[NSRCA-dist8] Issues (Who Me?)

[astropuppy]

Perhaps we should go back to sewn hinges!

On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 12:40 PM, J N Hiller <jnhiller at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Yah maybe the 120 was about the limit for reliable use of CA hinges. You
> know me! I don't like problems!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:nsrca-dist8-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Rex
> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 10:58 AM
> To: AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-dist8] Issues (Who Me?)
>
> Any hinge can break....and it's a pain fixing it!  I've always preferred
> pinned flat hinges....I tried the round, post type but broke quite a few of
> them.
>
> J N Hiller <jnhiller at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> >Yes I have airplane issues also, occasionally.
> >I've got a little aileron movement beyond gear train clearance.
> >Someone at the Redmond contest, I don't remember who, asked what hinges I
> >use. I use 5 CA hinges in ailerons and 3 in each elevator and 4 pin hinges
> >in the rudder, due to the high degree of movement.
> >I now have a broken inboard aileron hinge and this is on a relatively
> smooth
> >running 2 stroke (Option-160). I guess I need to double up on them on the
> >inboard end, go back to pin hinges or figure out how to balance the flying
> >surfaces.
> >Conclusion:
> >I may contribute to my own problem fitting them with no gap forcing the
> >hinge plastic to flex in near "0" length. It may be beneficial to cut a
> >little relief where the hinges enter the center of the aileron leading
> edge
> >'V' to allow some length for a 'bending radius'. I use to do this removing
> >the MonoKote before gluing but it looked hokey. Now I cut the overlapping
> >MonoKote away before ironing it down. In the future I will sand a .010 to
> >.015 flat from the front of the 'V' where the hinge slots are, maintaining
> a
> >neat sanitary uniform appearance. (It's a Hiller thing)
> >Yes there probably is a source / quality issue but I don't know who's
> hinges
> >are better.
> >E-Power is looking better all the time:
> >Jim
> >
> >
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