...Nudder question...

[Bootlegger]

  I am thinking about a piece of flat steel about 1/2" thick 6"wide and about 12"-15" long for a weight for a stooge.

  Any and all suggestions will be greatly appreciated...

[Tim Wescott]

My stooges are pieces of 3/8" plywood about 18" x 30", they work fine on grass without slipping and without extra weight or stakes.

BUT that's with a 52 ounce plane with an LA-46 running correctly.  If I adjust that same engine lean on that plane, it starts dragging the stooge.

If you're on pavement then use a weight, and put something on the bottom to enhance friction.

[Larry Fruits]

The stooge I purchased from Tom Morris measures 1/2 x 9 x 14, (steel plate), and has an anti skid fabric stuck to the bottom. Absolutely no troubles at all holding my SV 12 with PA 65, either on grass or pavement.

 Larry

[Randy Cuberly]

  I am thinking about a piece of flat steel about 1/2" thick 6"wide and about 12"-15" long for a weight for a stooge.

  Any and all suggestions will be greatly appreciated...

Your steel plate weighs between 10 and 12.75 Lbs...personally I would prefer one that weighs about 20 lbs...a 6 inch by 24 inch plate 1/2 in thick would give you 20 3/4 lbs...better I think!

Randy cuberly

[55chevr]

If the issue is that you are flying off pavement, you could use 3" Tapcons ... you would need a rechargeable drill.  A lot better than dragging a steel plate around.

[rich gorrill]

I modeled my stooge after the onebrodak sells. I attached it to a 16" x 16" piece of plywood, holes at each corner. I use 6" spikes to hold it in the ground. It works great. I don't fly off blacktop. Most people will get up set if you pound stakes into their parking lot plus how do you get them back out?

[55chevr]

Tapcons go in with a hex driver on a drill.  Really just big hex head dry wall screws. When you are done you back them out. Next time you go there you won't be able to find the holes.

[Perry Rose]

I thought it said Tampons there for a minute.What a mind picture that was.