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Forum: The Clubhouse
04-29-2024, 07:39 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 58,741
Posted By Joystick TX

Looks great. Thanks for sharing.

Looks great. Thanks for sharing.
Forum: The Clubhouse
09-04-2022, 08:25 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 58,741
Posted By Joystick TX

Hijacked thread

I think you posted here by mistake. What you posted has nothing to do with the subject of this thread.
Forum: The Clubhouse
09-03-2022, 04:31 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 58,741
Posted By Joystick TX

Glad to hear that. Thanks.

Glad to hear that. Thanks.
Forum: The Clubhouse
09-03-2022, 11:52 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 58,741
Posted By Joystick TX

The benches got a mention in Dave Gee's safety...

The benches got a mention in Dave Gee's safety column in the September 2022 issue of Model Aviation News.

He told me he had over 600 requests for the plans so far. Glad to know that people like...
Forum: The Clubhouse
11-03-2021, 03:55 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 58,741
Posted By Joystick TX

Here is the latest revision to the small bench. I...

Here is the latest revision to the small bench. I thought it was posted before. The latest revision to the large one is on post #68.
Forum: The Clubhouse
11-03-2021, 03:54 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 58,741
Posted By Joystick TX

One of our club members donated the wood for five...

One of our club members donated the wood for five new benches and some club members put them together and put on the finish. It's nice to have new ones....
Forum: The Clubhouse
10-27-2021, 04:36 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 58,741
Posted By Joystick TX

Looks good. That should work very well. I...

Looks good. That should work very well.

I never thought about making the tailpiece adjustable.
Forum: The Clubhouse
11-19-2019, 05:11 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 58,741
Posted By Joystick TX

Tom, thanks again for the corrections to the...

Tom, thanks again for the corrections to the plans and suggestions for revisions. Sorry it took so long to get them incorporated, I was in the hospital again.

Let me know if you have any nose...
Forum: The Clubhouse
11-19-2019, 05:01 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 58,741
Posted By Joystick TX

Standard bench plans. Latest revision.

Standard bench plans. Latest revision.
Forum: The Clubhouse
11-16-2019, 11:31 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 58,741
Posted By Joystick TX

Nov 16 revision to the Large Bench plans

Here is the revision to correct some errors on the Large Bench Plans.
Forum: The Clubhouse
10-20-2019, 11:12 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 58,741
Posted By Joystick TX

You did a great job Tom, yours looks better than...

You did a great job Tom, yours looks better than ours.
Forum: The Clubhouse
10-11-2019, 07:04 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 58,741
Posted By Joystick TX

One of the builders of the Large Bench noticed an...

One of the builders of the Large Bench noticed an error in the location of PN3s three on the diagrams shown on page two and three. PN3 should be located to the outside of PN4. None of the dimensions...
Forum: The Clubhouse
11-25-2017, 11:57 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 58,741
Posted By Joystick TX

Looks great Ray. Sounds like you have a...

Looks great Ray.

Sounds like you have a pretty active club.


I wish they would stay nice like that for several years.
Forum: The Clubhouse
07-01-2017, 06:59 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 58,741
Posted By Joystick TX

For those of you who don't want to read through...

For those of you who don't want to read through the entire thread to find the latest updates to the GSWAM bench plans, this should help you out.

For the Regular Sized bench Revision 8, see post...
Forum: The Clubhouse
06-23-2017, 11:30 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 58,741
Posted By Joystick TX

Wheels

I'm still getting questions about adding wheels.

They can be added if the goal is to move the bench around a lot. It adds quite a bit to the cost, usually $20 to $30. The large bench has the...
Forum: The Clubhouse
06-27-2015, 01:58 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 58,741
Posted By Joystick TX

Large Starter Bench With Wheels

I never put wheels on the small benches because they could be moved fairly easily and the cost involved.

The big bench is harder to move and can use some wheels when sitting on grass.

I found...
Forum: The Clubhouse
06-24-2015, 05:15 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 58,741
Posted By Joystick TX

Large Starter Bench Plans Updated

The old large bench at our club recently fell apart so we had to build a new one.

That gave me a chance to test the accuracy of the plans. I found some errors and corrected them in this revision....
Forum: The Clubhouse
01-16-2015, 04:15 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 58,741
Posted By Joystick TX

New bench style vs Meroke style

Some of you keep posting the old Meroke style bench pictures and comments here and you may not realize that this forum is based on a new bench style designed to overcome some of the shortcomings of...
Forum: The Clubhouse
01-11-2015, 12:30 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 58,741
Posted By Joystick TX

Ray, Thank you for the kind words. Post...

Ray,

Thank you for the kind words.

Post #43 has the latest update to the design.

I can't take all the credit for the design, I incorporated many suggestions from a lot of club members at my...
Forum: The Clubhouse
01-02-2015, 07:01 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 58,741
Posted By Joystick TX

Jim, the benches you are showing are the old...

Jim, the benches you are showing are the old "Meroke Style" benches that we also used for several years at our field. That style was in use at a lot of fields for many years and we appreciated having...
Forum: The Clubhouse
04-24-2014, 02:30 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 58,741
Posted By Joystick TX

Topspin, I appreciate the feedback. I was...

Topspin, I appreciate the feedback.

I was against using them for some of the larger aircraft at first, but now that I'm flying bigger planes, I find that there are a lot of advantages to having...
Forum: The Clubhouse
04-24-2014, 05:12 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 58,741
Posted By Joystick TX

Large version of this style bench

Here are the plans for a larger, up to 1/4 scale aircraft, bench.

I have not constructed one of these yet, our field already has a large bench, so there may be some minor problems in the plans. If...
Forum: The Clubhouse
12-02-2013, 03:55 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 58,741
Posted By Joystick TX

The December issue of Model Aviation magazine...

The December issue of Model Aviation magazine shows a picture of this starting bench in Dave Gee's "Safety Comes First" column. Another way to get the plans is to guess the aircraft this month. His...
Forum: The Clubhouse
07-13-2013, 06:01 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 58,741
Posted By Joystick TX

RE: Model Aircraft Starting Bench (GSWAM Style)

Made a minor revision to the plans, added 1-3/4" to the length of PN 6.PN 6 is the board in the center of the bench. At our field I just moved it a few inches to the rear on some of our benches....
Forum: The Clubhouse
02-18-2012, 06:41 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 58,741
Posted By Joystick TX

RE: Model Aircraft Starting Bench (GSWAM Style)

Don,

I emailed the plans to you last night. Sent both formats, MS Word and pdf, Let me know how things go.
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