CA

[Bill Glaze]

I have been taking the precaution of making a very small "ditch" on each 
side of the hinge slot, to provide a small reservoir (for want of a 
better word )so the CA will  surely have a sufficient quantity to wick 
down as fully as possible.  Asking for opinions:  is this helpful, or 
not necessary, or hurtful?   Ideas?  Thanks.

Bill Glaze

Bob Pastorello wrote:

>I can vouch for dozens of airplanes without a hinge failure using Tony's
>method outlined here, and the procedure he recommends.  The only addition
>that I do is carefully, with a very sharp razor, cutting away the monokote
>about 1/16" around all the slots on both the surface and the fixed parts.
>    I know it's not necessary, but I can WATCH the CA go into the wood, and
>assure it is well-adhered.
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>For me - there ain't no other hinge than the Radio South....
>
>Bob Pastorello
>rcaerobob at cox.net
>www.rcaerobats.net
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: <tony at radiosouthrc.com>
>To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
>Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 2:07 PM
>Subject: Re: Re: CA
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>>Dwayne:
>>I can only speak for our Radio South hinges...
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>>The Dacron on our hinge is laminated to the Mylar with a special
>>heat/adhesive process.  This makes the finish on the hinge very smooth.
>>This also removes any frayed threads.  Now when you apply the glue, it
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>will
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>>move wick into the balsa.  It will not run the other way...  Once the
>>control surface hinges are glue in, this will effectively seal the hinge
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>so
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>>that no further glue will penetrate.  Now when you install on the model
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>>apply glue the second time, the CA will wick the other direction into the
>>new balsa, until it also is saturated and cures.
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>>Using this system assures you of adequate glue application for your
>>particular density of wood.  Soft wood will accept more CA than harder
>>woods.
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>>A good test is to glue up some hinges into scrap balsa, let cure, then rip
>>them out with pliers....  When you have learned how to apply the glue, you
>>will find wood fibers attached all the way down the hinge!  You can't get
>>any better than that!
>>
>>Tony Stillman
>>Radio South
>>3702 N. Pace Blvd.
>>Pensacola, FL 32505
>>1-800-962-7802
>>www.radiosouthrc.com
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Dwayne & Nancy Brown" <dwaynenancy at cox.net>
>>To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
>>Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 12:31 PM
>>Subject: Re: Re: CA
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>>>What keeps the CA from wicking in both directions when applied just to
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>the
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>>>control surface?  Dwayne
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>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>From: <tony at radiosouthrc.com>
>>>To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
>>>Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 11:21 AM
>>>Subject: Re: Re: CA
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>>>>Tom:
>>>>Install the hinges into the control surface first and glue.  Then slip
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>>>into
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>>>>the wing/stab/fin and apply the glue to wick the other direction.
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>This
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>>>way,
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>>>>you can be sure you are getting glue in both directions.
>>>>
>>>>Tony Stillman
>>>>Radio South
>>>>3702 N. Pace Blvd.
>>>>Pensacola, FL 32505
>>>>1-800-962-7802
>>>>www.radiosouthrc.com
>>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>From: <tph1 at bellsouth.net>
>>>>To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
>>>>Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 9:02 AM
>>>>Subject: Re: Re: CA
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>>>>>Ok got that. But, do you mate both the surfaces and glue or glue one
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>>>>then fit it to the other and glue.
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>>>>>>From: <tony at radiosouthrc.com>
>>>>>>Date: 2004/06/09 Wed AM 09:35:39 EDT
>>>>>>To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
>>>>>>Subject: Re: CA
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Tom:
>>>>>>Use the thin to get maximum wicking action.  Bob Smith has some
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>>>thin
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>>>>flexible CA designed for hinges and it works well.  The nice thing is
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>>that
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>>>>it will not attack foam!  Otherwise, just use a good thin CA like
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>Pacer
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>>>Zap.
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>>>>>>Tony Stillman
>>>>>>Radio South
>>>>>>3702 N. Pace Blvd.
>>>>>>Pensacola, FL 32505
>>>>>>1-800-962-7802
>>>>>>www.radiosouthrc.com
>>>>>>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>>  From: Tom Hinton
>>>>>>  To: discussion at nsrca.org
>>>>>>  Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 4:48 AM
>>>>>>  Subject: CA
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  What type CA for Radio South hinges, thick, medium or thin?
>>>>>>  thanks, Tom
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