servo mounting
05-07-2011, 06:48 PM
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Bought a older plane that a fella had and he moved the throttle servo all the way up to the engine box and gutted the inside of the fuselodge, where the throttle servo sat, to cut down on weight ,now i want to move it back ,my question is what kind of and or size wood do i use to make the tray where it sets? ive got some balsa sheeting but it seems awful flimsy to hold a vibrating throttle servo!
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RE: servo mounting
ORIGINAL: rye
hi
you could use some 1/8 plywood and double it where the screws come though the servo holes, goodluck rye
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you could use some 1/8 plywood and double it where the screws come though the servo holes, goodluck rye
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RE: servo mounting
IMO, balsa is not strong enough for servo mounting!
If you have to start from scratch with the servo mounting, 1/8 ply will do the job, as mentioned above.
Make "rails" from square hardwood (not balsa) and epoxy them to the fuselage sides. Then make your new servo tray from the 1/8 ply and either epoxy or screw it down onto the rails. If you are going to use screws, drill pilot holes and lube the screws with bar soap, to keep the wood (rail) from splitting.
Just a suggestion on one method of servo tray installation.
If you have to start from scratch with the servo mounting, 1/8 ply will do the job, as mentioned above.
Make "rails" from square hardwood (not balsa) and epoxy them to the fuselage sides. Then make your new servo tray from the 1/8 ply and either epoxy or screw it down onto the rails. If you are going to use screws, drill pilot holes and lube the screws with bar soap, to keep the wood (rail) from splitting.
Just a suggestion on one method of servo tray installation.
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RE: servo mounting
ORIGINAL: safeTwire
IMO, balsa is not strong enough for servo mounting!
If you have to start from scratch with the servo mounting, 1/8 ply will do the job, as mentioned above.
Make ''rails'' from square hardwood (not balsa) and epoxy them to the fuselage sides. Then make your new servo tray from the 1/8 ply and either epoxy or screw it down onto the rails. If you are going to use screws, drill pilot holes and lube the screws with bar soap, to keep the wood (rail) from splitting.
Just a suggestion on one method of servo tray installation.
IMO, balsa is not strong enough for servo mounting!
If you have to start from scratch with the servo mounting, 1/8 ply will do the job, as mentioned above.
Make ''rails'' from square hardwood (not balsa) and epoxy them to the fuselage sides. Then make your new servo tray from the 1/8 ply and either epoxy or screw it down onto the rails. If you are going to use screws, drill pilot holes and lube the screws with bar soap, to keep the wood (rail) from splitting.
Just a suggestion on one method of servo tray installation.
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RE: servo mounting
There's no need to build a "tray". If you just glue a couple 1/8 or 3/16 inch hardwood pieces, 1/4 inch wide (wide enough for the servo screws to have something to bite), and just put rails across the fuselage where you want the servo to go. Use a couple pieces of balsa triangle stock on top and bottom of the rail, and you'll be good to go. You can either glue it between plywood sheeting if already in the plane, or use the fuselage formers. Everything that isn't directly supporting the servo is just extra weight.
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