Who's of you make flat spot on motor shaft??

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by jhautz

Seriously.... I don't know what "cheeky" means. Can you explain?

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cheeky

[dadnjesse]

Originally Posted by BrianG

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cheeky

Great definition! Now what does impudent or insolent mean.

[zeropointbug]

LOL

I thought you were being sarcastic there JHautz!

You guys have never heard of cheeky? I guess it's more used in the UK...

On some of my motors I have a flat spot on others I don't. Believe it or not I have had more problems with pinions loosening on the motors with flat spots. Also it is best to have the flat spot mostly where the set screw hits. That way if it does loosen the pinion doesn't come all the way off.

[JB3231]

I had to add a flat spot on my LST2 conversion. It would just heat up and start slipping after about 30seconds into the first run.

Took me awhile to figure out what it was.

[mkrusedc]

I guess I was a nobody, but i want to be a somebody

I have bashed my Neu 1515 hard so far with no loosening, but I think I am pressing my luck.

[Finnster]

Originally Posted by zeropointbug

LOL

I thought you were being sarcastic there JHautz!

You guys have never heard of cheeky? I guess it's more used in the UK...

My wife's mum is a brit, so I've gotten used to it. I once told a woman at work she was a "cheeky monkey" and I got quite a face back, hehe, we were always a bit flirty, but I had to explain I wasn't calling her a monkey. Now I just call my little boy a cheeky monkey when he's smirking at me as he's getting into something he's not supposed to.

[magudaman]

I drilled my shaft. I only nicked it just enough so the very tip of the set screw goes down in and self centers in the hole. It works great as long as I don't have to change the position of my pinion gear because that would require a new hole.

[zeropointbug]

That looks great, just make sure that it is big enough for the set screw to sit in, then that would actually work the best.

I do mine just like nl12, its perfect.

[MTBikerTim]

I don't know if it would work on this size motor but I use a locktite for pinions on my 1/18 motors. Would that work on these? I just hit the pinion quickly with a heat gun and it pops right off.

[squeeforever]

From what I've heard it will, but it takes alot of Loctite and its hard to get off.

[MTBikerTim]

Even with a heat gun? I was stunned at how easy the 1/18 ones pop off with the heat gun. You won't get them off in the field though if you damage it.

[aqwut]

I find it impossible to run without a flatspot... before I make mine.. I tape up the whole motor, and put the shaft on a vice... and I use a metal file.. seems to make a nicer flat spot that a grinder/dremel....

[MTBikerTim]

Originally Posted by aqwut

I find it impossible to run without a flatspot... before I make mine.. I tape up the whole motor, and put the shaft on a vice... and I use a metal file.. seems to make a nicer flat spot that a grinder/dremel....

That would almost be called manual labor. blasphemy.