Rick,Art,and Jerri...



Thanks for posting all the nice pics. Nice stuff!



Bruce Bernstein

Chicago, IL



"Rangs by Bruce"

http://members.aol.com/rangsbybruce

Hi Everyone..



I just posted pics of a bunch of new rangs that I've been working on

the last couple of months in the folder titled "Bruce Bernstein's

Boomerangs" located in the Photos section.



Hope they're of some interest to the group.



Bruce Bernstein

Chicago, IL





"Rangs by Bruce"

http://members.aol.com/rangsbybruce

     Hey Bruce!



        Nice looking booms. I like that you have such a nice variety of

designs. I mentioned this in another post, but have you looked at

http://etsy.com - all things hand made? You might think about putting

a few of these rangs on there. I bet they'll sell.





      Cheers!



         John V.





--- In Boomerang_Talk@yahoogroups.com, "Bruce" <brucembernstein@...>

wrote:

>

> Hi Everyone..

>

> I just posted pics of a bunch of new rangs that I've been working on

> the last couple of months in the folder titled "Bruce Bernstein's

> Boomerangs" located in the Photos section.

>

> Hope they're of some interest to the group.

>

> Bruce Bernstein

> Chicago, IL

>

>

> "Rangs by Bruce"

> http://members.aol.com/rangsbybruce

>

Hello John,



Thanks for the nice words...



No, I hadn't checked out etsy before... I will, thanks



Bruce Bernstein

Chicago, IL





"Rangs by Bruce"

http://members.aol.com/rangsbybruce

>

>

>

>     Hey Bruce!

>

>        Nice looking booms. I like that you have such a nice variety

of

> designs. I mentioned this in another post, but have you looked at

> http://etsy.com - all things hand made? You might think about

putting

> a few of these rangs on there. I bet they'll sell.

>

>

>      Cheers!

>

>         John V.

>

>

> --- In Boomerang_Talk@yahoogroups.com, "Bruce" <brucembernstein@>

> wrote:

> >

> > Hi Everyone..

> >

> > I just posted pics of a bunch of new rangs that I've been working

on

> > the last couple of months in the folder titled "Bruce Bernstein's

> > Boomerangs" located in the Photos section.

> >

> > Hope they're of some interest to the group.

> >

> > Bruce Bernstein

> > Chicago, IL

> >

> >

> > "Rangs by Bruce"

> > http://members.aol.com/rangsbybruce

> >

>

Hey All.



Great stuff, Bruce. Love the copper. Not only does it

look awesome, I imagine it also protects the wingtips.

I bet it would look nice if you were to allow a patina

to build up on the metal. That might not be good for

flight, though.



Bruce, how do you get the copper to stay on? Do you

need to use some kind of glue or is it simply

friction?



Excellent work.



G.



--- Bruce <brucembernstein@...> wrote:



> Hi Everyone..

>

> I just posted pics of a bunch of new rangs that I've

> been working on

> the last couple of months in the folder titled

> "Bruce Bernstein's

> Boomerangs" located in the Photos section.

>

> Hope they're of some interest to the group.

>

> Bruce Bernstein

> Chicago, IL

>

>

> "Rangs by Bruce"

> http://members.aol.com/rangsbybruce

>

>





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Thanks to all for the nice comments...



Actually I used a lot of clear coating to help prevent patina from

forming, although I imagine it probably will do do eventually anyway.

I really like the shiny bright finish on the copper contrasting with

the dark stained wood, all with a gloss finish.



I doubt the copper will protect too much. The aircraft ply is

probably stronger! I just hope it survives the intial flight testing

in reasonable shape.



I used 5 minute epoxy to glue the copper sheeting to the wood.



Bruce Bernstein

Chicago, IL





"Rangs by Bruce"

http://members.aol.com/rangsbybruce









I used for mainly for the weight, and to

>

> Great stuff, Bruce. Love the copper. Not only does it

> look awesome, I imagine it also protects the wingtips.

> I bet it would look nice if you were to allow a patina

> to build up on the metal. That might not be good for

> flight, though.

>

> Bruce, how do you get the copper to stay on? Do you

> need to use some kind of glue or is it simply

> friction?

>

Here's some answers to questions asked:



The Copper sheeting is 8 mil...



Each square inch is approx 1.25 grams, so without measuring I'm

guessing I've added from approx 5-10 grams depending on the rang.



I used 5 min epoxy and after hand shaping the copper the best I

could, I shaped it with a spoon. Before gluing, I used 80 grit

sandpaper on the wood under the copper, and on the inside surface of

the copper itself.



Ollie... I'm not sure what you want to know about the "fading

airfoils".... I've seen regular "Smith" airfoiling and fading

airrfoils. The main thing is the trailing edges are similar to the

leading edges, reducing lift, while adding a very small touch of

weight and I imagine drag to the wing tips. Feel free to ask me more,

so I can hopefully help in answering your question.



Emmanuel... does my Voyager shaped MTA work? Got me!!! I hope to test

it soon, and will report back.



Bruce Bernstein

Chicago, IL





"Rangs by Bruce"

http://members.aol.com/rangsbybruce





>

> Hi to all.

>

> Nice rangs there Bruce.  I'm very interested in the Smith style

fading

> trailing edges.  Have you got 'normally' airfoiled rangs to compare

them to?

> And also how thick is the copper?  Roughly how much weight does it

add to

> each rang?  Looks like you have some real distance candidates.

>

> Cheers

>

> Ollie

>

>

Hello rang lovevers ,

I have some new photos to share . The link will take you to an

album .The new photos are on page 13-16 .

Keep in mind the colors are off , the florescents dont look

florescent . They the florescent red reads as tomato red , the metalic

gold is reading as white or tan . The new paint scheme includes 9

stripes with gold tips .Not the set of stipes are white ,yellow ,red .

Its a nice starburst pattern in real like . The picture at the end is

simply 2 rangs atop one another its not a 10 winged rang .I just liked

the star burst pattern .I ran out of film or I would have put it on my

kids head like a halo to illustrate the patron saint of

boomerangs .The hole can fit on your head like a hat .Note the silver

and gold may look white but its not in real life .

Greg C.



http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/211623338wQEhqd?

Hey people! New pics of rangs.

PLywood strip quad and the one with green tips.

Old incoming rang and a few others.

Thanx for sharing the passion of boomerangs with me.

Bye all and a nice weekend.

Hasse in snowy sweden

Great looking booms Hasse,

I can see you've been busy. Keep up the beautiful work. Vic in snowy NH.



>From: "Hasse" <bassplayer82@...>

>Reply-To: Boomerang_Talk@yahoogroups.com

>To: Boomerang_Talk@yahoogroups.com

>Subject: [Boomerang_Talk] New pics

>Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:17:13 -0000

>

>Hey people! New pics of rangs.

>PLywood strip quad and the one with green tips.

>Old incoming rang and a few others.

>Thanx for sharing the passion of boomerangs with me.

>Bye all and a nice weekend.

>Hasse in snowy sweden

>

Nice pics everyone!



Keep 'em coming



Bruce Bernstein

Chicago, IL