How to Make RC Autogyo Blades - Durafly Auto G/G2 with MIA DIY Depron Blades - Part 1 of 2

*** RC Autogyro DIY Blades *** Instructions to making your own blades using depron sheet and existing Durafly AutoG2/G blades' plastic leading edge.
DO NOT THROW AWAY YOUR BROKEN BLADES! REUSE THEM!
www.micro-flight.com MarioIArguello's shared video file.
Part 2 of 2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2HFnKxmpMelirs

[@thenickdude]

Shame about the music in the background being almost the same volume as your voice, very hard to hear.

[@MarioIArguello]

+thenickdude Can't help about the music at this point but I think the assembly is still understandable.

[@patricklangdon1529]

Extremely simply wise. Thanks for this. I'm gonna do some things a little different and try them on my 450 3D in the future. Thanks very much boss man.

[@MarioIArguello]

Patrick, this process works great for models that are lightweight and do not require hard core flying. For helicopters, especially in the 450 size and for 3D I would stick with wood blades. However, you can take the same process I am showing in these videos and add a thin sheet of plywood or fiberglass, even paper coated with a light coat of lacquer works, something in the range of 0.010 to 0.015 in thick to the bottom and or top and the blade becomes extremely rigid yet lightweight. Maintain a symmetrical airfoil, the thinner without loosing the airfoil, works best in my experience. The first blades I made for one of my early RC 4OZ 20 " rotor helis called the MIA Sport LE which I sold good 100 of them back in 1998-99, were made from 1/32 balsa covered with paper, formed over a tube and sprayed with lacquer to retain a rigid cambered and tapered blade shape. This was a way for me to maintain ultra lightweight in the design and obtain a flying heli of only 4 oz. Cheers! Mario

[@patricklangdon1529]

Thanks a billion for the info. I'm gonna find some type of material an I think make the typical airfoil and height and leading edge sizes and try pustule things and just apply bare minimum fiberglass resin in thin coats till covered and my performed rigidity for different types of flying or even props or blades in general. He'll I may just learn something New an the process at be long but I love experentimg with robotics and programming in all aspects and I can build anything I put my mind to with the right material down to micro circuit boards

[@neiltank4823]

Good video but everytime I try to bend the depron it breaks along the centre line??

[@MarioIArguello]

Depron has a "bias" it bends easier in one direction better than the other. In fact if it breaks easy, you are working at 90 degrees with the material bias, or grain, if you will. Best to test the bend using a small piece from the sheet you are working from and mark the sheets/parts accordingly. If the Depron sheets came from a 3 or 4 ft wide roll the cut sheeets will be 3 or 4 ft wide x "X" length (i.e. I buy sheets that are 3Ft x12", the 3Ft is actually the width in refernce to the roll it came from, but since it is longer than the cut length of 12" it is typically labeled 3FtL x 12"W for resale). For bending Depron, just keep in mind to work with measurements in reference to the roll dimensions as I indicated above. Cut the blades paralleld to the width of the sheets (in reference to roll) and also bend them parallel to such.

[@kennethholland1502]

Why have that annoying music

[@MarioIArguello]

Yes, this video could have been done wihout it. I was in an area where others were listening to music. The mic is also really sensitive, noticed that after the video was done but I did no want to redo de video. Thanks for the feedback.