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Old 09-30-2007 | 12:53 PM
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Default RE: CoroCub - a little bigger one.

The tail is finished. All went exactly like they were described on SPAD page. This is the first time I made control horns of gutter pipe (I used electrical box before). They so easy to make, custom size, cheap as nothing and better than DuBro

I also made my own pushrods. Thi is CF tube with insterted 4-40 rods on both ends. It takes about 5 minutes to make one. Here is the instruction I invented
Materials:
1. Use 5mm CF tube (exact measurments is OD=4.95mm, ID=3.10mm). This is very common size. In example at [link=http://nyblimp.com/superior/carbon-tubes.htm]Air Dynamics[/link] it is $3 per 3 ft.
2. Use 4-40 all threaded rod. Available everywhere. In example at [link=http://www.servocity.com/html/threaded_rod.html]ServoCity[/link] it is $1.75 per 1 ft.
3. 1/4" heat shrink tubbing. I used electrical black, but can be anything. In example Fry's has one for $1.79 per 3ft.
4. Nylon or silk thread. I used single thread extracted from the string from old window blindes. But you can use anything, that can be soaked in CA and is strong enough.
5. Medium and thin CA

How to do it:
1. Cut CF rod to size - about 2.5 inches shorter than the distance between the servo and control horn.
2. Cut two pieces of 4-40 threaded rod about 2.5 inch long each.
3. Wrap the nylon thread around the 1.75 inches length of the threaded rod so it fits inside the CF tube - snug but not tight fit. I did it by running the thread in three loose layers. Make sure your wrapping ends at the unwrapped end of the rod. Cu not cut the thread yet.
4. Spread medium CA on the wrapped part of the rod - it should soak also the nylon threaad.
5. Now slide the rod inside CF tube - all the wrapped part. Do it quick before CA kicks of. You should have only unwrapped part of the treaded rod exposed (3/4 inch long) with the loose end of nylon thread hanging out of the CF end. Also you should have excess of CA in a form of little drop at this point.
6. Wrap the nylon thread around the threaded rod where it exits form CF tube (and where the excess of CA formed a drop) and then continue wrapping the CF tube as well. CF tube should have tight wrapp on the length of least 0.75 inch.
7. Soak the nylon threaad with thin CA. It will harden in seconds.
8. Slide a piece of heat shrink tube on the wrapped CF tube and shrink it using heat gun. Heat from the gun will speed up curing medium CA inside the tube too.
9. Repeat steps 3-8 on the other end.

Pictures will come soon.

Right now I'm showing pitures of the tail section of my CoroCub. The tail wheel bracket (leftover from some ARF) is a piece of junk and I will replace it soon. Now the tail is RTF. The only mod I did was adding the vertical fin support at the front-bottom corner inside the fuselage as shown on the picture.

I started on working on the nose part. First is the mounting of the powerplant - Poulan 25cc converted for gas-glow.
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