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Old 12-27-2008 | 02:03 PM
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From: Osoyoos, BC, CANADA
Default RE: Xheli

Manufacturers don't loctite anything... This is why when getting a heli for the first time you need to go over it and loctite everything you can... Like said, any screw going into plastic don't loctite but screws going into metal.. loctite...

As for tools... don't waste the money buy'n a whole set of cheap tools... not worth the money as they are usually to soft to use more than once or twice... Its better to just get what you need when you need it from ur local hardware or automotive shop... I haven't seen what the BluRay's feathering shafts are like... do they have a nut on the end or is it a screw that takes an allen wrench??? You probably have half the tools you need sitting around the house... Square yourself away an area where its the manly heli area and gather'n keep all ur stuff in one place... You'll be amazed at how fast you'll fill it up...

Also like said... buy plenty of spare parts like feathering shafts and flybars especially because these are the first to get bent usually... buy a few plastic bits in the head etc etc... so That after an UNfortuitous event(a crash) that ur not waiting for parts to arrive from some place... I usually buy at least two of the parts that get broken every so often and for flybar's and feathering shafts I usually buy 4 - 5 at a time, main blades (woodies) usually buy x10... ends up being cheaper... Once you are not crashing as much them you start looking at aluminum or CF upgrades...

hope this helps...

happy fly'n