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I was going to use a tap designed for plastic that forms, not cuts. When I posted I wondered if someone was going to pick up on that point. Yes, you are right about material removal not aiding the strength.
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If anyone has a 70" FB GAS canopy they aren't using I really need one! Please pm me if you have one. 3dhs is out of them. I can get a red one, which I might do and integrate it in with some custom vinyl or something but I'd rather have a blue one.
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I just googled M3 thread forming tap. found one at RC Planet
http://www.rcplanet.com/Tamiya_Formi...p/tam54232.htm Cheap insurance |
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Yeah, if the threads are the correct size and sharpness then no need to tap or form. Only issue I had was on a pair of V1 51''s the threads were flattened and would slip a bit. Almost lost my first 51 on the maiden when the trim kept moving. Of course it was on the elevator. I replaced the rod.
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elevator problem
on this one the cross bolt loosened up and that was all she wrote. Right into a tree stump from 30 ft high.
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Grainger has some nice m2.5's
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/OSG-Hand-Tap-6VYP6 Or I could buy a 50 cc to go with the M3 tap! |
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I have had both, I think they fly pretty much the same. My 70 has faster/better servos, but otherwise the aerodynamics of the two feel the same to me. I talked briefly with Ben at the Missouri FLI and he said that the aerodynamics were unchanged as well.
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Suck!
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Ok this may be a stupid question! Knife Edge Mix( Rudder/Elevator) do you put this on a switch so when you are going to do a knife edge you flip the switch or is this something that you always use no matter what. The reason I ask is because I had this in and it seemed like my plane flew great while doing a knife edge but while doing anything else it was all out of whack!
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