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Mounting screws for horseshoe backplate
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Mounting screws for horseshoe backplate
The Cox .049 product-engine (horseshoe) backplate can be mounted with small wood screws obviously.. but what's worth doing.. is worth doing right... especially when it comes to securely mounting an engine in an airframe. That said.. the horseshoe backplate has X4 holes for mounting radially. The holes all have a .125" (1/8") inside diameter.. so your screw "body" (threaded portion and shank) can be that diameter or less. The screw "head" obviously needs to be a larger diameter.. but ideally between .180" and .200" diameter. Any "washers" used (flat, lock or otherwise) also cannot exceed that diameter.
I'm being a tad conservative with these measurements.. but take a look at the photo below; where I'm using 5-40 threaded hex-head "cap-screws" for mounting my engine to a bulkhead/plate.. and you'll see that there's no room for a washer that's any larger of a diameter.. than that of the screw-head.
I'm being a tad conservative with these measurements.. but take a look at the photo below; where I'm using 5-40 threaded hex-head "cap-screws" for mounting my engine to a bulkhead/plate.. and you'll see that there's no room for a washer that's any larger of a diameter.. than that of the screw-head.
Re: Mounting screws for horseshoe backplate
Looks Good to me. No need for a washer is what I am thinking
Right ?
Right ?
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Re: Mounting screws for horseshoe backplate
Greenman38633 wrote:Looks Good to me. No need for a washer is what I am thinking
Right ?
Correct.. not needed with screws shown.
Re: Mounting screws for horseshoe backplate
Spring-type lock washers are often about the same outer diameter as the head of the same size allen screw. I have used those in some tight spots that require a washer.
I like the horseshoe backplate especially because M3 bolts can be used, and being a DIN standard size, hardware like bolts, nuts, washers and especially captive nuts can be sourced easily. The #2 used in most other 049’s is about 2.2mm, hard to get anything except bolts and nuts, and even these I need to order. The slightly more common M2.5 won’t fit without drilling.
I like the horseshoe backplate especially because M3 bolts can be used, and being a DIN standard size, hardware like bolts, nuts, washers and especially captive nuts can be sourced easily. The #2 used in most other 049’s is about 2.2mm, hard to get anything except bolts and nuts, and even these I need to order. The slightly more common M2.5 won’t fit without drilling.
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