Shaft and Push Rod Seals

[Rogue Sub]

Has anyone ever made a post on how to make your own seals? If so where. If not. We should make one!!! Help anyone.

[Rogue Sub]

Nobody out there wants to

Nobody out there wants to share the knowledge?????

[pirate]

Dave Merriman makes them himself.

Dave Merriman makes them himself. I think there's a post about it on CASWELL's site, or in the Cabal, on SubPirates, he shows how to do it.

[tmsmalley]

Seals are so inexpensive, most

Seals are so inexpensive, most of us just buy them from Mike's SubWorks or Caswell and save our free modeling time for hulls, WTCs etc.

[pirate]

Tim,
I just noticed something. God

Tim,
I just noticed something. God forbid someone might think you were from North St. Paul, Minnesota. Everyone knows the only place to be, or be seen, is South St. Paul, Minnesota.

[tmsmalley]

There is a St. Paul,

There is a St. Paul, North St. Paul and South St. Paul. Suburbs of St. Paul, and all with separate zip codes.

[anonymous]

Sorry to seem to be

Sorry to seem to be not very helpful but this has been covered many times before.

Have you tried searching the threads?

Let us know how you get on.

Davy

[Guest]

I just make my own

I just make my own shaft seals and stuffing boxes from K and S tubbing and an asortment of automotive O rings,oilite bushings and precition ground stainless steel shafts.Even hydraulic masts are costom made this way.

Total cost for a ft about 6.00 bucks ,stuffingbox seals all ready to go with marine grease.

Make your own that way you learn how its made and save a buck to put into the next project.To this day I have never had my own shaft seal leak The same goes for servo rods,but I like bellows beter and those I cant make.

Thanks Dave

[kazzer]

These things certainly aren't worth

These things certainly aren't worth the trouble to make, especially as they are a critical part of your cylinder. Screw it up and down you go!

Let D&E Miniatures do it, and order them here.

http://www.caswellplating.com/models/propeller.html

David is also gradually phasing out the 1/8" seals on all his Sub-drivers, to use 1/16". They have less drag, and can use smaller servos.

see those here]http://www.caswellplating.com/models/transmitter.html[/url]

Caswell Pack of 4 = $8.00

Mikes Sub Works pack of 4 = $16.00

[Rogue Sub]

Yes mike does double the

Yes mike does double the price on evrything