making fuel

[phil myers]

Thought some might be interested in this web site if making your own fuels. The really great thing is it has a calculater to work out everything for you! Really handy.. Phil
 www.colinusher.info/Model%20Aircraft/fuel.html

[Brian Massey]

Great; I've printed it and will stick it in my book. Now just to locate my local "Nitro R Us" store.

Brian

[PerttiMe]

The R/C club here buys methanol, oil and nitro in somewhat larger quantities, so that members can buy the ingredients and mix their own if they want to. This year they are buying nitro only enough to fill pre-orders.

[Bill Little]

After about 20 years of searching locally, I cannot find a source of nitro............. yes, tried the karting shops, speed shops, have a friend who runs outlaw Pro Stock........  even work part time on a NASCAR team..........  one gallon is all I want (for now!LOL!!)

Big Bear

[Garf]

Red Max fuels will sell you a 4 qt case of 50% nitro with no hazmat charges. VP racing fuels will sell you straight nitro with no problem.

[PerttiMe]

This is what the safety documentation gives as nitro source:

VP Racing Fuels, Inc
Formulations Department
7124 Richter Road
Elmendorf, Texas 78112
1-210-635-7744

[Bill Little]

Thank you both.  Now I will contact VP and see if the HAZ Mat charges will require a second mortgage.................

Thanks, Phil, for mentioning Red Max fuels.  I have been to his place and used to use his fuel.  I might could just take a short road trip and buy some fuel and straight nitro from Fred.  My memory has been blank for Red Max, don't know why!

Big Bear

[Robert Zambelli]

Does anyone know of a source for nitrobenzine?
I like to use it in my fuels.
Bob Z.

[Howard Rush]

No, but when you get some, I'd like to take a whiff.  I kinda miss it.

[Steve Helmick]

If you know somebody that's going to VSC, ask if they will bring you a gallon of nitro (or oil) from Mark Smith of Excalibur fuel. Then, call Mark and order it, pay for it, and make sure your buddy remembers to pick it up. Not that difficult, really.   Steve

PS: Nitro Benzine has been banned by the gummint. Can't be made, produced, sold, or used. You don't need it, anyway. But if you still have some, send it to D.C.

[Bill Little]

If you know somebody that's going to VSC, ask if they will bring you a gallon of nitro (or oil) from Mark Smith of Excalibur fuel. Then, call Mark and order it, pay for it, and make sure your buddy remembers to pick it up. Not that difficult, really.   Steve

PS: Nitro Benzine has been banned by the gummint. Can't be made, produced, sold, or used. You don't need it, anyway. But if you still have some, send it to D.C.

Well, Steve, not that difficult for "YOU".   Right now, I don't know of anyone near me who is going to VSC.  Maybe the Barry's are going, but I doubt it.  Anyway they are 4-5 hours away form here.  Pretty sure Tommy Luper ain't going.  Charlie Reeves "might" be, but then he's about as far from me as Tuscon is for practical purposes.  Remember I don't live West of the Rockies where there a tons of stunt fliers.  Y'all have it a LOT luckier than y'all realize!  So in actuality, it is damned difficult for me........

Methanol and Castor (Baker's AA) are easy to get.  I would have thought that nitro would be, too, considering where "I" live.  but it isn't.

A good guy PM'ed me a source for nitro which I will look into later today.  "That" will be a whole lot "easier" than trying to get someone to go to Tuscon to pick me up a gallon of nitro........  also, someone reminded me of Fred at Red Max, he's within short driving distance.

[Steve Fitton]

Does anyone know of a source for nitrobenzine?
I like to use it in my fuels.
Bob Z.

I wish I still worked in the lab, I could have given you a couple of 4 liter bottles of the stuff.  Hmmm, I have to check and see, I might have a one liter bottle still hanging around in the shop.