Range Box Contents
General Supplies
- Sandpaper
- Talcum powder
- Graphite lubricant
- Spare QuikLinks
- Spare rail buttons
- Spare motor retention hardware
- Spare igniters
- Cellulose insulation (ejection wadding)
- Cable ties
Adhesives
- 1/2" Masking Tape
- 3/4" Masking Tape
- 1" Masking Tape
- 2" Masking Tape
- 1" Metallic Repair Tape (found at hardware or auto supply stores)
- 2" Metallic Repair Tape (found at hardware or auto supply stores)
- Cyanoacrylate
- Epoxy
- Fiberglass Drywall Tape Here's why...
Motor reload supplies
- Permatex(tm) Super Lube(tm)
- FFFFG Black Powder
- Paper towels
- Wet wipes
- Vinyl gloves (I wear these when I clean motors)
- Bottle brush
Tools
- Leatherman multi-tool (I actually wear this on my belt)
- Standard screwdriver
- Phillips screwdriver
- X-acto or hobby knife
- Half-round file (for reaming out motor tubes)
- Forceps
- Tweezers
- Pliers
- Needle nose pliers
- Allen/Torx wrenches (If you need them. My motor retention hardware does.)
- Fish hook remover - squeeze-grip type. For reaching inside tight spaces.
Rick came up with this slick idea.
Electronics Items
- Multi-meter (For testing continuity, impedance, battery voltage)
- Butane-fueled soldering iron (Available at Radio Shack. An awesome thing to have in remote locations)
- Rosin core solder
- Rosin flux
- Extra Butane
- Vinyl electrician's tape
- Spare Batteries
- Jeweler's screwdrivers (for attaching leads to your avionics)
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Cory's range box is a lot like this one made by
Plano Molding.
Handy for small parts and black powder motors.
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Brad has a several range boxes.
The one shown (made by
Plano) is handy for the bigger sundry stuff like parachutes, radios, talcum powder, etc.
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Brad uses this organizer made by
ZAG.
Use all the dividers and stand black powder motors upright in each compartment - they fit perfectly (except for E9's).
Brad took out all the vertical dividers and stores 54mm motor casings in there - it fits up to the 54/1706 Motor Hardware (K550).
38mm hardware stores inside the 54mm casings, and the 29mm inside the 38mm.
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The mother of all range boxes.
This mama(made by
ZAG)
would make you the envy of everyone on the flight line.
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This Brad's range box
(made by Plano)
It has two stowaway organizers in the lid for small bits and two deep removable trays.
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