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No argument on the plastic arm being fragile. However, with a smoothly engaging assembly, being beefy isn't necessary and they are very light.<div><br></div><div>Ron</div><div><br><div><div>On Jan 9, 2010, at 3:50 PM, Jon Lowe wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><font color="black" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <div> <font size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I can't recommend these. The plastic lever arm is too brittle/not beefy and is easily broken with just a little force, such as a tight fit. I've broken one, and so has Gary Courtney. If the arm breaks, they are a bear to get open. I like a lot of stuff from Hobby City, but this isn't one of them.</font></font><br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div style="clear: both;"><font color="black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font color="black" face="arial" size="2">Jon Lowe</font></font></div> <div> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div style="font-family: helvetica,arial; font-size: 10pt; color: black;">-----Original Message-----<br> From: Ronald Van Putte <<a href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net">vanputte@cox.net</a>><br> To: General pattern discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>><br> Sent: Sat, Jan 9, 2010 3:07 pm<br> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Fwd: Hatch Latch<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_3_57250f10-54ee-4f6a-84a8-50d6dee6093c"> Here they are: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=9218">http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=9218</a> <div><br> </div> <div>Ron</div> <div><br> <div><br> <div>Begin forwarded message:</div> <br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" color="#000000" face="Helvetica" size="3"><b>From: </b></font><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;" face="Helvetica" size="3">Ronald Van Putte <<a href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net">vanputte@cox.net</a>></font></div> <div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" color="#000000" face="Helvetica" size="3"><b>Date: </b></font><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;" face="Helvetica" size="3">January 9, 2010 2:48:36 PM CST</font></div> <div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" color="#000000" face="Helvetica" size="3"><b>To: </b></font><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;" face="Helvetica" size="3">General pattern discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>></font></div> <div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" color="#000000" face="Helvetica" size="3"><b>Subject: </b></font><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;" face="Helvetica" size="3"><b>Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Hatch Latch</b></font></div> <div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" color="#000000" face="Helvetica" size="3"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;" face="Helvetica" size="3">General pattern discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>></font></div> <div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br> </div> Mike Hester put some slick white plastic ones on the canopy of the Black Magics he built. I think they come from China and have seen them on the HobbyCity/HobbyKing web site. Mike, are you out there? <div><br> </div> <div>Ron Van Putte</div> <div><br> <div> <div>On Jan 9, 2010, at 2:08 PM, Ron Hansen wrote:</div> <br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <div class="Section1"> <div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Can anyone recommend a spring loaded hatch latch that will work on a 1/8” thich fuse side to hold on my canopy?</span></font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></font><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Thanks</span></font></div> </div> <div style="margin: 0px;">_______________________________________________</div> <div style="margin: 0px;">NSRCA-discussion mailing list</div> <div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a></div> <div style="margin: 0px;"><a target="_blank" href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</a></div> </blockquote></div> <br> </div> <div style="margin: 0px;">_______________________________________________</div> <div style="margin: 0px;">NSRCA-discussion mailing list</div> <div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a></div> <div style="margin: 0px;"><a target="_blank" href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</a></div> </blockquote></div> <br> </div> = </div> <!-- end of AOLMsgPart_3_57250f10-54ee-4f6a-84a8-50d6dee6093c --> <div id="AOLMsgPart_4_57250f10-54ee-4f6a-84a8-50d6dee6093c" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>_______________________________________________<br>
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