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ssspconcepts · 03.08.2008, 09:58 AM

I suppose they would work just as well as any screw provided you are running a plastic rig or you don't use blue locktite.

All I know, is I have pretty much always used the black oxide coated scews (the kind you get when you buy a FLM, AE, Losi) with blue tamiya locktite and I can only remember stripping out a couple of screw heads over the last seven or so years---and I can't really remember any instances prior to that but then again I was using various types of fasteners back then anyway.

However, now I decide to build a gorilla G3R revo and really put some extra effort into it and attend to small "details." So I decide to install the "toughest fastener on the planet." Long story short...I end up stripping three screws while trying to remove the front end...sad thing is...I stripped two more while in the process to fixing/drilling out the three stripped screws (I had to remove other parts to make room for tooling ops). I just use a very small dap of blue tamiya locktite...I've been using it for years and prefer it because it has a nice thick consistency and is easy to work with-no previous problems with it. I did figure out how to remove the HexHeads AP screws without stripping them...break out the soldering iron and heatgun FOR EACH SCREW REMOVED. Yeah that's really practical...those screws are crap. Right now I am thinking the CEO of HexHeads AP would look pretty funny walking around with either my size 11.5 or a bag of his fasteners sticking out of you know where. I advise all to stay clear HexHeads AP and save themselves the headache. IMO.

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ssspconcepts RC-Monster Aluminum Offline Posts: 834 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Aubrey, Texas	03.08.2008, 09:58 AM I suppose they would work just as well as any screw provided you are running a plastic rig or you don't use blue locktite. All I know, is I have pretty much always used the black oxide coated scews (the kind you get when you buy a FLM, AE, Losi) with blue tamiya locktite and I can only remember stripping out a couple of screw heads over the last seven or so years---and I can't really remember any instances prior to that but then again I was using various types of fasteners back then anyway. However, now I decide to build a gorilla G3R revo and really put some extra effort into it and attend to small "details." So I decide to install the "toughest fastener on the planet." Long story short...I end up stripping three screws while trying to remove the front end...sad thing is...I stripped two more while in the process to fixing/drilling out the three stripped screws (I had to remove other parts to make room for tooling ops). I just use a very small dap of blue tamiya locktite...I've been using it for years and prefer it because it has a nice thick consistency and is easy to work with-no previous problems with it. I did figure out how to remove the HexHeads AP screws without stripping them...break out the soldering iron and heatgun FOR EACH SCREW REMOVED. Yeah that's really practical...those screws are crap. Right now I am thinking the CEO of HexHeads AP would look pretty funny walking around with either my size 11.5 or a bag of his fasteners sticking out of you know where. I advise all to stay clear HexHeads AP and save themselves the headache. IMO.