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[OliverW]

I thin leather welding gloves would be kinda useful when starting a gasser

I don't use my hands. It's too risky. I have a electric starter for engines that are below 10cc in size, and use a starter stick for anything above that

 

[OliverW]

True. Should we do a little experiment to find a definite answer?

*grabs a carrot*

 

[Matthewdupreez]

I don't use my hands. It's too risky. I have a electric starter for engines that are below 10cc in size, and use a starter stick for anything above that

I will definitely use a starter stick. thanks for the advice

 

[flyingkelpie]

hahaha very funny... just use a piece of lamb.. or a kuala

Do you mean koala or the place in Malaysia?

 

[flyingkelpie]

*grabs a carrot*

Hey why not a finger? You don't have to buy them.

 

[Matthewdupreez]

Do you mean koala or the place in Malaysia?

koala is what I meant this Mac will not work in Australia. it has the English brain

 

[Matthewdupreez]

Hey why not a finger? You don't have to buy them.

you don't have to buy a carrot..(from a garden)

 

[OliverW]

I will definitely use a starter stick. thanks for the advice

You're welcome! Ours is made by using the handle off a plunger that has some bicycle tire tubing rapped around the end of it so the wood stick won't gauge the propeller

 

[OliverW]

you don't have to buy a carrot..(from a garden)

But aren't you paying for the seeds to plant the carrot?

 

[Matthewdupreez]

But aren't you paying for the seeds to plant the carrot?

um yeah about $0.0001 per seed

 

[flyingkelpie]

you don't have to buy a carrot..(from a garden)

Depends whether it is in season though... the finger is always in season...

 

[OliverW]

um yeah about $0.0001 per seed

mY fInGeRs WeRe ChEaPeR

 

[flyingkelpie]

Ok enough of fingers mixing with props maybe carrot would be smarter.

 

[Matthewdupreez]

mY fInGeRs WeRe ChEaPeR

so if you loose your thumb on your right hand how much would it cost to get it put back on or to get a new one grown?
$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[Matthewdupreez]

Ok enough of fingers mixing with props maybe carrot would be smarter.

agreed

 

[flyingkelpie]

mY fInGeRs WeRe ChEaPeR

Yes. They didn't even cost $0.0001 per finger

 

[OliverW]

so if you loose your thumb on your right hand how much would it cost to get it put back on or to get a new one grown?
$$$$$$$$$$$

It was a joke lol

 

[flyingkelpie]

Except they do if you believe "you are what you eat"

 

[flyingkelpie]

Now I'm disobeying myself. ENOUGH OF FINGERS AND PROPS!

 

[speedbirdted]

I thin leather welding gloves would be kinda useful when starting a gasser

Never touch that prop with your hands except when taking it on or off the engine. The reverse edge of a prop (esp APC or MAS props) is basically a knife. I have seen them go through gloves. The main reason is because glow engines will often kick horribly when cold starting and that's basically putting all the pressure you exerted getting that prop rotating through compression backwards into that reverse edge of the prop which will both then try to go through your finger and your finger will try to go through it.

The ONLY exception to this is engines with CDI's as by nature they won't do it. I had a NGH GT9 which would never do it and I would hand start it ungloved with confidence time and time again. Hell I even started it with my pinky occasionally just to disprove club members who spout about all Chinese engines being junk. It was actually an all around great motor - I kinda regret selling it. (especially cause they're on permanent backorder aka discontinued now)

Electric starters are really bad for engines. Mostly to the bearings but in some cases you can have engines where the crankpin will rub against the crankcase backplate and create microscopic metal shavings which is never a good thing in an engine. A good way to know if this is happening is if you get a lot of solid black crap out of your exhaust (normal exhaust is usually brownish if you use a lot of castor or resembles the color of the fuel) I usually just use a screwdriver to start them. It works on pretty much any engine size, as long as you're brave enough.