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Old 06-04-2004 | 06:34 AM
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Highflight
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From: Jackson, MS
Default RE: Fin / rudder misalignment

There's two problems with Gorilla Glue for that purpose.
First, as a large gap filler, Gorilla Glue can be weak because it may expand, but the glue by itself in the gap ends up being sort of a stiff foam with lots of air bubbles in it.
Second, it DOES expand, and it will run all over the place WHILE it expands and cures. You'll have a real mess cleaning the stuff up, and good luck trying to keep it out of the hinge pin and locking up the hinge.

If moving the hinge point isn't an option, then enlarging the existing (wrong) hole and gluing in a piece of round dowel, and then redrilling correctly, is your best option.

Highflight

ORIGINAL: Merlin1205

Elongate the holes to fit and then use gorilla glue.
This stuff expands as it dries and will fill any gaps
(it also fills in all the areas between the splines on the hinge points)
You will never lose a hinge with this stuff

Regards,

Tim Hudson