Aluminum parts
#2
Tech Addict
if the part you want in aluminum see's a lot of flex, I wouldn't recommend getting it as a metal. I would only make parts that are fixed and need to be strong/rigid and use aluminum there.
#4
Tech Addict
What car is it going onto?
If its a pro touring car (Kyosho RRR, XRay NT1 etc) the the only things you might want to have as aluminum would be pulleys and stuff like bulkheads or shaft holders.
If its an RTR car or something just for bashing around with, you can really get anything you want (assuming its been made) but it will only weight it down - a lot. You could get things like arms, wheel hubs and stuff like that made of aluminum, but if it experiences a fair amount of vibration or is prone to bending/flexing, it wont rebound like plastic will, but instead be more or less a permanent bend.
If its a pro touring car (Kyosho RRR, XRay NT1 etc) the the only things you might want to have as aluminum would be pulleys and stuff like bulkheads or shaft holders.
If its an RTR car or something just for bashing around with, you can really get anything you want (assuming its been made) but it will only weight it down - a lot. You could get things like arms, wheel hubs and stuff like that made of aluminum, but if it experiences a fair amount of vibration or is prone to bending/flexing, it wont rebound like plastic will, but instead be more or less a permanent bend.
#9
Tech Champion
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The problem was that the holes in the lower half of the case would strip really easily. I never used the fix, I just used 3mm screws instead of the 4-40 ones. The 3mm screws are just a bit bigger so they grab better to the plastic.
The aluminum cases used to be made by RD Logics, they were cast not machined, and because they were cast, they couldnt be anodized(and they were weak) so they were powder coated. A friend had these in his car and they were a piece of crap, stick to the plastic ones with the 3mm screws.
The aluminum cases used to be made by RD Logics, they were cast not machined, and because they were cast, they couldnt be anodized(and they were weak) so they were powder coated. A friend had these in his car and they were a piece of crap, stick to the plastic ones with the 3mm screws.