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Old 01-17-2011, 08:58 AM   #1
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I'm building an SCX10. I've seen people drill a hole in the axle to grease the gears, using a screw to plug the hole.

I'd like to make it more scale and use a m4 x 4mm set screw to plug the hole. Since the set screw isn't self-tapping, what drill bit would I use for this?

Any thoughts? Am I crazy?
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Old 01-18-2011, 03:32 PM   #2
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We could always find some scrap plastic and make some test holes and see what works best..

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Old 01-18-2011, 04:42 PM   #3
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Heres a decent chart a quick google search pulled up for me, http://www.shender4.com/thread_chart.htm

Sounds like a cool idea, I would use a drop of blue loc-tite just to be sure it doesn't vibrate itself into the case though.
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Old 01-18-2011, 07:56 PM   #4
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Here's one with metric sizes:

http://bobmay.astronomy.net/misc/drillchart.htm
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