CeeGee
i use dubro pinned hinges because ive almost lot a rudder and a aileron, and they were installed right according to instructions, they were on my 60 size so i cant see using them ever again on anysize plane since the pinned hinges are so easy to install and i cant see them ever wearing out on the NORMAL life of a plane.
to install, i use 30 min epoxy and do all the control surface first by using a piece of ca hinge cut out to fit nicely in the hinge slot and dip it into the epoxy and insert it into the hinge slot to get the epoxy down deep into the slot (dont get to messy,just a little into the slot) and then put a little epoxy onto the end half of the hinge flap and insert. let these cure good before you epoxy the other end into the wing, this way they are stable in the surfaces and when you insert them into the wings they will stay straight and even! once you use them you will like them im convinced.
also on the horizontal stabs flying apart with no apparant reason is something ive been thinking about and imo i think that it may be due to using a hobby knife to remove the covering from lthe stab to prepare it for glueing into the fuse and in the process of cutting the covering off they put a small scribe into the balsa and it wouldnt take much for it to give out and break, what do you guys think, there has to be a reason! i personally use a soldering iorn to cut all my covering from any surfaces that it needs to be removed from.

shoud get my plane tomorrow hopefully and then i can get started

oh, ,and dont forget to oil the hinge at the pin to keep the glue from screwing it up!
later