u/oil2012

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How to finish this old drone?

I have an old 6 motor drone my dad got for me when I was young, and I'm finally looking to finish it.
That being said I'm not sure where to go with it. It's built off of the S550 frame and has 6 LD power LD2820m-920KV. It has a PX4 Autopilot (NOT A PIXHAWK, I'm fairly sure its a knockoff of one. Qgroundcontrol seems to work with it, but not very well.)
How would I find what battery and power distribution board I would need? I've been struggling to find anything on what should be used for this motor power, and what should be used for the Px4. There's no documentation for the board, and not much for the motors.
Thank you!

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u/oil2012 — 10 days ago

Traditions Hawken Percussion cap to Flintlock Conversion

I made a mistake buying a Traditions Hawken Percussion Cap built kit at a gun show a few months back. The barrel is completely shot and unsafe to fire. It's bad enough that I'd have to take about 2 inches off of the barrel, and re-bore it to a .54 in order to fire it again. It isn't worth it IMO.

I figure I need a new barrel anyway, so why not convert it to a flintlock? It's a personal preference of mine. As for new barrels I'm turning up with very little. I haven't gotten a response from Traditions yet on a barrel replacement. Aftermarket barrels are totally something I'd be interested in.

I also know I'd need a new action, and I've found the flintlock actions with the pan and frizzen. Would there be anything else needed?

Any advice?

Thank y'all!

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u/oil2012 — 2 months ago

Barrel Brush & Ram Rod Stuck in Traditions Hawken Percussion Cap

Hello everyone,

I've been trying to remove rust from the barrel of a Hawken Rifle I picked up. I've soaked it with quite a bit of solvent based barrel cleaner and was using the cotton swab to clean out as much rust as i could.
I wound up needing to use the brass brush attachment to remove some of the rust, and it went in easily but is near impossible to remove. The Ram rod is the plastic one that comes with the rifle, and I'm afraid I'll break it with too much more force.
I can't seem to remove the breech plug, and from what I understand you aren't supposed to be able to.

I've tried brute forcing it and that didn't work, compressed air wont work as there isn't a good seal, wd-40 has not worked either to try and lubricate it out.

How should I remove it?
Thank you!

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u/oil2012 — 3 months ago