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A few tools every heli modeler needs. Above is the SOS 2mm die with built in handle, Vario 2.5 mm die with green handle so I can make pushrods for my Futura. I have made a ball link duplicator by using a spare mainshaft, two 10mm collars and 2 threaded miniature aircraft balls. The JR ball link sizer is also handy for loosening tight ball links.
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Here is a set of V-blocks (used to dial indicate shafts), a test dial indicator (indicates to .0005"), a dial indicator (indicates to .001"), and a set of dial calipers (measures to .001"). Gotta have these tools if you want a perfectly balanced machine! Down side is that I spend alot of time building and no time flying :+)
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Above is the Miniature Aircraft swashplate lock (works okay, not accurate enough for my taste), it looks to be made of black delin. Miniature Aircraft bubble levels (which weren't very level at all!, but I was able to fix). Also shown again is my custom built swashplate tool, works great due to the large surface area for the swashplate to sit against and accurate machining.
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This tool is used to adjust droop into the flybar arms equally. You simply attach the whole rotor head to the top of the shaft (raptor head for demo only). Make 2 rods of equal length and attach them to the balls on the tool and the other end to the flybar arms, slide the washout down until you have the amount of "droop" you want, tighten the collar down so your adjustment does not change, and then tighten the flybar arms to the flybar.
It's made using a spare mainshaft, a stock x-cell plastic washout hub and 2 x-cell long threaded balls. Works great!
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Here's the newly designed swashplate tool.
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Here's a comparison of the new swashplate tool to the original prototype, which worked perfectly, just didn't look as nice.
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