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Great report Wayne. Thanks for the tips. I will go over all the edges of the monokote with a q-tip dipped in trim solvent to makes sure and seal them correctly.
Changing the wheels where on my list already and I just need to find the right ones. The problem here is the width. Oh well, I will find some.
OK, after reading so much about the CA hinge issue I did a little experiment last night with the robart hinge points and a 1/2 " balsa stick. I drilled the 1/8 " hole as recommended and then applied some water inside the hole with a toothpick and wicked some Gorilla glue on there (pushed it in with the toothpick and then applied some more). I then applied a drop of oil to the center of the hinge point to avoid glue sticking to it, and inserted the hinge point into the balsa slowly. Like expected, the hinge point came out on the inside pushing the glue out a little. I let it sit over night and checked this morning. It worked great, and is plenty strong. I could not pull it out with a pair of pliers, and the gorilla glue expanded nicely in the back creating a sort of plug. The hinge point moves freely too. Well, I guess I will use the Gorilla glue on my hinge points from now on (this is some strong stuff). I liked specially the part of the glue creating a plug behind the balsa. No glue expanded to the front [8D]
Installed also the standoffs from Aerografixs yesterday, and they worked perfect. Just the right length. I used aeropoxy to glue the cowl to the cowlring, and this came out also pretty strong.
So far no problems. I am really scared though about the part of mounting the wing. Hope everything will line up. Crossing my fingers here.