What extreme things have you done to support your RC hobby?

[betty]

As far as I know, it is not easy.

Originally Posted by WHITE-TRASH

Quiting is easy, just stop buying them. It fawking sucks for a bit but it's sooo worth it. I quit cold turkey 11 1/2 years ago. I still want one most every day but now it's all about the personal resolve to not throw this run away.

， you are still not crazy about RC cars.

Originally Posted by Rumpelhardt

RC cars are my hobby. My Mustang and guns are my addictions.

[Rumpelhardt]

Originally Posted by betty

， you are still not crazy about RC cars.

It's borderline. I've only been doing this rc thing for about 3 years. I've been drag racing for almost 40. Once you side step the clutch at 4000 rpm on a well prepped track you never look back. I've been into guns even longer than I've been drag racing.
If I had to give up any one of the three rc would be the one I'd give up.

[TheLetterJ]

My 6 year old son was a bit short on funds for his most recent rc breakages so I made a deal with him. I have been dropping my pocket change into a 5 gallon jug everyday for a couple years so I told him I'd share it with him if he helped roll it. We sat at the coffee table rolling change for at least 3 hours before he fell asleep, but we ended up with $303! Not bad for only being 1/4 full. That kid is committed, if you've never handled a large volume of change, be prepared, it's gross!

[Habanero]

lol that's what coinstar is for. they can take their cut.

[spaceman5280]

Check your bank, my credit union just installed a coin counter in the ATM lobby that puts the money directly in your account with zero fees

[betty]

May be he just wanted his boy to exprience this process.

Originally Posted by spaceman5280

Check your bank, my credit union just installed a coin counter in the ATM lobby that puts the money directly in your account with zero fees

[betty]

No more good stories to share?

[Rock Farmer]

Originally Posted by betty

No more good stories to share?

We've shared our stories, what's yours Betty?

[allanon1965]

I work overtime at the mill for my RC addiction lol.... I hate working any overtime at all

[betty]

, you need more rest to support this hobby.

Originally Posted by allanon1965

I work overtime at the mill for my RC addiction lol.... I hate working any overtime at all

[1fox2go]

Nothing too extreme but...

If I need extra funds I stop ordering out/going out to eat during lunch breaks
Cut back on the beer
Sell an RC I can live without/dont need/dont really want to keep around

I also recycle aluminum, steel, aluminum cans, copper, etc for extra side/fun money

Work side jobs

[struhall]

I just volunteered at work to take the next out of town job. It will be 74 weeks long and I'll be out of town from Monday morning until Friday afternoon. I'll make almost double my normal pay because of overtime and per diem so it helps more than just the hobby. Last time I did a job like this I was within $30 a week of exactly double pay.

[momotaro]

Sold my downhill and trail mountain bikes to get my RC's. lol

Actually, I had to get out of the sport because of injuries to my spine. So, I figured I'd get back into RC. It's almost as expensive as mountain biking but not quite as addicting.

[betty]

Wow, great ways. I really need to learn from you.

Originally Posted by 1fox2go

Nothing too extreme but...

If I need extra funds I stop ordering out/going out to eat during lunch breaks
Cut back on the beer
Sell an RC I can live without/dont need/dont really want to keep around

I also recycle aluminum, steel, aluminum cans, copper, etc for extra side/fun money

Work side jobs

[shiftauto]

No street corners for anyone huh? Bwahahaha

[1fox2go]

Originally Posted by betty

Wow, great ways. I really need to learn from you.

Copper is probably the best payout. Old tubing, pipes, wire. Around me they take wire still in the sheath but it pays more if you strip it. I found a really quick and easy way to strip the AC power cables (the big ones for Servers and network equipment) and it gave me another 10 cents per pound.

After that clean cast aluminum like intake manifolds, water pump housings etc. Its big and bulky but has good return.


This is of course pending you have a place to store and a means to haul the scrap. Everyone always asks if the hard work of saving scrap steel (on top of saving the aluminum copper etc) is worth it since i have to put in a lot of manual labor for the steel and it takes a lot of steel for a decent return. The price is in the dirt (100 lbs is 5 bucks) but the way i look at it. I have a truck that is capable of hauling a lot of steel, and the aluminum/copper/cans at the same time so its just add on. PLUS, i treat it as a day in the gym. Loading steel is heavy, i think of it as lifting weights.

My local recycle yard is close, my truck gets good fuel mileage so I dont use a lot of my payout going back into my fuel tank

[betty]

, you are good at all these things.

Originally Posted by 1fox2go

Copper is probably the best payout. Old tubing, pipes, wire. Around me they take wire still in the sheath but it pays more if you strip it. I found a really quick and easy way to strip the AC power cables (the big ones for Servers and network equipment) and it gave me another 10 cents per pound.

After that clean cast aluminum like intake manifolds, water pump housings etc. Its big and bulky but has good return.


This is of course pending you have a place to store and a means to haul the scrap. Everyone always asks if the hard work of saving scrap steel (on top of saving the aluminum copper etc) is worth it since i have to put in a lot of manual labor for the steel and it takes a lot of steel for a decent return. The price is in the dirt (100 lbs is 5 bucks) but the way i look at it. I have a truck that is capable of hauling a lot of steel, and the aluminum/copper/cans at the same time so its just add on. PLUS, i treat it as a day in the gym. Loading steel is heavy, i think of it as lifting weights.

My local recycle yard is close, my truck gets good fuel mileage so I dont use a lot of my payout going back into my fuel tank

[betty]

What's meaning?

Originally Posted by shiftauto

No street corners for anyone huh? Bwahahaha

[Cowman369]

Im a functioning alcoholic (or I'm pretty sure I am), and I got drunk the other night and spent $568 on an rc crawler and parts. Never had a good rc vehicle before so I guess I thought it was a good idea. I'll let you know when it gets here

[sherbs]

I purchased a lap counter system for the local track that I ran on in the 90's and donated it. Believe it or not the Commodore 64 had a lap program you could buy for it.