Hello from Sooke B. C.
 

Hey guys, my name is Mike. I've bean around the rc world of rock crawling for a long time. Here are some pics of my last trucks I built.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i5...l/SAM_1777.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i5...l/IMAG0366.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i5...l/SAM_2490.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i5...l/SAM_2682.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i5...l/SAM_2845.jpg

But now my good friend Jason [chaseracer] has dragged me to a new side of rc's. And I have to say WOW! There is some much cool custom work here it blows my mind.

Back in the day if you wanted a rock crawler you had to build one. But today any Joe on a whim can goto the hobby store and buy a truck and hit the trail an hour later. In the end you end up alot of guys that have no passion for the hobby, just some guys with $500 to blow.

Looking at this aspect of the rc hobby that will nevre happin, I hope. I see all the custom fab work and just think, these are the people i want to meet.

From day one I've always loved to build and fab as much as I could. In the last year I decided to step it up a note or 2 and got a 10 - 22 laith and a small mill.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i5...l/IMAG1560.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i5...l/IMAG1559.jpg

Kinda funny as in my first 40 years I have nevre truned a handle on either machine. A year later and I've come up with this. Even an old dog can teach himself a new trick.

One of my favorite peaces I've done

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i5...l/IMAG1562.jpg

Thanks Mike.

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Since you are pretty much my neighbor we'll have to get together sometime soon! I'm happy to see another Islander on the forum, especially one from my home town! I have no advice to give on the truck you are about to build(not that you need it) but I do have some experience blobbing aluminum together should you need something done.

How do you like that lathe? I have been thinking about buying something small for my shop since I have use of my Dads 14x40 at his place.

Reg

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Mike welcome to the forum. We need more Islander people on here. Get that King build going, as it's only 6 weeks for your first show in Campbell River.
Rob

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Mike, I forgot to ask will the band saw go slow enough to cut metal and what brand is it.

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Welcome mike .. great to have u on here . Now get to work lol

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Welcome to the forum. Bet that lathe and mill will get lots of work...

Susan

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Hey Reg. The laith is sometimes a little big and then a little small. But I am always able to get the project done either way, most of the time its just right. I got it from kms for $2000 out the door. Buzy Bee has a 10-22 digital readout coming mid February for $1800 + tax + ferry ride.

I'll pm you with my cell #, you can come over and check out my little shop of horrors

Hey Rob. That band saw is a ryobi from home depot. I't's ok for samll alum but its to fast for metal. It doesn't even like cutting my 2 ingh solid alum, so i got this pro point just before xmas to do the big cuts.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i5...l/IMAG1568.jpg

YES Boss....lol
Hi Susan. My machines of all sorts will be getting worked hard for this build.

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Welcome to the forum! Great intro by the way showing us all the cool tools ya got to work with. I look forward to seeing your work.

Sooke, I been there. I visited friends who live in Duncan. They took me salmon fishing from a marina in Sooke. You live in one of the most beautiful places on earth by the way, lucky dog! :)

Mario

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Welcome Mike
Looking forward to watching your projects. You have alot of skills that we all can learn from...

Greg

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welcome fellow canuck!

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Welcome aboard!

Cheer's, Neil.

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Welcome, you will find some great builds and builders around here, seems to be quite a few members from the island and surrounding area, I will have to drag myself over to one of the island shows some day.

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Thanks for the warn welcome for everybody

I don't know if anyone is going to learn to much from me Greg for building a rig. But if someone wants help building a scale rock crawler I might be the guy to look to.

Thanks Mike

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welcome ! I am in the market for a crawler . i want one bad . i really want the beast from rc4wd but thats spendy. i want a truck with bullit proof drive terrain. anywaise glad to have ya

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Welcome to the board Mike. Nice work on the white Jeep and the old F series.