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  • Member since
    November 2005
Rotor Blades
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 11:28 PM
Hi all,

I am trying to build an 1/35 helicopter, and I want to bend the main rotor blades to give it a realistic sag.

How do I do this without breaking them or returning them to the original shape?

I appreciate any help!

Thanks!!
  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Medina, Ohio
Posted by wayne baker on Wednesday, March 3, 2004 11:12 AM
Try a hacksaw blade. Run a cord through the hole at each end, and bow it to the droop you want. Tie it off and tape the rotor blade to the saw blade. Put it in warm water, and let it sit. Take it out, let it cool and see if it is enough sag.

 I may get so drunk, I have to crawl home. But dammit, I'll crawl like a Marine.

  • Member since
    May 2003
  • From: Central USA
Posted by qmiester on Thursday, March 4, 2004 6:27 PM
On the few fling wings I've built, I've been able to produce droop by heating the blade in hot running water, bending the blade by hand and then running cold water over it to cool. Takes a little practice but works for me. If you are very careful, you can put a bend a blade by hand until you get curvature you want but the chances of breakage really goes up.
Quincy
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