Hinge Choice For Senior Telemaster
 

I need some feedback on which hinge system would be the best for my senior telemaster. :D

Hinge Choice For Senior Telemaster
 

Unless there is something very different about the TM,suggest you do a search under hinges,and you will find the subject exhausted many times over.It comes down to opinions on flat vs pin type,glue type,whether to pin flat hinges or not,etc etc etc .I like Robarts,many prefer flat....just make sure the hinges are anchored well,installed carefully,and that you use one big enough for the model and enough of them.

Hinge Choice For Senior Telemaster
 

I like Klett or GP or any nylon/plastic hinge with a steel pin, something that swings with close to zero friction.

I cut my hinge slots with a 1-1/4" rotary saw blade (from widgetsupply.com) mounted in a drill press for best straight hinge-line (although I have done it with a hand-held drill). The blade thickness gives a moderately tight friction fit for the hinge tabs. Before fitting the hinges I cover the mating surfaces with a half-inch wide strip of covering, just enough to lap over onto top and bottom. Then insert the hinges, drill 1/16" holes through the surfaces/hinges, pin with toothpicks, thin CA just the toothpick holes (the CA will wick down the toothpick and wet the hinge into the slot), clip the toothpicks close to the surface, then sand down the stubs. Now cover both fixed and movable control surfaces. Never any problem with CA wicking into the hinge joints, no messing around with epoxy, waiting for it to cure. Easy to get friction-free straight alignment this way, plenty of strength, no way for the hinge to fail short of total destruction.

Hinge Choice For Senior Telemaster
 

Far better than any of the commercial hinges are those made with the covering material itself. Check out http://www.flightlines.com/forum/For...ML/000053.html
Swooper has very good drawings in the above showing how to do them.

Hinge Choice For Senior Telemaster
 

I used sig "easy hinges" that came with the kit. I reinforced the wing and used a surpass 70 for power.......no probs. !!!!!