Very clever Vlad,
Didn't know .004" wire was available..
I use hypo teflon tubing available from smallparts, the ID is like
.010 or so, so it stretches a bit then it is CAed in place, it usually
has to be replaced when taken off..
Max
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "vladimirlinardic"
<vladimirlinardic_at_...> wrote:
>
> on my latest mechanisms I built I wound 4 turns of 0.004 wire around
> 0.006 mandrell when you squeeze the ends left about 0.030 long the
> spring opens up then inserted over shaft and releasing it grabs the
> shaft the shaft is reduced in dia to about 0.010 at this point but
> the end is left 0.014 at very end the spring grabs this step and
> holds things well and strong I reduced the shaft dia using sink edm
> since i have that avaiiable but i did things like that in dremel and
> some creativity how to hold wire in v-block and turn it....
>
> Vladimir Linardic
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Fred Tellier" <fred-
> tellier_at_> wrote:
> >
> > I use Teflon washers I got from micro X pressed onto the end of the
> shaft then a drop of amberoid glue to hold it in place. A little
> acetone allows removing the shaft for repair or spring changing
> >
> > Fred Tellier
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Tapio Linkosalo
> > To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 3:37 PM
> > Subject: [Indoor_Construction] prop axis stopper?
> >
> >
> >
> > A brief, stupid question: what material, what method to use at
> the stop of
> > VP prop axis, to keep the hub together? I see plastic disks and
> similar in
> > pictures of peoples VP hubs, but my own attempts have been too
> loose, not
> > keeping the setup together. Suggestions?
> >
> > -Tapio-
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
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