Elev. Pull pull Question

[Rcmaster199 at aol.com]

The local ACE should carry the threaded aluminum couplers. I have found  
these folks to carry many of the small nuts and bolts we use in modeling, in  bulk 
quantities. They also carry nylon bushings and washers of various  sizes, all 
usable in the hobby.
 
Matt
 
 
 In a message dated 11/30/2004 11:54:34 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
wgalligan at goodsonacura.com writes:

And if you can find the threaded aluminum  spacers(about 1/4 round) they make 
great stand offs and lock the bolt to  the hard point with out having to glue 
them in. Also makes the control  rod stiffer with nary any weight gain.  They 
make them in several  lengths, 1/2, 3/4 and 1"  long.
 
Wayne G.
 

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From:  _ronlock at comcast.net_ (mailto:ronlock at comcast.net)  
To: _discussion at nsrca.org_ (mailto:discussion at nsrca.org)  ; 
_discussion at nsrca.org_ (mailto:discussion at nsrca.org)  
Cc: _Karl  G. Mueller_ (mailto:kgamueller at rogers.com)  
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 10:35  AM
Subject: Re: Elev. Pull pull  Question


Another option- buy 6-32 all thread at local hardware store.
Cut stud lengths as needed and thread into hard points with a bit of  epoxy.
Ive been using them for years for elevator, aileron, &  rudder.
 
Ron Lockhart

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Matt,
 
I have used # 6-32 socket cap screws for years now and never had a  failure
with these. Buy a box of 100 about 2" long at your local industrial  supply
for about $20-25, cut of the heads, put a couple of grooves in the  non 
threaded
part for the epoxy to hold and glue these into the hard point (1/2"  dia 
dowel) in 
your movable surface. Do no drill all the way through. Just up to the  top 
sheeting.
You can offset the hole in the hard point toward the hinge
line to adjust for proper distance for the hole in the plastic end,  that 
receives the
clevis, to line up over the hinge line. Socket cap screw are heat  treated, 
but not 
all the way. They still have a soft core and will bend under enough  force, 
but
not with the amount of force used to move the surfaces.
 
Karl G. Mueller
_kgamueller at rogers.com_ (mailto:kgamueller at rogers.com) 



----- Original Message ----- 
From:  _Rcmaster199 at aol.com_ (mailto:Rcmaster199 at aol.com)  
To: _discussion at nsrca.org_ (mailto:discussion at nsrca.org)  
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004  9:28 AM
Subject: Re: Elev. Pull pull  Question



Keith, please note that 4-40's are known to snap off a control  surface. It 
has happened to me. The break is a straight forward fatigue  fracture. If 
6-32's are not useful to you, consider 5-40's. Personally,  I do find 6-32s do just 
fine in this application
 
MattK







 
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