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Post by Raygun on Mar 28, 2009 15:26:53 GMT -6
Hi any of you guys get tired of taking the linkage off to adjust your servo's?? Seem's like a stupid design to me I was playing with my Blazing Star and 1/2 of a turn on the linkage was to much and since I hate having the radio trim out thing's because as the batteries weaken everything changes. So I made a knurled turn buckel with right and left hand thread turn it to the right it gets shorter turn it to the left it get's longer. Simple super fine adjustment this is the way they all should be and it would not take anymore for them to tool up to do that. Granted the rod's are 1.6MM and I am just about going blind playing with such small parts but I can pull it into a hover and let go of the TX that's the way it should be. Ray
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Post by Solitaire on Mar 28, 2009 17:12:18 GMT -6
Good idea, Ray. As long as it stays tight on the threads so it won't back off under stress. How the hell did you make a left hand female thread on something that small and what did you use as the turnbuckle part?  Your eyes have to be 100% better than mine. |
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Post by Raygun on Mar 28, 2009 17:24:02 GMT -6
I have two metal turning lathes and a hell of a magnifying glass. The threaded rod is titanium the turn buckle I machined and knurled out of T6 aluminum looks snazzy the threads are very tight into the plastic ball links it grips it like a aircraft fastener works really good. I use to build big stuff now I get my tap's and screw's from the local eye glass repair man. Ray
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Post by Solitaire on Mar 28, 2009 17:35:25 GMT -6
Post up a nice closeup of that Ray. I'm intrigued.
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Post by Raygun on Mar 28, 2009 18:29:56 GMT -6
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Post by McKrackin on Mar 28, 2009 20:22:16 GMT -6
Double the tool and die.
Double the material handling.
It is a great idea.You should put one out there for a pattent.
They may buy the pattent to prevent it from being made ;D
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Post by McKrackin on Mar 28, 2009 20:29:09 GMT -6
A friend of mine does similar parts.Just bigger.
He threads 3"cut it off.Thread another 1" back off the threader for 3".Thread 1".Cut it off.
One piece of stock.Two different links.Two cuts.
A turnbuckle needs to be run in two different machines by two or three different operators.
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Post by fireguzzi on Mar 29, 2009 7:48:37 GMT -6
They may buy the pattent to prevent it from being made ;D Nah, they will probably just start making them out of low grade plastic so they have to be replaced every other flight. Charge an arm and a leg for them too. Dang good idea though raygun. Making some for the G2 anytime soon? ;D |
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Post by Raygun on Mar 29, 2009 7:58:28 GMT -6
I have heard that xtreme is or has come out with one for trex and the G2 I will check my sources again. Ray
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Post by Raygun on Mar 29, 2009 9:48:52 GMT -6
The only thing I have found is from ushobbysupply they have an extreme linkage for HB King 2 that is right and left hand thread titanium the set is only $7to$8. Ray
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Post by McKrackin on Mar 29, 2009 10:43:57 GMT -6
Nah, they will probably just start making them out of low grade plastic so they have to be replaced every other flight. Charge an arm and a leg for them too. Actually,that is where the company I work for came from. Back in the 50's AJ Stockmeister was working as a plumbers apprentice.He had to take different sized wire brushes to clean the pipes after the journeyman cut them. He took all the brushes and mounted them on axles with a serpantine belt drive.It worked great and speeded things up so much he got a pattent for it. The Plumbers/Pipefitters union bought the pattent for one million dollars to prevent the machines production as it eleminated alot of labor. That million was the beginning of the Stockmeister Family of Companies and Foremost Management. Soory Ray.Didn't mean to hijack your thread. |
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Post by McKrackin on Mar 29, 2009 10:48:01 GMT -6
Oh,that machine is on display in our lobby today
Along with AJ's pix with Vanna White ;D
And some other obscure people like Jimmy Carter,Ronald Reagen,Richard Nixon the aircraft carrier Saratoga that AJ helped with.
But VANNA WHITE!!!!
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Post by Raygun on Mar 29, 2009 13:04:17 GMT -6
Thats OK Ernie back when I first started on the other forum I think you and I disscused the Idea of having a right/left hand threaded linkage it just took me awhile to get around to it. Ray
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Post by McKrackin on Mar 29, 2009 13:50:43 GMT -6
It is a great idea and I'd love to see it.
If you don't have a photo hosting site then email the pix to me.
I'd like to see them and I'd post them if you want.
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Post by akent on Mar 29, 2009 17:08:44 GMT -6
I have read about that before, but it seems that noone really makes em.
It is a royal pain to have to adjust things on a 450 heli when you can't just go 1/2 turn! The stupid links only go on one way.
I would LOVE to see sets of turnbuckle style links made available!
Kent
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