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<DIV>My latest bird has the wing hold screws on top of wing so they are</DIV>
<DIV>less likely to be forgotten.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ron Lockhart</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: "Mike Hester" <kerlock@comcast.net> <BR><BR>> Ditto that method. <BR>> <BR>> Actually I only use 1/2 the piece of PVC and a dab of JB weld. Light and <BR>> tight. <BR>> <BR>> Now I'll fess up to something that might brand me one of the luckiest <BR>> dummies in pattern. <BR>> <BR>> On the second day of test flying my brand new scratch built Black Magic V2, <BR>> I made about 5-6 flights, all P-07 with a ton of practice 1 1/2 down snaps. <BR>> A total of about 90 minutes of flying. <BR>> <BR>> When I went to take the plane apart, the screw was sticking out of the <BR>> bottom of the wing....I had forgotten to screw it in. I just reached down <BR>> and pulled the wing off. <BR>> <BR>> So if you think there's any stress on that little screw, think again. The <BR>> pulling force is ba
rely noticable. However if that plane hadn't been brand <BR>> new, it would have been catastrophic. <BR>> <BR>> So that's my free "oops!" for the year. Just goes to show don't put too much <BR>> into that screw, it's overkill, trust me. <BR>> <BR>> -Mike <BR>> <BR>> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> From: <JIVEY61@BELLSOUTH.NET><BR>> To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <NSRCA-DISCUSSION@LISTS.NSRCA.ORG><BR>> Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 10:00 AM <BR>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Carbon wing tube question <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> > John <BR>> > I use pvc pipe. Cut a 1/2 inch piece that is just bigger than the tube, <BR>> > then <BR>> > cut a slot lengthwise so it will compress and push it into the end of the <BR>> > pipe. Align with hole in the wing and drill and tap for 4-40.Done <BR>> > If the tapped hole wears out just rotate the pvc and redrill and tap <BR>> > again. <BR>> > <BR>> > Jim Ivey <BR>&g
t; > ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> > From: "John Pavlick" <JPAVLICK@IDSENG.COM><BR>> > To: "NSRCA Discussion" <NSRCA-DISCUSSION@LISTS.NSRCA.ORG><BR>> > Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 1:12 AM <BR>> > Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Carbon wing tube question <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> >> Guys, <BR>> >> I'm fitting a new carbon wing tube into my Focus to replace the original <BR>> >> aluminum one. Just wondering the best way to set up the threaded holes in <BR>> >> the ends. I've seen nylon inserts, hardwood, all kinds of stuff. I'll <BR>> >> probably just go with hardwood inserts because that's what I have on hand <BR>> >> unless I hear of a better way (suggestions please). How should I align <BR>> >> the <BR>> >> grain in relation to the threaded holes if I use the wood inserts? <BR>> >> <BR>> >> John Pavlick <BR>> >> http://www.idseng.com <BR>> >&
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