Scott, I have been using this method for several years also. However, just last week I was doing a pre-spring check-up and found that lite ply brace that supports the fuse sides at the screw location, (essentially a cross-brace between the two sides) had a crack in it. Pretty surprising considering the relatively low outward load.
Don't like the screw through the wing tube method, nor the messy rubber band or o-ring methods
Need to re-think this. Needs to be simple and preferably, locks the wings when they are inserted without any additional work. Thinking spring loaded latch mechanism of some kind
MattK
ORIGINAL: Scott Smith
ORIGINAL: Xrod
I understand the treaded rod part, but what secures it? Is there a nut inside the fuse???
Steve
Yes...a wing nut! I found some 1/4-20 nylon wing nuts at my local hardware store that will screw onto the 1/4-20 nylon stud secured in the wing root. I do need to come up with some simple method of safetying them however as there's not much thread drag.