From what I have read & experienced, o-rings cut from plastic tubing do not cut into the rubber any more than the wire hooks. It seems counter intuitive, but many very experienced indoor flyers use plastic tubing for o-rings. Personally, I prefer the hard plastic o-ring to a rubber o-ring. I find them easier to hook up. I read somewhere that someone boiled their plastic o-rings to remove the sharp edges, but I have never met anyone that told me they actually do that. If the sharp edge were cutting into the rubber I would expect most of my motors to break at the o-ring, but again that has not been my experience.
Gary
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From: Terry <jantel98_at_yahoo.com>
To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, Feb 28, 2011 7:05 am
Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Rubber Motor O rings
What are people using for O rings ?, I have heard of rigid plastic being used, if so do it not cut into and damage the rubber ?, I have just cut some thing rings from a light plastic (Ear cleaner) tube and was looking for a way to smooth them down a little
Terry
Received on Mon Feb 28 2011 - 06:37:38 CET
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