ORIGINAL: Born to Fly
ORIGINAL: spokman
I"m not a pro but.. noboby else has mentioned it.. why get the tool in the first place. I'm building my third model and putting robart hinges on it and I won't be going back to CA hinges.. Just my one cent.. : )
I am building a .46 size kit from Great Planes. And one page in the Manual states something like hinge points are not recommended.(which Robart hinges come immediately to my mind). The reason is the wood is too thin to support a hinge point. I wish I could use a hinge point like Robart hinges but until I start building a .60 size or bigger planes where I have a thicker balsa to drill a hinge point.
I love Robart Hinges though, but for all the kit I am building now are .46, and .40 kits, I would just stay with CA hinges.
That's just Great Planes trying to stifle the competition. All you have to do is add some small blocks where the hinge points go. MOST kits do not have wing trailing edges thick enough for Hinge points. It takes all of 5 minutes to add a little material to give the hinge points something to grab into.
http://www.airfieldmodels.com/inform...ruction/05.htm