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Old 10-29-2011 | 12:09 AM
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crash bandicoute
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From: McChord AFB / Orting, WA
Default unhinging control surfaces

<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">i believe i've ran into a bit of a snafoo. while trying to strip the covering off my cub to repair and recover it with fabric instead of monkeykote, i can't figure out how to get the ailerons seperated from the wing. i bite my tongue saying this is UNfortunate, but i did an exceptional job hinging them when building it up in the beginning. this was my first attempt at working scale hinges using robart hinge points, and now i can't figure out how to remove theailerons from the wing without damaging any of it. below is a (not so awesome) depiction of what i did. i have the covering removed from the top and bottom of the wing and aileron, for access to the hinges, but no access whatsoever to the actual hinge line. the glue held and is holding remarkably no matter how hard i try to pull the surface off. i've clipped the insides of the hinges off on the inside of the trailing edge of the wing, but i'm afraid i've managed to get enough glue soaked into the wood that it would withstand a cat 5 hurricane and not come loose. i need them removed so i can get the rest of the monkeykote off and be able to cover them with the koverall. i believe the barbs of the hinge points are holding the inside of the wood pretty damn good too. does anyone know how to get these things out without damaging the wing or aileron?</span>
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