RE: My Experience with CA hings
To clarify this thread of diverse bickering, I shall clarify my statements and give assistance and offer a solution to the orignal posters problems.
First of all, he did ask opinions and experiences with CA hinges. Having built a few (90-100) airplanes and having used CA hinges with various methods, grease pencils, crayons, different brands of CA, different spacings from tight to pin-width loose, it is my experience that, especially in 3D applications, CA hinges will not perform the job adequately or for very long before they crack.
OK, solution for CA hinges.
1. Cut away your control surfaces.
2. Using a new x-acto or surgical scalpel blade remove the CA hinges.
3. Recut your slots for a flat bladed, nylon, pinned hinges (Dubro, MPJet, Great Planes make good hinges)
4. Mix up enough 30 minute or longer set time epoxy and use a little bit, perhaps 10% by volume) microballoons, slide in your hinges and allow to dry.
5. Seal your control surfaces with covering material (or tape, or silicone) to account for the gap of the pin if you did not recess the slots for the pins.
6. Adjust your linkages for centering the control surfaces.
7. Go fly without worrying about whether or not your hinges will break with 3D throw.
End of solution.
Regards,
Mark