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Old 04-24-2007 | 04:33 PM
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Default RE: CA hinges/replace or use

ORIGINAL: BarracudaHockey

The one trick to installing CA hinges is take a small drill (smallest in most drill sets, I forget the size) 1/16th maybe? Anyhow drill a hole down into the wing and surface in the center of the hinge slot, this gives better access for thin CA to wick into the hinger farther.

the trick is NOT to over glue them. add 3-4 drops per side (thin CA) and that's it, don't add anymore. you'll find hundreds of people in the hobby who'll curse CA hinges for everything they are worth because they do not know how to properly install them. if you over glue them they'll get hard and brittle, and will eventually fail at the hinge line. the slotted hinges (such as the Hanger 9) do not require drilling the hole.

kc