HK450

450 HELI – TOOLS REQUIRED

RC Helis by their nature are made up of lots of small intricate moving parts – so you will find you are constantly maintaining/repairing/tinkering/tweeking your heli – much more so than an RC plane for example. 

Having the right tools, and good quality tools, is essential and will save a lot of time/grief/money in the long run.  Get the best tools you can.

Taking the time to properly set your heli up will make it fly more efficiently, more stable in flight, and more responsive. To get the setup right having good accurate tools are critical.

The section gives an outline of the tools required, what they are used for an how to use them. 

Places you can get the tools below vary from the web/your local hobby store/hardware store.  Shop around, and check the quality before hand if possible.

The tools covered below are:

1. 1.5 mm and 2mm hex drivers
2. Ball link pliers
3. Vernier Callipers
4. Swash plate levellers
5. 0.1g scales
6. Blade balancer
7. Blade pitch gauge

You will also need the following “common” tools – these are not covered here, but noted for information:

1. Screwdrivers (both normal sizes and “jewellers” small screwdrivers)
2. Pliers (normal and needle nosed)
3. Wire cutters
4. Sharp knife
5. Soldering iron
6. CA/super glue
7. Threadlocker/locktite (see separate section on this)
8. Scissors
9. Tape
10. Multi-meter
11. Tweezers