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Re: Keep losing my balls.
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:58 am
by 626Pilot
Can you solder the balls to the screws? It seems like it would be a comedy of errors unless you had a real good grip on that iron.
Re: Keep losing my balls.
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 10:49 am
by edward
626Pilot wrote:Can you solder the balls to the screws? It seems like it would be a comedy of errors unless you had a real good grip on that iron.
I would say no, but here is someone that did:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searc ... TpB2oSBrEJ
I'm not sure what kind of solder he used, but most solder is not meant for tension applications, especially "electronics" solder, which doesn't have very good strength properties to start.
Re: Keep losing my balls.
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 2:59 pm
by notarat
What size are those balls you guys JB Weld to the screw heads?
Just wondering because I found some ball studs that might possibly be used if they're the right size.
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http://www.beadlok.com/product/images/5 ... SC6275.jpg[/img]
Re: Keep losing my balls.
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 3:21 pm
by gestalt73
I've been running with loctite ultra gel control for months now in a heated build chamber, and haven't lost a ball since I switched over.
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http://www.loctiteproducts.com/img/prod ... _cntrl.png[/img]
Re: Keep losing my balls.
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 4:42 pm
by lordbinky
Flateric wrote:If someone has found a fast easy and cheap way of drilling and tapping steel ball bearings, PLEASE speak up and tel me how you are doing this. Because I cannot see this being, fast, easy, cheap that I can think of.
Find someone with an EDM machine? Hm... that'd be a neat attachment for the rostock....
Re: Keep losing my balls.
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 6:22 pm
by Eaglezsoar
What is the source on the balls? We already had a post about the traxxas balls and those look very similar.
Re: Keep losing my balls.
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 8:26 pm
by Eric
Eaglezsoar wrote:
What is the source on the balls? We already had a post about the traxxas balls and those look very similar.
Imagesearch leads me to these sites:
http://www.teamassociated.com/parts/details/6275/
http://store.rc4wd.com/Associated-Balls ... _2276.html
Neither page says what they're made of, so no idea if they'll stick to a magnet or not.
Re: Keep losing my balls.
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 8:35 pm
by Eaglezsoar
They also do not give the diameter of the balls which is the most critical aspect.
Re: Keep losing my balls.
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 8:40 pm
by Polygonhell
They are #4 nuts which I believe are 1/4 inch in diameter, so the balls are probably < 6mm.
Re: Keep losing my balls.
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 9:34 pm
by Eaglezsoar
Polygonhell wrote:They are #4 nuts which I believe are 1/4 inch in diameter, so the balls are probably < 6mm.
Good point, and I already have the Traxxas balls that are on the stud so I'll keep my plans to use those.
Re: Keep losing my balls.
Posted: Sun May 25, 2014 9:33 pm
by Mac The Knife
Re: Keep losing my balls.
Posted: Mon May 26, 2014 3:07 am
by Flateric
I could be wrong, but the balls pictured there, look very aluminium....?
Re: Keep losing my balls.
Posted: Mon May 26, 2014 6:42 am
by Eaglezsoar
Flateric wrote:I could be wrong, but the balls pictured there, look very aluminium....?
That is the problem with the Traxxas balls, they are sold in both the aluminum and steel versions and you have to be sure
what you are ordering. The steel versions work perfectly with the magnets, just be careful what you are ordering.