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Laser cut delta rods

quillford

Laser cut delta rods
August 17, 2015 03:51AM

Registered: 9 years ago
Posts: 99

Are there any designs out there for laser cut delta rods/arms? I currently have CF rods with traxxas rod ends, but I screwed up on some of them and the traxxas rod ends are misaligned on a few. Are laser cut rods even practical?

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thetazzbot

Re: Laser cut delta rods
August 18, 2015 12:17PM

Registered: 9 years ago
Posts: 396

Did you cut them individually? Hard to mess these up. Bundle all the rods then tape both ends with masking tape or blue painters tape. I used a cut off saw with fine tooth blade but a band saw or hack saw will work. Have to put them in a vise and trim off the ends to make them even. Pretty easy winking smiley

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quillford

Re: Laser cut delta rods
August 18, 2015 12:31PM

Registered: 9 years ago
Posts: 99

The length on them is consistent. I was not paying particular attention to the rod ends aligning with each other on either side, so two of my rods have misaligned rod ends.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/18/2015 01:19PM by quillford.

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thetazzbot

Re: Laser cut delta rods
August 19, 2015 03:05PM

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Bummer. But laser cut wont make any difference if assembly is not accurate.

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quillford

Re: Laser cut delta rods
August 19, 2015 03:08PM

Registered: 9 years ago
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thetazzbot
Bummer. But laser cut wont make any difference if assembly is not accurate.

The issue is the rod ends and those will be replaced so it should solve that problem.