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Default RE: Review: EF Yak 74" and Brillelli 46cc

Next will be hinging your surfaces. This won't be too hard to do because the plane includes robart hinges and is pre drilled.

Personally I am a fan of gorilla glue for hinging. I used to use Epoxy, but Gorilla Glue gives you that added expanding effect for an extra peice of mind.

There are many techniques you can read about when hinging a surface, one I learned last year and works for me well consits of the following.


1. Make sure all hinge holes are clear of any loose materials in the holes - I usually just take a blade and clean them out.
2. Apply a small piece of blue painters tape about 1-2" long covering the hinge hole on the surface
3. Take an exacto blade and cut a circle uncovering the hole where the hinge point will go
4. Lightly tape your exacto blade and cut the painters tape in half centered over the hinge hole so that you can easily remove the tape later in 2 smaller pieces
5. Heat up some vaseline and dip the hinge in it or use a drop of oil so that glue can't stick to the metal pivot point
6. Take a tooth pick and grab as much Gorilla Glue as you can on the tooth pic and then put it in the hing hole covering the entire contact surface of the hole
7. Place hinge in (make sure it's straight!)
8. Repeat for every hinge of the surface
9. Every 15 mins or so you will notice some glue expanding out of the hinge hole.. just wipe it clean - after an hr it will stop

Now wait 2 hrs and then repeat the steps attaching the surface to the plane ie. Al to the wing

After 2 hrs or so you will be able to peel off the painters tape ( might need to use thatexacto blade again) and you will have a hinged wing.



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