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I stand corrected. I went back and see the pics are not a fibrelyte product and as I said have not had any experience with their products. If they are cutting 2d parts then I guess they are gonna be good on both sides. I was probably confused on the 2 d parts. sorry for any offense

A guy on this forum made rc10 bodies and wings with CF and they look 10 times better than the FL tub. http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=34323 Methinks Profit trumps quality at Fibrelyte. Ive heard their 2d stuff is rough on one side as well, but I have not had any experience personall...

http://www.dowcorning.com/content/discover/discoverchem/si-lubricants.aspx?e=How+Silicones+Work. This should explain all you want to know about silicone grease, To put it into context, the idea behind using lube in a ball diff is to keep the balls from melting the plastic gear not lube the contact b...

Looking forward to seeing it. Its cool to see a member from Bradentucky . I was born n raised in btown and work here too. I live in Sarasota but Btown is my true home.

welcome, check power switch. cycle it on and off a few times to maybe knock any corrosion off, also check battery holder and clean contacts. The futabas were pretty stout and I've had the switches act up.

Good to know about composites. I have yet to play with them and have most experience with plastics, alloy, and steel. A little drop of 3in1 oil on cold rolled steel or alloy will make blades and bits last longer and cut smoother.

Ive used a router table to cut aluminum using the guide fence. found that using cutting oil helps keep the bit from clogging. I use a bandsaw, with a drop or two of oil, and file to do major cuts and use router for internal cuts. Im very careful and respect the tool. The pin router essentially works...

Talking about letting kids play with your rc. My stepson's cousin was down and they wanted to run the cars. I have quite a few and so I let them run my jacked up rustler while I was at work. I came home to a three wheel rustler with an exploded caster block and busted servo saver. Later that night t...

thanks for the good info, I had a suspicion the lay shaft was for a two speed so I guess I will have to preserve it and not modify it. Im pretty patient and frugal so the hunt begins.

I got this TF-3 off ebay and its missing a few parts and a few scratches but otherwise in excellent shape. The front oneway bearing was toast so I removed it from the front drive gear and I'm waiting for a new one from china. These are extremely rare and parts are just as rare and expensive. There a...

got a couple of old chargers like that. just collecting dust and taking up shelf space. They a more of an antiquity and do more damage than good usually.

I smell warcrack

They had rc boats used for target practice too, Rc is over 110 years old. Hard to imagine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_control

I just think if you're going to re-engineer a design, might as well do it logically and improve on the original design, not just introduce new weaknesses in the design elements

Agreed but I have to say it was done quite pro and looks pretty clean. I would like to see how it performed as a runner.

Kyosho beat him to it and called it the optima mid.

The rear suspension geometry looks as if it would cause problems with positive camber