Building Techniques
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thedoctor
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Re: Building Techniques
Does anyone have any idea how would you would make a Larrabee prop for helicopters?
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Build a mold, bend your balsa onto that mold, and then glue in the ribs? I believe Jeff Anderson posted a rather detailed answer to this a while back. You might be able to find it in last year's thread.
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When cutting balsa wood for the body and rotors, does it make a substantial difference to make the cuts angled (Like in Towers), or is it not worth the time?
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I asked a similar question in the Rotors thread, at the bottom of the 7th page. Answers are at the top of the 8th.questionguy wrote:When cutting balsa wood for the body and rotors, does it make a substantial difference to make the cuts angled (Like in Towers), or is it not worth the time?
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Thank you!illusionist wrote:I asked a similar question in the Rotors thread, at the bottom of the 7th page. Answers are at the top of the 8th.questionguy wrote:When cutting balsa wood for the body and rotors, does it make a substantial difference to make the cuts angled (Like in Towers), or is it not worth the time?
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Here is one set of directions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8YL3kYLTVkjk2127 wrote:does anyone know how to make bearings for prop shafts?
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Woah, is that you Mr. Chalker?chalker7 wrote:Here is one set of directions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8YL3kYLTVkjk2127 wrote:does anyone know how to make bearings for prop shafts?
Also, if you search for a similar title on youtube, you'll find some other examples of making bearings in a similar manner.
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Ha, yep that's me making the bearing as the Summer Institute a couple years ago.illusionist wrote:Woah, is that you Mr. Chalker?chalker7 wrote:Here is one set of directions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8YL3kYLTVkjk2127 wrote:does anyone know how to make bearings for prop shafts?
Also, if you search for a similar title on youtube, you'll find some other examples of making bearings in a similar manner.
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