I just received my QJ-8 from Harold at Helicopter Hobbies. He is great to wotk with. Kit looks great, My question is has anyone converted the phillips screws to hex screws? I want to peice together some hex but the instructions don't list the size screws and how many of each.
03-01-2006 Over year old.
synchro505 Senior Heliman Location: Topanga, CA
Many of the phillips screws are 2.6mm. I've not been able to find hex cap screws in 2.6mm, only 2.5mm.
Did Harold give you a CD-ROM with your kit? If he did, on that disc there is an Excel file with the parts list with sizes.
03-01-2006 Over year old.
760i Heliman Location: troy, mich
Yes i did get the cd-rom. It didn't show a seperate page with the list of parts and screws. But i did look further in the detailed instructions of assembly and found the screw sizes. Yes the 2.6mm hex will be hard to find, but i will do some google searching to find them.
03-02-2006 Over year old.
synchro505 Senior Heliman Location: Topanga, CA
Please post the site where you find them. Those phillips screws are easy strippers. hmm.. wonder what the wife would say about that?
I purchased a heli set of metric screws from RTL. They advertise on this site (see main page) or www.rtlfasteners.com. The 2.5mm screws will work. Your only talking about 1/10th of a mm diference in size! Make sure to use blue Loctite.
txkawboi Senior Heliman Location: Stafford, VA USA
WebsiteI think 760i just had a typo. the site is www.rcscrewz.com After trying the link, I realized his posting was missing the "c". The site offers an array of screws and other items.
Respectfully,
Ken
Sergeant of Marines
It's better to have flown and crashed than to never to have flown at all.
txkawboi Senior Heliman Location: Stafford, VA USA
HeroYou're my hero, Henry! lol I was checking the site out myself as I've finally started the build. I didn't get far at all but it is a start.
Respectfully,
Ken
Sergeant of Marines
It's better to have flown and crashed than to never to have flown at all.
03-03-2006 Over year old.
Henry Veteran Location: Bristol, TN
Remember, be careful how you mount the servos. The direction may be changed now but when I built mine, one of the pictures was backwards. I can't remember which servo it was but I had to take the frame apart after 3/4 of the build was completed! My suggestion would be not to Loctite any frame screws until you are certain everything is placed right. Call me if you have any questions. I am headed to Harold"s this weekend to get the QJ16 airborne!
lol I was checking the site out myself as I've finally started the build. I didn't get far at all but it is a start.
