rubber motor winding

[flyright]

do you guys stretch the rubber and use a winder on the guillows kits or do you just build by the plan and wind the rubber without stretching. the reason I ask is ..it seems hard to build a good removable nose block, where as you could use a blast tube.

[ADW 123]

i guess it really depends on how far you want the thing to fly. i would stretch the rubber, and use a winder if you are shootng for long flights.

[Phugoid]

Always stretch the rubber, firstly you get more winds in, secondly it stops knots from forming too easily, the knots don't do any harm per se, they can cause a lot of vibration though as the rubber flails around when it unwinds.

I've never used a blast tube, unless you're into serious competition and really piling on the winds then there's no need as long as you lube properly and look out for signs of tears or cuts....

Andrew