Who makes the best flex cable?

[kfxguy]

Ive ripped two and stripped two. the stripping could be due to the octura collet i was running. One instance was in a seperate boat. Just wants the strongest, truest running cable I can get. Tired of breaking them (3/16 flex btw)

[olwarbirds]

Travis, both the OSE and Kintec have had no probs in Sean and mine setups...Kintec does do custom lengths and his prices are very reasonable. Only reason I havnt bothered to just make my own.... DJ

I will never use an octura collet again !! reason I had gone with the now mbp stuff

[Fluid]

The BEST is....Hughey cables, no argument.




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[rickwess]

I bought my Hughey's at Fun RC Boats. Curious who else carries them and ships to Canada.

http://www.funrcboats.com/Search.aspx?Keyword=hughey

[Kaotic]

I've been watching fun boats for a while hoping that the .187 cable comes back in stock.

[Fluid]

Steven used to carry them, even my friend Ed doesn't know why he stopped......




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[kfxguy]

Steven used to carry them, even my friend Ed doesn't know why he stopped......




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Any other ideas? I can't find one in the size I need...

[olwarbirds]

Travis, I just buy one thats close and cut it. Then dip tip in a cup of solder....

[Chilli]

I've had some problems with .150 Octura collets but never the 3/16 collets or cables. Even in my SAW boats turning stupid RPM. What size motor shaft are you running?

[olwarbirds]

I've had some problems with .150 Octura collets but never the 3/16 collets or cables. Even in my SAW boats turning stupid RPM. What size motor shaft are you running?

Mike, it was 2 different octura .150 that slipped on the flex cable. So when I was doing .187 and .250 I looked for other options. So maybe it was just those .150 that had an issue for awhile.... DJ

[Chilli]

Gotta agree on the .150's. I've seen more than a few collets fail over the years in Limited boats.

[kfxguy]

I'm sorry if there was a misunderstanding. ... I don't care about the length, I cut and solder my cables. No problem there. What I meant by "size" was .187 cable/.187 shaft.

[kfxguy]

I've had some problems with .150 Octura collets but never the 3/16 collets or cables. Even in my SAW boats turning stupid RPM. What size motor shaft are you running?

I'm running 5mm shafts. One motor is 8mm shaft turned down to 5mm at the end. .187 shafts only. The only boat that will be different will be Mt cheetah with a .250 shaft. I want something very true at the weld between the flex and stub end. The shafts I've been running aren't as true as I'd like (aeromarine included). I'm more than willing to try a hughey shaft but I can't find a .187/.187

[longballlumber]

Since Ed isn't making shafts right now; aeromarine would be my next choice.

http://aeromarinerc.myshopify.com/collections/drive-line-hardware/products/flex-shafts-with-hardened-stubs

Later,
Mike

We posted at the same time...

Your going to have a hard time getting a Hughey shaft unless you can find some old stock. I don't think Ed's health has been very good over the last few months/years I am not sure he will be making them anymore.

[kfxguy]

Since Ed isn't making shafts right now; aeromarine would be my next choice.

http://aeromarinerc.myshopify.com/collections/drive-line-hardware/products/flex-shafts-with-hardened-stubs

Later,
Mike

We posted at the same time...

Your going to have a hard time getting a Hughey shaft unless you can find some old stock. I don't think Ed's health has been very good over the last few months/years I am not sure he will be making them anymore.

Aeromarine has none available either. Guess I need to learn to make my own. Anyone point me in the right direction on how to do it correctly? I don't trust loctite. I want to solder, braze or weld mine.