Nylon Bolts?

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09-29-2008, 11:01 AM

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Nylon Bolts?

Just wanting to make sure that 1/4 " nylon bolts are strong enough to hold the wing on a Giant Stinger or should I use steel bolts?

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09-29-2008, 11:12 AM

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RE: Nylon Bolts?

1/4" Nylon will be fine

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09-29-2008, 12:32 PM

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RE: Nylon Bolts?

Yes, even 10-32 will work as well. Typical tensile strength for 1/4-20 is 150 pounds, for 10-32 it is 125 pounds. I've flown many 1/4 scale with 8-32 nylon, 86 pounds tensile strength. IMHO nylon is much safer than steel as they will not back out under vibration.