Losi 8ight Pics
05-05-2006, 05:57 PM
#271
Haha
Having only had one non-SAE car in the last oh....7-8 years? I'm looking forward to an SAE buggy
Having only had one non-SAE car in the last oh....7-8 years? I'm looking forward to an SAE buggy
05-05-2006, 09:55 PM
#272
Dude, I totally know machine shop Ron. He's a cool dude, and he didn't even get mad at me when I slotted that part at an angle today....my bad. 
05-06-2006, 12:20 AM
#274
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Originally Posted by Jeremy Felles
Dude, I totally know machine shop Ron. He's a cool dude, and he didn't even get mad at me when I slotted that part at an angle today....my bad.
05-06-2006, 01:29 AM
#275
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i snapped a couple pics while at the farm
05-06-2006, 06:28 PM
#276
Car Action has some more pictures of the car from RCX too...looking forrward to watching people drool over it tomorrow.
05-06-2006, 06:51 PM
#277
Glow ignighter in his pocket???
HA, Only if he uses a 'AAA' Style ignighter!!
HA, Only if he uses a 'AAA' Style ignighter!!
05-06-2006, 11:48 PM
#278
OH REALLY
05-07-2006, 06:00 AM
#279
Wow...... 
05-07-2006, 06:12 AM
#280
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Originally Posted by Aaron Waldron
Haha
Having only had one non-SAE car in the last oh....7-8 years? I'm looking forward to an SAE buggy
Having only had one non-SAE car in the last oh....7-8 years? I'm looking forward to an SAE buggy
I just hope Tony's Screws makes us a real screw kit for it including real screws!
Reasons to prefer metric:
1. Common in all nitro 1/8th scale.
2. The pitch of a 3mm screw is more fine than a #2, #3, #4 screw so that means better holding power and less prone to strip. Thats true on all sizes, standard metic pitches will be more fine compared to similar diameter SAE options.
05-07-2006, 11:52 AM
#281
That's not really true...
"3mm" is a diameter. "#4" is a diameter. There are pitch numbers that follow those diameter numbers, 3X.08, 4-40, etc. The convention (or custom) in the R/C world is to just call it "3mm" or "4mm" and not mention the pitch, while for the SAE stuff, you say "4-40".
There are fine pitch SAE threads out there, but to be fair, generally you'd use a coarser pitch when threading a softer material. It's more accurately a diameter issue...a 3mm screw is larger than a #4 screw, so it holds better...
You could have SAE stuff that holds just as well, there's nothing wrong with it...but it doesn't make sense to me to use SAE (if only to prove some "anglo identity") when there are great fasteners out there that do the job already.
But what the heck...you could just buy one and convert it all to metric...I bet it will take approximately 2.6 seconds for a metric screw kit to come out...LOL
"3mm" is a diameter. "#4" is a diameter. There are pitch numbers that follow those diameter numbers, 3X.08, 4-40, etc. The convention (or custom) in the R/C world is to just call it "3mm" or "4mm" and not mention the pitch, while for the SAE stuff, you say "4-40".
There are fine pitch SAE threads out there, but to be fair, generally you'd use a coarser pitch when threading a softer material. It's more accurately a diameter issue...a 3mm screw is larger than a #4 screw, so it holds better...
You could have SAE stuff that holds just as well, there's nothing wrong with it...but it doesn't make sense to me to use SAE (if only to prove some "anglo identity") when there are great fasteners out there that do the job already.
But what the heck...you could just buy one and convert it all to metric...I bet it will take approximately 2.6 seconds for a metric screw kit to come out...LOL
05-07-2006, 04:48 PM
#282
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Originally Posted by binaryterror
Try buying something other than AE or Losi, you know the other 80% of the manufactuers out there, metric. Even Losi's Sisterbrand SportWerks is using Metric.
I just hope Tony's Screws makes us a real screw kit for it including real screws!
Reasons to prefer metric:
1. Common in all nitro 1/8th scale.
2. The pitch of a 3mm screw is more fine than a #2, #3, #4 screw so that means better holding power and less prone to strip. Thats true on all sizes, standard metic pitches will be more fine compared to similar diameter SAE options.
I just hope Tony's Screws makes us a real screw kit for it including real screws!
Reasons to prefer metric:
1. Common in all nitro 1/8th scale.
2. The pitch of a 3mm screw is more fine than a #2, #3, #4 screw so that means better holding power and less prone to strip. Thats true on all sizes, standard metic pitches will be more fine compared to similar diameter SAE options.
binary, stop talking shit about this car. You know you are not going to buy one, so why the hell would anyone take your suggestions, half assed at that, into perspective? I don't care that it is sae, along with all the people that are going to buy it, because they already have losi or associated, but you knew that right, because you seem to know the ins and outs of marketing to the general public. How about you tell Harley Davidson to start putting honda engines in their bikes because they are quieter, smoother, and will last longer.
05-07-2006, 08:11 PM
#284
Originally Posted by binaryterror
Try buying something other than AE or Losi, you know the other 80% of the manufactuers out there, metric. Even Losi's Sisterbrand SportWerks is using Metric.
I just hope Tony's Screws makes us a real screw kit for it including real screws!
Reasons to prefer metric:
1. Common in all nitro 1/8th scale.
2. The pitch of a 3mm screw is more fine than a #2, #3, #4 screw so that means better holding power and less prone to strip. Thats true on all sizes, standard metic pitches will be more fine compared to similar diameter SAE options.
I just hope Tony's Screws makes us a real screw kit for it including real screws!
Reasons to prefer metric:
1. Common in all nitro 1/8th scale.
2. The pitch of a 3mm screw is more fine than a #2, #3, #4 screw so that means better holding power and less prone to strip. Thats true on all sizes, standard metic pitches will be more fine compared to similar diameter SAE options.
05-08-2006, 03:13 AM
#285
Originally Posted by binaryterror
Try buying something other than AE or Losi, you know the other 80% of the manufactuers out there, metric. Even Losi's Sisterbrand SportWerks is using Metric.
I just hope Tony's Screws makes us a real screw kit for it including real screws!
Reasons to prefer metric:
1. Common in all nitro 1/8th scale.
2. The pitch of a 3mm screw is more fine than a #2, #3, #4 screw so that means better holding power and less prone to strip. Thats true on all sizes, standard metic pitches will be more fine compared to similar diameter SAE options.
I just hope Tony's Screws makes us a real screw kit for it including real screws!
Reasons to prefer metric:
1. Common in all nitro 1/8th scale.
2. The pitch of a 3mm screw is more fine than a #2, #3, #4 screw so that means better holding power and less prone to strip. Thats true on all sizes, standard metic pitches will be more fine compared to similar diameter SAE options.
Either way, I will buy the Buggy when it's out.
By the way, I live in a country where people don't know what is SAE syetem.
A.W
