That's lucky. My guess is that the plane will have a long productive life now. Mike<BR><BR><B><I>Mike Hester <kerlock@comcast.net></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">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 barely 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>> ----- 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>>><BR>>> --<BR>>> No virus found in this outgoing message.<BR>>> Checked by AVG Free Edition.<BR>>> Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/328 - Release Date:
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