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Drilling Servo & Control Horns: Take a scrap piece of the pushrod the same size your going to use for your project. File down the tip
to a chisel like point with a slight angle. These make great drills of the perfect proportion. A dremal with a sanding drum
makes quick work of filing the chisel point. Submitted by Maximillion
Z-Bends: Use
Z bends at the servo side of the pushrods instead of at the control horn. If for any reason you must remove the pushrod, it
is much easier to remove the servo horn and disconnect the pushrod then to unscrew the servo horns from the control surfaces.
Submitted by Maximillion
Perfect Push-Rod Length: Thread the push-rod
in to the clevis where half of the treads are above and below the main clevis body. Turn your radio on and make sure all radio
trims and servo arms are centered. Attach the clevis to the control surface and lay the other side of the control rod across
the servo arm hole you are going to use. Mark this with a black felt tip, remove control rod, and make your Z-bend using the
previous mark you just made. Reinstall your push-rod and make adjustments as needed with clevis. Submitted by Maximillion
2-56 & 4-40 Die: An inexpensive
die handle and die for 2-56 or 4-40 size pushrods (or what ever sizes you use the most) is a great time saver for those who
use Z bends. If you’ve ever made a Z bend and found the pushrod to be to long for instance, you can cut longer running
threads and then snip the pushrod to the appropriate length. Submitted by Maximillion
More Die Tips: Ever buy 12 inch pushrods for your wing
setup? You can buy pushrods that are 36 inches long for about 7 cents more. With a die you can make 2 to 3 pushrods or any
custom odd size (like throttle) you need from the scrap rod left over. Submitted by Maximillion
Another Die Tip: would you like to use a clevis on both sides of your pushrods? With
a die it make the task easy. No more soldering threadles clevises on to steel rod or having to buy expensive nylon pushrods
to accomplish the same result, use inexpensive steel rod. Submitted by Maximillion
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