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Post by coreykoepsel on Sept 24, 2009 15:44:55 GMT 1
bent my prop shaft the other day, needless to say it was un useable,so i thought ,a spoke might work,so i removed it from the wheel,cut it to match the length,use a torch and got it red hot ,dipped it in water like 6 times,it works great ..hardend steel threaded shaft..cool beans..yeah?
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Post by patmatgal on Sept 24, 2009 20:29:35 GMT 1
Never would have thought of it myself, but if it works, great. What's the outer dimension of a motorcycle spoke? I have several mptors w/ 3 mm shafts.
update: My bad, 4 mm motor shafts, I'm thinking of a couple of Heads Up RC motors.
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Post by flydiver on Sept 24, 2009 22:36:50 GMT 1
The Cub shaft is 4mm.
Dead CD/DVD rails make good 3mm shafts-hard and true.
Some folks have used drill blanks.
How did you get the gear off and on the spoke?
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Post by coreykoepsel on Sept 26, 2009 9:52:11 GMT 1
heat, i just heated the shaft pulled it out, took the spoke and knurled the end with my dremel,and heated it up stuck it in and waited for it to cool..and back in the air,,our motto around here is .. beat to fit,paint to match..
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Post by killioughtta on Sept 26, 2009 10:45:02 GMT 1
beat to fit,paint to match.. HAHAHAHAHA! I love that! |
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