chuck l

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Who makes engine standoffs? I need some 2" long ones for a DL50.

Chuck

STUKA BARRY

Your cheapest bet is Home Cheapo (depot) right in your own backyard. They have a good selection of sizes.

vertical grimmace

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http://www.chiefaircraft.com/rcmsec/.../SWB.html#stof

I will be ordering a set of these. I need an odd dimension and do not trust myself to make them myself. Sometimes you just do not want to mess around you know? I like the spacers for adjustment.

chuck l

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What sort of standoffs does Home Depot sell and what department are they in...hardware?

Chuck

chuck l

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I found 2" spacers with washers and bolts. The last one on the page.
http://www.pspmfg.com/RCSpacersKit.html

Chuck

Edwin

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I use 1" oak dowels backed up with 1 1/4" fender washers. Drill through and use 10-32 or 10-24 allthread. Works fine on my G-62's.
Edwin

Tired Old Man

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All you need is a cheap mitre box to make straight and equal cuts in the dowel. The wood and a mitre box are cheaper than a set of standoffs and perfect length every time. No extra spacers. Stronger too.

repinfl

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You can find a lot of sizes at www.troybuiltmodelscom

chuck l

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I had considered using wood dowels for the standoffs, but was concerned about them compressing too much and loosening the bolts. Apparently that isn't an issue so I will go that way. I've used dowels before to make short spacers but usually under 3/4" long.

Thanks,
Chuck

rc34074

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Horizon hobby sells them too.

Standoff Gas Engine Mount, 50mm $19.99 In Stock EVO3309

Ed

captinjohn

If I was you I think wood stand-offs like T.O.M. talked about will be a fast easy way to make them....and I think wood will also absorb some vibes...instead of transmitting the vibes into airframe like metal will do.

Capt,n

Whistling Death

Since the grain is running the length of the dowels there is hardly any compression, especially hardwood dowels which is the only kind you should use. There may a little bit initially but no worries after that.

K-Bob

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If using the hardwood dowels, you will get compression of the firewall long before you get any compression of the dowel. Because the 1" dowel is typically larger in circumference than the typical metal standoff, you'll have more problems with the metal standoff in this regard.

dant-RCU

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http://www.rcaer.com/userfiles/file/...d%20Dowels.pdf

Scroll down to page 3. I made a set of these and they work just fine. Easy to make with the mitre box method.

Dan

Truckracer

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http://www.rcxmachines-na.com/

Look here under accessories.

chuck l

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Thank you for all the help! It's a shame a lot of these sites didn't come up in searches.

Chuck

kmtranmd

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Wood works great, but if you still want metal standoffs then the cheapest is at Hobbyking.com
Only thing is they only sell 2 sizes, 20mm and 30mm lengths.
Another option is to kiss up to club member that has metal lathe that can make custom standoffs of exact size you need.
If not, then Home Depot dowels work well too and easier to work with.

RPool

Truckracer, I know a simple wooden dowel will work fine, but I like your style!

apalsson

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Here are some "custom" standoffs I used for my first Pepsi Chipmunk.
Cheap, easy and lasts forever! Best of all, supplied to exact length for the application
G38 with a Briggs and Stratton muffler

Octopus RC

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We have stand-offs ,and you can check it here !
[link=http://store.octopusrc.com/Stand-offs]http://store.octopusrc.com/Stand-offs[/link]