First off i am new to rcuniverse, and this is a great website for beginners. I have a hanger 9 easy fly 40 that Is all ready to fly except for one thing. On the back end where the stabilizer (the one with the elevator, right?) is attached to the fusalage there is a crack in the fusalage and my stabilzer aint to stable, i fixed it with some old epoxy (30 min) twice. Then it broke again due to mishandling i guess. My question is should i sand down the epoxy thats already there (and what do you sand it with) and put more epoxy or if i don't sand it down will it bond to the existing epoxy or do any one of you have any other methods. any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks!

I will not be able to respond to your comments untill monday due to no internet at the house (all my money goes to the plane then the wife)

Get some "tri stock" balsa wood strips. These are strips in a triangle shape instead of square. cut the covering off with a razor blade on the fuse horizontal stab and epoxy this piece of wood to the corner from front to back. Then you'll be fine

Yup, exactly, pull the whole thing apart, sand down any "gobbs" of epoxy, etc... Don't be afraid to cut some covering away to get at things, you can easily patch it up with a roll or two of ultracoat... The tri-stock will go in the corners... Make sure you use at least 30 minute epoxy... I've seen some people read instructions and use 5 minute epoxy instead of 30 in places like this... The 30 minute epoxy isn't to give you more time, it's to give the epoxy more time to soak into the wood so it gets a better grip! Just make sure your horizontal and vertical stabilizer (the horizonal stab is where your elevator attaches and the vertical stab is where your rudder attaches) are exactly 90 degrees to each other... Also make sure when you glue the horizontal stab back you have it exactly in the middle and that it is square with the wing... Measure from the trailing edge of the wing tip to the leading edge of the stab tip on both sides... the measurement should be exactly the same...

Also to help the repair job, get some thin CA. After the crack/joint is fused back together, run a bead of thin CA along it. The CA will "wick" itself into the crack/joint and will actually be stronger than the wood surrounding it.

And once it's fixed, get rid of the wife and get an internet connection

After all, we must have priorities!

AGREED!

Thanks alot for your advice. This will be a pretty challenging project for me being that i never had to take it apart and repair it yet. Thats the only way i will learn though and i aint scared to try new things. Ill let yall know how it goes though.
Man, if it was only that easy.

I hear ya []

Hey, just wanted to let yall know I used your advice and guess what, IT WORKED! Thanks yall

So you have an internet connection now?

That will take more time.....sorry[&o]