Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Longer Bolts, Some Painting

I went to Home Depot today and got longer bolts for the RC car body, MDF, and shell "sandwich". 

The drill bit I used was a 13/64, and my original bolts were #10 x 1 inch. These new ones are #10-24's that are 1 and 1/2 inches long.


They're in! Much less of a chance of things falling off. I also put 3 washers on to distribute some of the weight a bit more. 

I also got my paint today from the craft store, so I got to work hand painting the sticks and blocks. 



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