Metallurgical Roulette: The Price You Pay For Using Cheap Screws

About this episode

This episode discusses the pitfalls of using cheap screws in R/C model vehicles and reviews better hardware options.

There's a false economy that tells you that cheap screws, nuts, and washers are a good deal, but in fact, they are not good for your R/C model vehicle at all. From poor steel quality to bad design tolerances, these cheap screws, washers, and nuts could end up cost you a lot of trouble. So what do you need to do? From Yeah Racing to Team KNK Hardware we review the best options for all of your screwing needs in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. Happy driving!

People in this episode

Host: RC Deep Dive

Topics covered

• cheap screws
• R/C model vehicles
• hardware review
• steel quality
• design tolerances

Keywords

• cheap screws
• R/C vehicles
• hardware
• Yeah Racing
• Team KNK Hardware

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Yeah Racing, Team KNK Hardware

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