Comments on: Buzzword Bingo

By: scott

scott — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:56:28 +0000

I ordered the stainless from Black Rock Hardware in Melbourne of all places. 2.5mm is plenty strong enough. Tapping a thread onto it is the hard part.

By: a_s

a_s — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:34:12 +0000

Where are you getting the 2.5mm stainless from? I’ve got to build myself some foils soon and itd be good to know a local source. i take it 2.5mm is proving strong enough, and there isnt a need to go to 3mm?

By: dave lister

dave lister — Wed, 07 May 2008 05:11:34 +0000

gotcha lol

By: scott

scott — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:36:12 +0000

Dave, I meant ’stupid fast’ as in probably the fastest I have seen. Sorry.

Ian, I’m using 2.5mm stainless rod with a M2.5 thread. Different to the standard supplied thread. They work well. Very stiff and unlikely to break. Your foil might not take the 2.5mm rod so best to check with John.

By: Ian Andrewes

Ian Andrewes — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:27:44 +0000

Hows the Stainless rod your using for your pushrods work? I recently noticed my main foil push rod lost its threads and will need replacing and am not sure what to go with.

By: Karl

Karl — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:36:34 +0000

I redid my bellcrank also with similar results, though I went to a stiffer wand at the same time. So I plan to soften the wand tip a bit and perhaps lengthen the wand in hopes of smoothing things out.

Good luck at worlds.

By: dave lister

dave lister — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:05:03 +0000

stoopid am i