jetspud

I have just glued the wooden servo tray, they look kind of on the weak side. Could I just wrap tape (masking tape) around the body of the survo and just glue the survo (glue were tape is) down to the servo covers. Then if I want the servo just cut the tape and you got your servo back. Give me your idea about this idea

Trying to make life easy,

David Elizondo
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ps dont you like my many ways to spell servo

azblue

Hmmmmm, don't know about glueing servos in, but it sounds kind of hokey. Do it right. Glueing servoes sounds like the stuff i used to do with little fomie planes. If it feels flimsey to you, reinforce it.

Just a thought

Andy

enclosed is a pic of my Roo guts, hope it helps


Andy

jetspud

Andy,

I was wondering about this procedure for the wing mounted survos and the rudders.

David

ghost_rider

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You can use CAPENTER'S GOOP from a hardware store for that. (I got this idea from BPM more than 15 years ago when I build my first DF F-15 Regal Eagle)

I've done it before and it held up pretty good. One nice thing about it is that you can remove it whenever you want.

Just put few dabs on each corner and let it set overnight.

Works great!!


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jetpilot

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Scott

Gary Jefferson

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David, I just finished gluing all of the servo mounts to the hatch covers on my composite Kangaroo, which I think is what you are talking about. It sounds like you have the composite Kangaroo but I am not sure. If so, the mounts do look a little weak and I thought the same thing when I looked at them for the first time but once they are installed they are extremely strong if installed properly.
Using thick CA you can tack them in place and then put a fillet of either CA or epoxy mixed with milled fiberglass all of the way around the base of the mount where the servo mount contacts the cover. I just used thick CA because it sticks to the surface of the Composite Kangaroo extremely well.
Be sure to sand the cover plates before you glue the servo mounts in place. You would need pliers to pull the mounts off of the mounting plates on mine.
Don't try to reinvent the wheel. I think that there are many Kangaroo's flying out there that have used the stock mounts successfully. I would avoid the tape idea altogether and build it according to the instructions. The adhesive on tape can get very soft when it is 90 degrees outside and may well cause you a big problem.
Like Andy said above, taping & gluing servos in place is something people do on the $50.00 foam planes not on a $4,000.00 Kangaroo. Hope that helps. Good Luck, Gary