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Old 09-20-2012 | 05:53 PM
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Default RE: Installing dubro hinges in ARF


ORIGINAL: Tom Nied

PDF, you have been given good advice in regards to installing DuBro hinges. I was a DuBro hinge fan once and wouldn't use anythinhg but, but I would suggest you reaccess your thinking. CA hinges when installed properly work just fine and are extremely easy. Keep an open mind. Don't get stuck in yesterdays technology. Just my opinion.
Tom, apparently you haven't experienced a failure yet? Not talking about one that's been pulled, but one that's cracked and/or parted completely in the area that's supposed to flex? I love simple and easy stuff that makes putting a plane together easier - but it has to hold up. After trying CA types and experiencing failures, I took a step back in time to the pin type hinges (don't really care which style). Not moving forward again until I see something new.

BTW, I have switched to 100% gas power. The extra weight involved, and the way they shake kind of pushes the envelope out aways... The CA types may work out well with other power. Won't argue the point.