3 mm rod

prop bender · Nov 29, 2012, 11:34 PM

Could any one tell me where a good source of 3 mm rod can be found? These Align tail shafts are too short

Thanks in advance. Ed

IFHELI · Nov 30, 2012, 08:30 PM

I buy 3mm main shafts to make my tail shafts

prop bender · Nov 30, 2012, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by IFHELI

I buy 3mm main shafts to make my tail shafts

Good idia!

Thanks. Ed

2Doggs · Dec 01, 2012, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by prop bender

Could any one tell me where a good source of 3 mm rod can be found? These Align tail shafts are too short

Thanks in advance. Ed

plastixs.com, 3mm ejector pins. Very hard, very smooth, and a closer fit in the tail bearings and tail slider. I have a tail rotor shaft made by Steve (Kauaiguy) from an ejector pin and it seems unbreakable - it's survived four crashes so far!

prop bender · Dec 01, 2012, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 2Doggs

plastixs.com, 3mm ejector pins. Very hard, very smooth, and a closer fit in the tail bearings and tail slider. I have a tail rotor shaft made by Steve (Kauaiguy) from an ejector pin and it seems unbreakable - it's survived four crashes so far!

Hey thanks 2doggs, I'll check that out allso.

Ed

Beachcomber · Dec 03, 2012, 03:34 PM

If you're looking for a 3 mm aluminum shaft, try a fabric store and ask for a 3mm knitting needle. It's tapered on one end, but hopefully it's long enough so you can just cut that off. Can't remember if they are solid or hollow.

2Doggs · Dec 03, 2012, 03:46 PM

Ah, maybe that explains why HK 450 shafts are so soft and bendy..... they're made from knitting needles!

prop bender · Dec 03, 2012, 04:48 PM

Yea! And their feathering shafts too

Nov 29, 2012, 11:34 PM	#1
prop bender Registered User USA, CA, Red Bluff Joined Dec 2007 798 Posts	3 mm rod Could any one tell me where a good source of 3 mm rod can be found? These Align tail shafts are too short Thanks in advance. Ed

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Nov 30, 2012, 08:30 PM	#2
IFHELI Registered User United States, RI, Woonsocket Joined Apr 2010 243 Posts	I buy 3mm main shafts to make my tail shafts

Dec 03, 2012, 03:34 PM	#6
Beachcomber Registered User Savannah, Ga, USA Joined Feb 2009 433 Posts	If you're looking for a 3 mm aluminum shaft, try a fabric store and ask for a 3mm knitting needle. It's tapered on one end, but hopefully it's long enough so you can just cut that off. Can't remember if they are solid or hollow.

Dec 03, 2012, 03:46 PM	#7
2Doggs just gotta mess with it! North West Louisiana Joined Nov 2009 3,161 Posts	Ah, maybe that explains why HK 450 shafts are so soft and bendy..... they're made from knitting needles!

Dec 03, 2012, 04:48 PM	#8
prop bender Registered User USA, CA, Red Bluff Joined Dec 2007 798 Posts	Yea! And their feathering shafts too