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Old 02-23-2005 | 10:29 PM
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Derek.Koopowitz
 
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I'm on the home stretch building a CG Finesse 1.20 and the plans call for rubber bands to secure the wing halves inside the fuse. I have tried a metal spring but it seems to soft... a quick roll might pull them apart enough to drop out of the alignment pins. What kind of fancy ways do you guys use to secure your wings together? Pics would be great. Wish I had thought of differential screws sooner...too late to install the blind nuts.
Thanks,
Steve

Steve,

I used O rings that I bought from Ace hardware - stronger than rubber bands. I used these on my Python which is a similar size to the Finesse. Attached are some pics of the o ring...

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