tz250w
06-20-2007, 08:16 AM
Hi, I'm here from the RC Groups and Wattflyer forums. Nice to find something with Hirobo "support" as well as a world of other Heli related information.
I recently acquired my first Heli, an old Shuttle, possibly an old ZX that had the old style frame and a recoil starter. It did have the full bearing set.
I got through about 7 liters of fuel before my first crash (lack of concentration and a bit of over-confidence...). Even though the damage was minimal (mast, rotors and a few more cracks in the old cabin) I decided to give it a complete going through. The frame was looking faded and funky and some of the tapping screws were pulling out their threads so I bought a new (current) frame and servo mount, new tank to replace my old 230cc fuzzy white job, a new cabin and stickers, skids / mounts and boom braces off a Sceadu that I cut down and mounted in a different location...
That's where my question comes. I don't know what the holes were for but I like the look of the higher mounted braces. I have a small lathe so I made a joining brace that I tapped for the 3mm mounting bolts and mounted it between the braces and frame (see attached photo). The tail boom is solid but I'm a little worried that I may stress the frame with this setup. Any thoughts?
I still have a few things to do before I put it back up in the air but in the meantime, if anyone thinks this is a bad idea please let me know. I don't feel like rebuilding it again because of a stupid cosmetic mod.
I recently acquired my first Heli, an old Shuttle, possibly an old ZX that had the old style frame and a recoil starter. It did have the full bearing set.
I got through about 7 liters of fuel before my first crash (lack of concentration and a bit of over-confidence...). Even though the damage was minimal (mast, rotors and a few more cracks in the old cabin) I decided to give it a complete going through. The frame was looking faded and funky and some of the tapping screws were pulling out their threads so I bought a new (current) frame and servo mount, new tank to replace my old 230cc fuzzy white job, a new cabin and stickers, skids / mounts and boom braces off a Sceadu that I cut down and mounted in a different location...
That's where my question comes. I don't know what the holes were for but I like the look of the higher mounted braces. I have a small lathe so I made a joining brace that I tapped for the 3mm mounting bolts and mounted it between the braces and frame (see attached photo). The tail boom is solid but I'm a little worried that I may stress the frame with this setup. Any thoughts?
I still have a few things to do before I put it back up in the air but in the meantime, if anyone thinks this is a bad idea please let me know. I don't feel like rebuilding it again because of a stupid cosmetic mod.