Happy New Year! It's been a couple months but getting back into the swing of modelling and podcasting after a busy holiday season. John is joined by Bernard Guest and they talk about the Lost Hills October competition, April 2016 rubber and why the "Eastern Block" countries (especially Ukraine) are so good at designing F1B models. 

New Products:

Rubber Front End, $70 plus $5 shipping CONUS

Wayne Smith is now offering a reverse Montreal stop front end, limited production. These units are primarily designed for use in the new Vintage Wakefield event and are a copy of the larger 3/32" shaft size units made by the late John Morrill. To activate, these stops sense the decreasing torque of the unwinding motor rather than the decreasing linear tension of the motor. This makes them a bit easier to keep adjusted when motor lengths change. The bearing housing and stop disk unit must be glued into a snug fitting 1/4" diameter hole in the nose block. These units are easily disassembled to flush out grit or to remove a bent main shaft. Wayne includes a spare shaft just in case it gets bent. To adjust the torque required to activate the stop, a stiffer spring or slightly rounding over the edge of the tube on the right hand blade holder will make the unit activate sooner. Email Wayne at:  waldportpapa@gmail.com