Full Pitch Metal Jackets

[VOLT]

Top work as usual mate....come on the Postie. If the timing works out, I'll have it tried and tested next week with video. I'm doing a demo for an old mate and his son who's passing through town, they are keen to see what a RC heli can do live, I can now give em a real taste of what the 800 is capable of.

will get posted ASAP i know ya wanna cut ya teeth on these hey!..waaay overdue but hey they are here in reality and now to check the performance ..I finnished all the engraving last night as it took me a couple hours to build the jig...so now will steam ahead on the hole cutting and get them mailed this week..Graham they will probably meet up with you when you are on home time again!...get that lube on order Ive field tested that stuff for 20 years and there is nothing like it or even comes close to it ! It will give the gears a couple more years life buddy!...

Yes im bringing the whole fleet to RCHA funfly will be flying the 1000 in the GWR attempt!

[royotr]

Mmmmm ! Machined metal ! Gorgeous .

Used one of the pics for iPad wallpaper.( photo 2 the teeth close-up ? Treffic surface finish)

[VOLT]

Gears are made from this stuff!

Aluminum Alloy 6082 - Aluminium H30, HE30, HP30, HT30, HG30, HS30

Yea Baby!

[Rotorhead]

Where does it move the failure point?

[dani_r]

Where does it move the failure point?

Probably about half way down the motor shaft lol. That was my first thought to be honest.

[VOLT]

Where does it move the failure point?

your wallet ...like every failure point does....

but when something does fail I will be the first to let you...

I rather like to thing where does it move the success point, but thats just me and how I design things...some will find some failure in some form or another ..I havent got time for fails...

this gear is a result of a "WEEKNESS" in the delrin/plastic main gear for my 800,s so lets see now what happens...

Cheers

H

[Mark_T]

Where does it move the failure point?

I'd guess to the motor/ESC if the pinion doesn't give up quick enough, as it looks tough enough to completely stall the motor.

Looks beautiful though and I'd imagine even better once it is engraved and drilled, a thing of beauty for sure, just not entirely certain I'd want that part to be in metal.

Still it is intended for a very specialized purpose so if the users are happy then who are we to worry?

[VOLT]

Looks beautiful though and I'd imagine even better once it is engraved and drilled, a thing of beauty for sure, just not entirely certain I'd want that part to be in metal.

here ya go!

[Mark_T]

Beautiful indeed, great job on the drilling.

[trippergreenfeet]

I'd guess to the motor/ESC if the pinion doesn't give up quick enough, as it looks tough enough to completely stall the motor.

Still it is intended for a very specialized purpose so if the users are happy then who are we to worry?

It's been a very long time since I've crashed and not hit TH before going in, so I don't think the motor/ESC will be the issue. More likely the motor shaft at the base of the pinion, thats a 6mm to 8mm step down or the one way bearing. Although I've given the one way an overhaul with plenty of bearing retainer, anyway, I don't plan on crashing the 800 anytime soon. The last time it went in was about 150 flights ago....from a stripped main gear, go figure.

So yes, if it fixes the main gear weakness issue, then as the end user I'll be very happy.

[VOLT]

G-Day Folks!
And Tripper bagged the last cut gear..DANG! i liked it..but offered it so he had first refusal but no refussed ther at all....should have made more of those! comes in at 100g
I like it..fitted the other one to my 800 and will test it tommora without blades in the back yard to see what kinda gear noise we looking at...I spun it with the head and motor disconected from the esc and its pretty nice!..not as bad as what i had expected...but once the rpms go up we may have a different jet sounding gear mesh..check out the new style gear..
enjoy G they on the way to Oz tommorra!




time to start testing...
I put the lube on and it definatly made it slippery its good stuff..let see how often we need it...can only try hey Boys and Girls

Cheers

H

[Bronek]

It's gorgeous.

[Spanner]

MMMMMMM, cogs!!

[VOLT]

G-Day Girls and GearHeads

first lets have a reference sound in my 1000 heli spool up with plastic gears...it has paddles on but they make a lower freq sound so listen past that and you get the gear volume and sound....

here is the 1000 spool up ..

now the ZERO BACKLASH metal gear....had vibes that hit the V-stabi

and now with some backlash

now my ears remember sounds and volumes and I remember the 1000 sound hurting my ears....But with blades on its super quite now so its all blade dependant now...will put some on tomorrow and record again..

cheers
H

[trippergreenfeet]

That's a lot less noise than I expected, still better than those stinky nitros