Carbon shocker build

[kfxguy]

I also got the esc almost done. I epoxy coated it because the last one got wet and (may) have caused it to fail. Better safe than sorry. My buddy got his wet yesterday and his went out too. So the coating that comes on then ain't worth a poo.








Finished with clear shrink, insulated piece of Carbon (I have some very high heat tape that I made a layer between the carbon and esc just to be sure there's no short)




Check this out tho. Had I not cut the shrink off, think thing would have failed in short order! It was kinked badly.

Btw this was before I added the epoxy I did to it





And here's a comparison to another normal one

[kfxguy]

nice, set that hover board on fire yet? Ihave an oven just like that.

I was against it. He used his own saved money to buy it. Now I want to toss it in the trash. We are waiting in a er room right now to see if he's gonna need a cat scan.

Edit. He checked out ok. Rather safe than sorry.

[kfxguy]

where do you get the threaded inserts ?. just got back from the boat launch , man crazy fast.

They are called rivnuts. I get them off eBay. Works just like a rivet but threaded.

[Beaux]

how's the son's noggin? I hope ok. might be time to invest in a brain bucket. Thanks for the info.

[kfxguy]

how's the son's noggin? I hope ok. might be time to invest in a brain bucket. Thanks for the info.

He's fine. Just a little scare. I was at work when it happened so I didn't know how bad it was. He's had a headache since so I just wanted to have him checked out. Thanks for askin!

[srislash]

Glad the son checked out Travis. Precautions should be taken when learning on them things. Just had a friend of mine have a near miss on one of those hoverboards. Trying one of those at 40 years of age!!! What was she thinking ! , MAYBE!!

[kfxguy]

Glad the son checked out Travis. Precautions should be taken when learning on them things. Just had a friend of mine have a near miss on one of those hoverboards. Trying one of those at 40 years of age!!! What was she thinking ! , MAYBE!!

I tried it for a short time. After feeling how dangerous it was, I got off of it and I'll never try it again. Eff that. Lol

[srislash]

Y'know, you really should bring that to their attention. The watercooling tube on the Swordy I mean.

[kfxguy]

Well finally time to get this thing back together. My buddy Monojeff cut me some more side plates. For those of you that didn't read the whole thread, I had him make me some custom longer side plates for longer motors so they would be supported properly. With me doing that and I broke one on my last crash, I couldn't just order more from kintec. I did end up going one step further tho. They are normally cut out of 2mm plate but after seeing what can happen I decided to step it up to 3mm plate. Going to be a slow process if it's going to be done correctly but that's the only way I fly. I also rep are the top and repainted it. I had my buddy order some upol uv resistant clear in a spray can. Bout $22 for a can so I hope it's good......you tell me...

So here's the new mount compared to a regular one.



Here's the length difference




Time to get started. Gotta get the epoxy grinded out. Stray hand, air die grinder and a 5/16 ball burr





Mocking up



Here's the hatch after clear. It probably looks a tad better in the pic because it has a slightly dry spot but I'm going to wet sand and buff it. A dang insect flew in it too. Ugh.


But you cannot tell where it was broke!

[kfxguy]

The plan it to do one side at a time. Takes a couple nights to do it that way but it may be done for Sunday. Or maybe Saturday. We shall see. But to keep my perfect alignment that's how I want to do it.

[kfxguy]

I almost forgot. I changed the rudder setup to a much nicer and better looking one. I had to put this together with the help of Harry at Speedmaster. I had to bush the control horn and ream the bushings a little. For now on he's gonna offer it to me put together for future builds. Sweet! Check it

[kfxguy]

Peeled tape at the 35 Or so minutes mark. I usually wait an hour or more but I wanted to see how it would come out. No problems

[srislash]

Nice, I like the 90 on the rudder. I wonder if I can sneak that onto the dual feed on the BlownAway?
I have had the odd issue myself with the 2mm motor mount rails. That should be the cure Travis.

[kfxguy]

Nice, I like the 90 on the rudder. I wonder if I can sneak that onto the dual feed on the BlownAway?
I have had the odd issue myself with the 2mm motor mount rails. That should be the cure Travis.

I'm sure they will fit. How close are the holes together on the rudder?

Yea I think I like this setup in 3mm a lot more and for now on they will all be 3mm. I've got a 34" mono I'll be building soon that will have them.

[srislash]

They are close, threading both in is just not gonna happen. I think it is fine how I have it .
So what do you think of the U-Pol? It is better when warm. Guess that doesn't matter much in Louisiana ;-)