Timberwolf
05-16-2007, 11:44 PM
Decided to show photos......
Chip in my blades resulted in trying some auto's with a bit of a bounce hence 25+ mph winds. today with my Venture 30 CP.
2 3/4 successful auto's resulted in the 3rd being a bit bouncy, just enough to bend the spindle shaft. The result was a very minor chip out of leading edge of my Mav. blades, hitting the tail boom brace, under the horiz. fin, then flipped it on its side.
Creased the boom slightly, busted off a tab for the screw holding the horiz fin. Finished off the tail boom trying to straighten(she's creased really good now!)
Parts $30, already ordered, here Friday, Flyin' Sat.
Anyway, this chip in the blade is very small with just a tiny hair line crack off one corner, about an 1/8 in. 4 in. in from the end of blade. Chip is small in size, about the head of a std. servo mount screw, oval in shape.
Can this be fixed?... Say with a bit of thin CA to get into crack/Pinch/let cure and then Drop of EPOXY with a bit of easy filing to level off and a re-balance? This is what I was thinking about trying..
Any suggestions?, I know damaged blades are a no-no, but was hoping I could maybe fix this one...
Thanks!
Chip in my blades resulted in trying some auto's with a bit of a bounce hence 25+ mph winds. today with my Venture 30 CP.
2 3/4 successful auto's resulted in the 3rd being a bit bouncy, just enough to bend the spindle shaft. The result was a very minor chip out of leading edge of my Mav. blades, hitting the tail boom brace, under the horiz. fin, then flipped it on its side.
Creased the boom slightly, busted off a tab for the screw holding the horiz fin. Finished off the tail boom trying to straighten(she's creased really good now!)
Parts $30, already ordered, here Friday, Flyin' Sat.
Anyway, this chip in the blade is very small with just a tiny hair line crack off one corner, about an 1/8 in. 4 in. in from the end of blade. Chip is small in size, about the head of a std. servo mount screw, oval in shape.
Can this be fixed?... Say with a bit of thin CA to get into crack/Pinch/let cure and then Drop of EPOXY with a bit of easy filing to level off and a re-balance? This is what I was thinking about trying..
Any suggestions?, I know damaged blades are a no-no, but was hoping I could maybe fix this one...
Thanks!