aloksatoor

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If its new plastic, go as slow as possible with the drill or hand tighten if possible. Otherwise for plastic low clutch setting and metal on metal 4-5 on my makita. Impact drivers for wheel nuts no clutch, wait for 2-3 clicks on the hammer and done.

skengines

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When I'm first building it, I always hand tighten everything. After that I use a Ryobi on Setting 4.

SOuthernFRIED

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Two words...

Forced labor...

theblitzkidd

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My professional pit crew does it for me

asc6000

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1. Reduce the number of tools in your "working" tool tray/box. The working tools are the ones you use the most. Tuning and basic maintenance. My working tool tray has less than 10 tools, less space on the bench and super easy to get the one you need because you aren't digging in an overloaded box full of all the tools you have ever had. These would be the tools I take to the track and cover 90% of my weekly work at home.
2. The secondary tools, keep them seperate so when you are building or doing extensive work you just pop out that tray.
3. Stick the tools you rarely use in a seperate storage "box".
4. Adjust as needed, for a night at the local track, take the working tools only. The weekend ? some of those secondary tools go to the track. Big race ? most of the secondary tools and some from the storage box.

I don't know wether to laugh or cry when I see someone lugging a bigazz and heavy toolbox full of stuff to the track then struggle to find a 2mm hex driver......

onefast8

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Pff midgets are no match for:

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JiuHaWong

I see your OOmpa lumpa's and raise you some:

theblitzkidd

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We are going to steal.....pause for effect.......THE MOOONNN!!!!

funRC8E

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I turn screws in with my 4v drill until they are close and then finish it by hand to prevent stripping or under tightening.

mjmurphy

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i use a 6 compartment small fishing tackle box and keep the parts for each side/section different depending on what I'm fixing. Helps knowing exactly what you need to put back when each section is all together. Sounds dumb but speeds things up for me. That and a good set of tools.

littlevette

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you'll strip screws that way. i just stop with enough thread that i could screw in the rest with a screwdriver by hand. on plastic parts i thread in a bolt prior to mounting it to the chassis, or whatever. this way i know the bolt is going in straight. less fighting with the bolt and plastic part if you're trying to mount it all at once.

i agree with the rest, an electric screwdriver and lighting gets the job done faster.

Pulse_

ok, I'll do so

do you have any suggestion for a good drill & tips?

does the power drill need anything special for this purpose? I would rather buy once and be done with it ..

edit: I did a quick search and HITACHI drill + EDS tips seems to be the ticket

aloksatoor

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Had the hitachi drill. Would stay away from it. Its single speed and no throttle control and low on torque. Got the makita 12V system and never looked back. Going strong for 1plus years now. The hitachi died in under 6 months. I scored the 10.8V makita clutch driver and impact driver with 2 batts charger from amazon for around 135$ or so so an awesome deal. EDS tips I have heard are really good. I use the MIP ones though and like them.

littlevette

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the hitachi drill is a good drill. 2 batteries, charger, clutch, carrying case, and for 60 dollars what more do you want? if you hear any horror stories about the batteries, it's probably due to some people not taking care of the batteries. once i feel the screwdriver slowing down i charge the battery. haven't had a battery take a dump on me. it's perfect for rc building and maintenance. everyone has their preference to electric screwdrivers. choose what you think is best for you.

the eds tips are good. but i got some that spun a little crooked. other than that i haven't had any problems with them either.

bigbadbasher

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One of my buddies i race with, totally not organized! It kills me lol..