MikeQ Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Hello anyone used aluminium arrow shafts for making pushrods? If so, can you recommend a source in the UK. Googling it shows plenty of suppliers on line but if any one has real world recommendations all the better. Also, if anyone knows a source of steel 3mm left hand threaded rod (then its possible to make a turnbuckle type pushrod like the Control Line stunt guys use). cheers mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outrunner Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 If you can find a local archery club they will have damaged arrows they will gladly give you. You can buy left hand M3 dies to make your own turnbuckles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Bullit Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Coming from a family of archers I have a good supply of used arrow shafts that are either aluminium or carbon and aluminium cores. They make great wing spars🙂 Here's one in my T1 Ranger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 4 hours ago, MikeQ said: Hello anyone used aluminium arrow shafts for making pushrods? If so, can you recommend a source in the UK. Googling it shows plenty of suppliers on line but if any one has real world recommendations all the better. Also, if anyone knows a source of steel 3mm left hand threaded rod (then its possible to make a turnbuckle type pushrod like the Control Line stunt guys use). cheers mike IIRC Modelfixings sell lh thread 3mm rod. I've always called 'turnbuckles', 'bottle screws' when I used them for dinghy mast stay adjustment. I think thy're the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu knowles Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 I've never found a source of 3mm studding with a left hand thread. I did find some welding wire in just the right diameter to take a LH 3mm die. I have also centre drilled some 6mm alloy bar and tapped 3mm Left and Right into opposite ends. It works but 3mm taps are very brittle. Carbon arrow shafts are useful, not sure that I've seen an alloy arrowshaft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Watkins Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 52 minutes ago, stu knowles said: I've never found a source of 3mm studding with a left hand thread. I did find some welding wire in just the right diameter to take a LH 3mm die. I have also centre drilled some 6mm alloy bar and tapped 3mm Left and Right into opposite ends. It works but 3mm taps are very brittle. 3mm LH studding Stew Look at the 1/10th scale rc car lads Tie rods and track rods, 3mm LH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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