ORIGINAL: Jack211
Yeah, Dean, nobody warned me, either, about the expansion of JB Weld, which I suspect you used between the rod and the carbon fiber. You DON'T have to remover the carbon fiber. Just make a fly fisherman's coil on both ends and the center, CA them, and it will hold--keep the rod from bending, DESPITE the crack. You may not even have to use the fly fisherman's coil since the rod is really doing the work anyway--and JB Weld is strong. If you see something black fall off the Twist, you'll know the JB Weld didn't hold, but the ROD will still be there--and not endanger the plane or anyone else.
J
I'm afraid that I have no idea what a fly fishermans coil is. I live in Oklahoma, the only fly's we fish with are swarming around our heads. The carbon rods I used fit perfectly over the wires, so I just tacked them there with CA. No JB weld. All the others are fine except for the elevator one.
It's interesting about the full throttle rolls versus the half throttle rolls. I guess maximum deflection is not always best. I'm going to experiment this weekend. I also think that the saito will be coming out as soon as I get another bird that can use all that power. Just not sure what yet. Thanks for the recommendation on prop size. I'll have to check and see what tower coupons I have.