Re: Thunderbolt
Posted: 17 Dec 2019, 15:41
Hello Jackdaw
I think I may be late replying as you probably have it built and flying by now!!!
Here are some "how to" instructions that I got with some Sullivan stranded cable lead-out material I bought for my ongoing CL project. I thought I would give it a try as I always used to crimp the cables using some soft brass or copper tubing.
I could not find a bellcrank at any of our hobby shops and did not want to mail order one so I made one using 1.5mm circuit board. Two pieces epoxied together, a 10-32 Allen bolt (about 5mm) running through an RC car bearing. Some small ID brass tube was used to help prevent the lead-out cables from sawing through the bellcrank. I made the bellcrank a 3" and was told afterward that perhaps I should have made it a four inch. My bellcrank is a copy dimension wise of a Sig 3".
Heat shrink was used over the wire wrap lead-outs cause I thought it would look good under the covered and painted wing!
On another model I coated the wire wrap with epoxy glue.
I think I may be late replying as you probably have it built and flying by now!!!
Here are some "how to" instructions that I got with some Sullivan stranded cable lead-out material I bought for my ongoing CL project. I thought I would give it a try as I always used to crimp the cables using some soft brass or copper tubing.
I could not find a bellcrank at any of our hobby shops and did not want to mail order one so I made one using 1.5mm circuit board. Two pieces epoxied together, a 10-32 Allen bolt (about 5mm) running through an RC car bearing. Some small ID brass tube was used to help prevent the lead-out cables from sawing through the bellcrank. I made the bellcrank a 3" and was told afterward that perhaps I should have made it a four inch. My bellcrank is a copy dimension wise of a Sig 3".
Heat shrink was used over the wire wrap lead-outs cause I thought it would look good under the covered and painted wing!
On another model I coated the wire wrap with epoxy glue.