Sig Rascal pushrods
07-03-2005 | 02:01 PM
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From: Moultrie,
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Sig Rascal pushrods
Hi all,
I'm finishing up the wife's Sig Rascal EP ARF (400 size), and do not want to use the stock brass cable and gem clip set up for the pushrods. I would prefer to use piano wire. Has anyone else done this? What size wire did you use? Did you have to install a larger pushrod tube?
I'm finishing up the wife's Sig Rascal EP ARF (400 size), and do not want to use the stock brass cable and gem clip set up for the pushrods. I would prefer to use piano wire. Has anyone else done this? What size wire did you use? Did you have to install a larger pushrod tube?
07-03-2005 | 02:36 PM
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RE: Sig Rascal pushrods
I've used the Dubro micro pushrods (I think they're 0.047" ) in the past on similar size planes. Not sure if they will fit in the existing tubing. Might try cutting a small piece(1/4" off an end) of one of the tubes in the plane, and take it to the LHS to get a close fit... 
07-03-2005 | 11:21 PM
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RE: Sig Rascal pushrods
Nick, I can't speak for the smaller Rascal, but I used metal pushrods in my Rascal 40 and they work great. They are 2-56 size, and I ran them in the tubes that were in the plane, just curved them slightly to follow the bend of the tubes. One size down from 2-56 would still be stiff enough, I think so they don't buckle under compression loads; the pushrod tubes don't have to fit real close; I think it's probably better if they'r a little big for the wire so you don't get any binding.
