retrieval easy situations EJoe Wagner ALTHOUGH FREE FLIGHT flying fan tastic fun few aspects activity Scrambling up pine tree after er rant Towime Glider helplessly glaring Indoor model trapped rafters gym no ones idea great time better ways demonstrate joys Free Flight other modeling clans minimize own discomfort frus tration situations recently de signed built myself model airplane re triever long-reach contraption ex tends upward feet easily dislodge models captivity trees gym roof trusses gadget 23 ft tip tip fully ex tended allows reach high 28 ft above ground An additional ex tension could attached make re triever longer necessary basic parts pair 10-ft lengths rigid steel electrical conduit 3-ft piece %in dowel telescope together held jn whatever position needed socalled hitch-pin clips steel spring wire Padre Bill Anderson Ace Flying Aces Club shows its done re triever works well indoors out probably would help model seaplane. Left About $10 materials couple hours work thats required make long-reach model retriever Its shown metal tubes telescoped transporting Right heavy-duty coat hanger pictured before hook end cut off hangers twisted Junction firmly embedded glued epoxy end drilled notched birch dowel photos author Left Working end retriever Silicone fuel tubing over wire prongs will protect finishes Prongs easily bent various retrieving jobs Right Pop Rivets %2 in smaller piece tubing eliminate play between inner outer sections improve sliding fit gizmos look like large stubby bobby pins electrical conduit comes two sizes smaller loose fit inside larger minimize rattling lineup prob lems installed dozen %2-in pop rivets equally spaced groups three several plac es along length small conduit makes just-right sliding fit within larger tube business end retriever %in dowel has slingshot-shaped wire grabber embedded end Since dowel just slightly too big fit inside small conduit needs sanded first about /32 smaller diameter did long coarse sanding block Sitting down rested dowel lap sanded lengthwise rotated slowly time time test fitted small conduit kept up sanding until achieved easy slip fit grabber made heavy-duty wire coat hanger drilled hole sawed slot end dowel cut off hooked part hanger anchored twisted wire section hanger firmly end dowel Hobbypoxy After epoxy cured cut off straight center part hanger doubled over half-inch cut ends remain ing slingshot slipped length fuel tubing over newly created prong protection models Id retriev ing prongs can readily bent var ious shapes special model grabbing pur poses hitch-pin clips fit through cross-holes drilled various positions straight through conduit dowel required Its always necessary use device its completely extended length retriever has set holes holding assembly its fully telescoped position make conveniently transportable car roof rack example Drill clip holes somewhat oversize make insertion easy Also drilling through small con duit dowel feed drill gently use lot pressure youll produce jagged burr inside steel tube will make sliding dowel out impossible handle portion retriever wrapped white bicycle handlebar tape helps two ways makes bet ter grip keeps end cool re triever should left lying sun difficult rescue operation tool can also used fasten hook rope attached onto tree branch can bent shaken set airplane free retrievers reach can easily ex tended another five feet might neces sary extracting Indoor models 10meters-above-the-floor gym rafters About four inches small end hoe handle can shaped fit snugly large conduit thus providing additional length operators end limits tools usefulness model lies ensconced top branches 70-ft shagbark hickory dont look retriever rescue impossible situation like call tree sur geon models trapped aforementioned hickory resorted doing just tree surgeon dislodged itwithout damage whatever May 1989 69 Hitch-pin clips like hold retriev er together desired assembled length Make oversized holes simplify alignment