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Old 12-16-2003 | 10:54 PM
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Default RE: Have CA Hinges Ever failed on you? Vote!

I've had pretty good luck with them, and have had failures as
well. The problems I've had with broken hinges comes from
using too much CA. One set of instructions I read, said to use
6 or 8 drops of CA on each side of the hinge....which is WAY WAY
too much....it cause failure in a short time.

I still like CA hinges in the .90 size planes and below....but now
I double up on the hinges, only use 3 drops on one side and 2
on the other, and use clear Mono-cote to seal (and strengthen)
the hinge lines. This makes them bullet proof. I also like the tight gaps.