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lutach · 03.24.2008, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by DrKnow65

you keep me smiling lincpimp :), damn though burn hands, hit by car, monkey removed... I'm feeling bad for YOU now :) You rewound a motor, did you read the idea about a brushed/brushless hybrid? think it would work?

Luatch, I have also looked into those pumps, the tube style one looks too big for RC (65mm long) and the chinamicropump does not sell straight to the consumer... Looks like TCS is stil the best bet. Just no response and expensive for what it is ($68 plus shipping, if that is even current info).

I'm searching for the quote I got from them. It's funny how things seems to vanish when I try looking for it, but when I'm not trying, I can find almost anything

. I might use the long one for my chassis, as it will be ong

.

DrKnow65 · 03.24.2008, 12:25 AM

Yah Patrick, I'm actually going to use CC to build the ESC since they are so reliable in their estimate dates for new products hahahahaha. One of the local high school wood shops has one, should have ran over to use theirs for that last cut of the day :)

Lutach (think I misspell that often, sorry) if you find something like the tcs for a good price let me know please.

DrKnow65 · 03.28.2008, 01:32 AM

Got a kick in the gut today. Seems my motor idea may (does in almost every aspect) infringe on an exsisting patent... hours of hopes and cad drafting straight into the toilet.

Here's the link... http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=3&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=%22crankless+engine%22&OS="crankless+engine"&RS="crankless+engine"

I'm going to bed. Mabey I'll have a better outlook on this tomarrow :(

lutach · 03.28.2008, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by DrKnow65

Got a kick in the gut today. Seems my motor idea may (does in almost every aspect) infringe on an exsisting patent... hours of hopes and cad drafting straight into the toilet.

Here's the link... http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=3&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=%22crankless+engine%22&OS="crankless+engine"&RS="crankless+engine"

I'm going to bed. Mabey I'll have a better outlook on this tomarrow :(

I'm not sure if you are aware of this, but I've heard somewhere if your design is 30% different, than it qualifies for a patent. I'm not sure if it's true, but you should look into it.

lincpimp · 03.28.2008, 02:14 AM

Man, I am not dumb, but a picture of that would be alot easier to understand than the description.

Hickoryhead · 03.28.2008, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by DrKnow65

Got a kick in the gut today. Seems my motor idea may (does in almost every aspect) infringe on an exsisting patent... hours of hopes and cad drafting straight into the toilet.
:(

If every one thought they failed with problems like this we would still be living in dark ages. Every problem has a solution. You had a success in that you found you can not go down that route. So find another. Keep your chin up. Millions know how you feel. We are still rooting for you.

JERRY2KONE · 03.28.2008, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Hickoryhead

If every one thought they failed with problems like this we would still be living in dark ages. Every problem has a solution. You had a success in that you found you can not go down that route. So find another. Keep your chin up. Millions know how you feel. We are still rooting for you.

YOUR EXACTLY RIGHT. We all know how it feels to have setbacks, but we still have to keep moving forward and overcome whatever obstacles that are thrown in front of us. It is obvious to me DrKnow that you are a pretty savvy guy with some pretty cool skills and resources. We know your hand is a little messed up, but from the looks of things you got pretty lucky. I would be willing to bet that you regain somewhere in the neighborhood of 80% to 90% or better of previous use

. That is a lot better then it could have been

.

You will overcome and look back on this moment in time thinking what was I so worried about. Just remember the life train keeps right on moving with or without us. Don't let anything stop you from realizing your goals in life.

Hickoryhead · 03.24.2008, 11:36 PM

Don't count to many chickens till they hatch. My father got into a fight with a forklift and lost. He smashed his hand pretty bad in it. Broke a lot of the bones 5 and 6 times over. The doctors told him he would never be able to use his hand again. Today he has 100% use of it. If fact he has the incredible ablility to tell you the weather with it. Says it hurts when a storm is coming in. Might just be him though. 15 years ago he had cancer and was given 6 weeks to live. He is still here to see his grand kids.

lutach · 03.24.2008, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Hickoryhead

Don't count to many chickens till they hatch. My father got into a fight with a forklift and lost. He smashed his hand pretty bad in it. Broke a lot of the bones 5 and 6 times over. The doctors told him he would never be able to use his hand again. Today he has 100% use of it. If fact he has the incredible ablility to tell you the weather with it. Says it hurts when a storm is coming in. Might just be him though. 15 years ago he had cancer and was given 6 weeks to live. He is still here to see his grand kids.

He's not alone on the weather telling part. My joints (The many bad ones ) hurts a lot when there is a storm approaching. It might have to do with the pressure.

03.25.2008, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Hickoryhead

Don't count to many chickens till they hatch. My father got into a fight with a forklift and lost. He smashed his hand pretty bad in it. Broke a lot of the bones 5 and 6 times over. The doctors told him he would never be able to use his hand again. Today he has 100% use of it. If fact he has the incredible ablility to tell you the weather with it. Says it hurts when a storm is coming in. Might just be him though. 15 years ago he had cancer and was given 6 weeks to live. He is still here to see his grand kids.

I agree i have broken my leg twice and they had to glue, screw, and pin it back together and what ever else they do. Now i can magically predict the weather, rather accurately i might add!

suicideneil · 03.25.2008, 12:17 PM

Now thats just plain weird, but handy too.

On the subject of mini water pumps, it would be worth looking at PC modding websites, as I know for certain I have seen some little 6-12v pumps that go with watercooling setups, and Im sure some of them would be suitable. I'll post up some links later if I can find them again...

DrKnow65 · 03.25.2008, 12:26 PM

Thanks HickoryHead, that's just the kind of thing I like hearing nowadays!

Weather joke: In a small town somewhere in America there was a radio weatherman, everyday he would forcast the weather incorrectly. Everyday someone would call in, to tell him to go see the indian chief down on the reservation as the chief would allways predict the weather correctly.

Every day the weather man was wrong, everyday the chief was right. Everyday someone would call and tell the weatherman to go see the chief....

So finaly the weatherman broke down his pride and went to see the chief. He arrived to find the chief in his wigwam and proceeded to ask him for the weather. The chief raised his staff, waived it about and proclaimed the tomarrows weather would be sunny (Ha, hought the weatherman "it's sure to rain tomarrow"), the next day came and sure enough it was a beutiful sunny day. Very upset the weatherman went back to the chief and grilled him about how he managed to forcast so accuratley. After some discussion the chief conceded to show him his secret.

The chief after swearing the weatherman to secrecy pulled back his deer skin blanket to reveal a small am radio, he then explaned how everyday there is this radio moron who would come on to forcast the weather, what ever the moron said the chief would just say the opposite! :)

pipeous · 03.25.2008, 12:43 PM

I was in a motorcycle accident many years ago, while I was playing in the band. I was thrown 42 feet through the air and impacted into the side of the mountain. It was all jagged rocks. I was knocked out. Ruptured kidney, bit the tip of my toungue off, big hole in my helmet, broken left leg, right leg had been cut right around my knee almost all the way around and went down past my ankle. Other small injuries. It cut all the nerves in my leg. I was told I'd never walk properly again. For 6 months I had that pins and needles feeling when you fall asleep with your leg hanging over the end of a couch or something. I had to learn to walk again with this floppy limb.... well I just retired from hockey as a goalie, so I guess the knee turned out pretty good after all. I still have no feeling in my leg and I can tell when it's going to snow.

You just need to be diligent in rehab and believe you will heal. I took a beating in hockey and had many injuries, even to that same leg (I played Div 1 for many of those years) and the only injuries that really bothers me in my old age now is my ankle, and I never even went to the doc when I busted that, so it's my own fault.

DrKnow65 · 03.25.2008, 12:49 PM

Thanks pipeous, I my holding out hope and have a good feeling about rehabing the finger. I've got realy strong hands fron twisting wrenches so the strength is there. I've got feeling (though I'm not sure about how it ends up where the scar tissue will be on the tips of my fingers...) so I'm good there. The only hard part about moving them, is how tight the skin is where it was stiched, and the pins... still no time frame on when they come out.

JERRY2KONE · **Tight. -** 03.25.2008, 01:03 PM

Well the skin will be tight for a while due to the swelling in your hand. Even if it does go down it will hold some of the swelling due to the amount of damage you did to it. That may take a few weeks before it goes completely down and then things will ease up some. Having feeling at this point is really a good sign. That shows promise. Full recovery is always relative to the amount of total damage that is done. Still from the looks of your photos I believe that you will end up with only a small amount of loss. Stay tough and just know that no matter what happens that you are still going to move forward. Positive thinking can create miracles so to speak.

I have to say that I have seen much worse. Do you watch the "Home Extreme Makover" show? The British guy tore his hand up with a cutting tool with a chainsaw disc attached to it. It mangled his hand so badly that he never thought he would regain the use of it again, but he is nearly back to full use and still doing the show as a master carpenter. No worries mate.