FOUND Gizmo Ballast Set

[Yotaman1985]

Looking to see if anyone might have a ballast set for the Gizmo 36 hiding in a corner of your shop?

Thanks
-Jeremy

 

[Wayne]

Judging by the nice shape of those I have to wonder if Tim has a CAD or STL file for the form?

 

[Yotaman1985]

Judging by the nice shape of those I have to wonder if Tim has a CAD or STL file for the form?

From reading the thread on rcgroups, Winchdoc was the original maker and he had some molds for them I believe. It sounds like he shipped the molds to Tim back in the day so dont think they are stateside anymore.

If I cant find any (likely) I may try to 3d print a mold and use that woods metal you guys keep talking about. Do you know when you might get more in stock?

 

[Wayne]

We have it in stock now:

Low Temp Castable Ballast Material (Pucks)

Woods metal is a low melt point eutectic alloy that is an excellent material for casting ballast. This metal is a superior material for casting nose weights, ballast slugs or even keels for model sailboats. What makes this material so useful is it’s incre

alofthobbies.com

This is a lot better price then the bigger blocks.

 

[Yotaman1985]

Reached out to the original maker and he found a spare set tucked away.