CORZERO
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You posted in another Ground Support thread your discovery of a Makerbeam fitting nicely into a channel of a 1010 rail. I wanted to give you props for the pro tip! Bravo!
I already had a 1010 rail, so I hopped on Amazon and ordered the two pack 1500mm Makerbeam set. Both arrived undamaged.
I drilled and tapped three holes in the 1010 rail for a 10-24/.75" allen bolt. These are used on the opposite side to lock the Makerbeam in place. Added benefit with the hole placement is that I can adjust the height of the Makerbeam and really get launch height up there. When I am ready to throw on my MPR and HPR models with 1010 rail buttons, I simply remove the Makerbeam, load them and go!
You also mentioned that metal screws were the answer to the potential friction bind created by the micro-buttons. I recently placed a forty dollar order with railbuttons.com which included micro-buttons. I initially installed a pair on the Black Brant shown in the pictures and experienced the same drag issue. Concerned about performance, I took a trip to my friendly Ace Hardware and grabbed a handful of 2mm flat head wood screws and installed them. This was indeed the solution as the model now glides effortlessly within the channel. My screws are driven into wooden centering rings and protrude about 5mm from the surface of the airframe. This amount of distance however, allows the model side-to-side lateral movement on the rail, and if moved laterally far enough, will bind in the rail channel.
Question: You have launched LPR with this setup. Have you ever had a model bind in the rail during its acceleration off the rail? I haven't heard any make this complaint, including yourself, but thought I would ask.
Again, thank you for the brilliant idea!
I already had a 1010 rail, so I hopped on Amazon and ordered the two pack 1500mm Makerbeam set. Both arrived undamaged.
I drilled and tapped three holes in the 1010 rail for a 10-24/.75" allen bolt. These are used on the opposite side to lock the Makerbeam in place. Added benefit with the hole placement is that I can adjust the height of the Makerbeam and really get launch height up there. When I am ready to throw on my MPR and HPR models with 1010 rail buttons, I simply remove the Makerbeam, load them and go!
You also mentioned that metal screws were the answer to the potential friction bind created by the micro-buttons. I recently placed a forty dollar order with railbuttons.com which included micro-buttons. I initially installed a pair on the Black Brant shown in the pictures and experienced the same drag issue. Concerned about performance, I took a trip to my friendly Ace Hardware and grabbed a handful of 2mm flat head wood screws and installed them. This was indeed the solution as the model now glides effortlessly within the channel. My screws are driven into wooden centering rings and protrude about 5mm from the surface of the airframe. This amount of distance however, allows the model side-to-side lateral movement on the rail, and if moved laterally far enough, will bind in the rail channel.
Question: You have launched LPR with this setup. Have you ever had a model bind in the rail during its acceleration off the rail? I haven't heard any make this complaint, including yourself, but thought I would ask.
Again, thank you for the brilliant idea!
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