Hey guys, took my plane up to the hobby shop and the guy said it looked good. So I'm about to call a mentor pilot at a local club and give it a go...but first, I need to do a few things. First of all, the guy said to put lock tight on the throttle control assembly where theres a hex screw tightener...what exactly is "a lock tight" or did he just mean to "lock it tight". Also, he said I should put a bit of spare fuel line over the R/C links just to be safe...how exactly should I do this?

Thanks!

Tom

loctite is a type of well, goop that you put on screw threads so that the screw doesnt vibrate out/off/loose or in any way come undone...there is red or blue one is a more permanent type than the other but I forget which is which....Rog

finger nail polish, I steal my wifes by the way...works just as good, just not on any hi temp areas

I wouldn't trust fingernail polish to hold up to vibration. It's brittle and will crack.

Go to any hardware store, or Lowe's or Home Depot and ask for Loctite (or generic thread lock compound). It comes in a tiny tube and only costs a couple bucks.

Fuel line on the clevises helps prevent the clevis from opening.
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Dennis-

Use blue locktite, Red is permanent. Also, use it sparingly. If you get it into the engine or a bearing, it is done. I have seen that a lot. Don't make a mess with it.

Hey Dennis,

Are you taking lessons from MinnFlyer? Just had to ask. Such great talent on all the diagrams from you guys. THANKS.

No, no lessons. But I could certainly learn from him.

I've had Adobe Photoshop for a few years and enjoy playing with it. This site has given me a good place to practice.

Thanks too. Glad you appreciate them.
Dennis-

Well I have had that and Paint Shop Pro and to this day I don't know how to do half of it, hehe. Just crop, resize and put in text. I need some courses on them I think.

But, anyways I do appreciate everything that I learn here and always will, whether it be in text or diagrams from everyone.

THANKS everyone @ RCU and Thanks for RCU.

Yeah, I look over at my parts and go, I could put that together.....naaaa get to work with my hands all day, will play on the computer.....gets me no where....except on the classifieds, spending money on stuff that doesn't get used cause I'm on the computer....visious cycle

I also use it for repairs in paint and to fill little holes in Monokote.

Has your wife discovered your CA? Mine has found that its the same stuff that she gets at the salon to fix her acrylic nails but pays 100 times more for. Now I'm finding my bottles of CA in the bathroom and on the nightstand.

She even stole one bottle and has it in her purse.

A few things...

First, an easy way to apply the fuel line to the clevis is to slip it over the end of a long-nose plier. Open the plier, and slide it over the clevis (about a 1/4" piece is good enough, it doesn't have to go all the way down to the thread as in Dennis' drawing, just enough to keep the clevis from opening)

Second, I've never used this method, and I've never had a clevis fail. But if you want to be extra safe, by all means, add it.

Third, Yes Dennis, your drawings ARE getting better

PS, if RCU has a booth at Toledo next year, I'm going to bring my computer. If you can get there, I'll show you a few tricks.

Naaa, she doesn't pay any attention to my airplane stuff, which is good cause she doesn't pay attention to the $ I spend on this stuff, which can be a little sick if you think about it too much..