After working on my Sportmaxx, eh..who am I kidding, after Rocco has been working on my Sportmaxx time and time again some of the important screws are stripping out. Can anyone give opinions on what kind of screws to get?
Black oxide hex head steel screws or even better the Blue hex head hard coated steel screws are the best out there. Ti, Stainless steel, and AL screws are either too soft or can not stand up to shearing and will snap easily. Coated Steel are the way to go.
Has anybody noticed that John knows everything about hardware.
In fact, almost everything about R/C in general.
And he's always willing to share his knowledge.
He gave up precious race time at Lesiure Hours last
week to help me out with a couple of tough problems.
Thanks John!!!
TRC
yeah I noticed a long time ago
I call him " RC God"
ne1 have any of the small screws for hitec servos...i lost it in my latest conversion....tha black chassy and the silver braces, with the blue and yellow shocks looks so kick ass!
Thanks guys... I do my best to help out.
hey TRC, linky no worky.
Use either 10.9 or 12.9 black oxide screws like john said, I just got 5-100 count bags of different size screws for $25 from McMaster Carr. I would have liked to get some more 12.9, but the majority are 10.9. Still much better than stock and the other types listed above. They get really important when you run an all aluminium setup as the screws really take a beating cause nothing flexes anymore to absorb the shock like the plastic does.
i didnt no his name was john lmao. I always called him six or something lol. Sry john aka six
he only marks every sig with "John" . how could you not know :p
Michowski Wrote:i didnt no his name was john lmao. I always called him six or something lol. Sry john aka six
wow and i thought i was the slow one!
o man here we go. lmao. I only read the posts sry. Now im gonna have to read whats below all the posts for everyone lol. sry tex it wont happen again sir. o and towshen you are slow lmfao jk.
DO-U-MAXX Wrote:hey TRC, linky no worky.
Oops! Linky worky now!!!
www.rcscrewz.com
Thanks DO-U-MAXX!!!
TRC
Well I stopped at Al's and picked up the rcscrewz kit for my truck, I also picked up the integy chassis for my maxx truck. Looks like I'll have a nice winter time project now.
whatever you do NEVER get stainless steel screws. Nothing but garbage. They tear,bend in funny ways, strip and break.
John78 Wrote:Well I stopped at Al's and picked up the rcscrewz kit for my truck, I also picked up the integy chassis for my maxx truck. Looks like I'll have a nice winter time project now.
I wouldn't use the rcscrewz kit, they are stainless steel and bend very easily. Grab a pair of pliers and you can pinch the screw like it's aluminum. Try
http://www.hexcrews.com