daveopam

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Maybe this method is common among profile guys. It was new to me though and I wanted to share. I stoled this idea from Spacey. I like it so well I did both my Fusions. One with the wire horizontal the other verticle. It just worked out the best that way. It also cured the foaming issue I was having on the 67". Also note it's a good idea to put a little silicone in the holes for the zip ties. The fuel will get in there and make a mess. The wire I used is just old pushrods.

David

bajajrider

yep, same-ol-same-ol.

i do mine with three short pieces.

bend a small hook, drill hole, insert wire, bend an L on other end. do that two more times and bam ,fuel tank mounts done.

i put one above the tank and two below, looks like a triangle.

the tie straps work if you dont pull em down too tight, but eventually they rot and break, and more than likely people have rubber bands handy than tie straps.

daveopam

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I kind of thought I would be the last to know. I fly in a small club in a small town. I was the second one to get a profile with this kind of tank set up.

David

rclement

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Here's an idea that I came up with. I got tired of the rubber bands look so I took a small bungie that I had and adapted it to fit on the hook ends and it holds the tank on quite well and looks clean. The bungie is only about 3/16" dia or so. Works great.

aerowoof

I was doing this when I started flying slow combat,used the sullivan ss6 tanks to get 5 minutes of flight time as points were added for flying time if you were not killed.won a few matches on the flying time as others were using the perfect wedge tank back in those days.1970

Gringo Flyer

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David,

I went with zip ties on my Fusion after seeing the original pics of yours!

I have used the rubber bands but don't like how they look. Also, you have to remember to change them every now and then because they get dry and brittle.

Bass1

Yeah , Definitely reminds me of my early "control line days". I like the bungee strap idea!

AFSalmon

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Dave, that's the way the original instructions in the OMP kits showed how to do the tanks. Use an old piece of 2-56 pushrod and bend so it sticks through the left side. Cut to length and bend hooks to hold the rubber bands. I'm sure this technique has been donw for decades. Spacey builds a lot of OMP planes and he follows instructions very well! Flys really well too! haha. The only drawback is replacing the rubber bands occasionally though.

Spacey

Welll..uhmmm...see...technically you are all wrong. Bwhahaha. I use little brass self tapping hooks on all my kit profiles, so there's nothing sticking out the opposite end of the fuselage. Been doing that since the first profile I built (It was a Fazer btw.) back in 1995. Now the ARF's have been a different story, there I did the wire bending thing yes after I realised the cable ties suck downright.

AFSalmon

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LOL. I figured you had a cooler way to do it Spacey. I was basing my assessment on the pics Dave posted. Looks the same as the pics in the original OMP manuals. Anyway I was thinking last night why not use some fuel tubing instead of rubber bands to hold the tanks on. Still use the hooks like above but use fuel tubing and zip tie the ends together to hold. I'm gonna try this and post some pics.

Spacey

I've been contemplating alternatives myself Mike. The profiles are completely maintanance free except for the silly rubber bands that needs to replaced all too often. Would be nice to come up with a "permanent" fix for this one.

lrtx1

I have used weed-eater string and wheel collars. This is not the best pic of it, maybe you can zoom in a little.

AFSalmon

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I just tried my idea of using small fuel tubing (1/2A size) instead of rubber bands and it works awesome. I'll take a picture tonight and post it. But basically I used the same four holes in the fuselage used for the stock zip tie method but inserted the small size zip ties through each hole from the right side. It is hard to describe but you need to go ahead and insert the male end of the zip tie into the female end and pull it so you have about an inch of loop. Then pinch the loop end and insert into the right side of each hole. Do this four times. Then put the tank in place and run the fuel tubing through each of the zip tie loops and pull tight so the tubing is pinched off and stays in place.

John Wells

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I understand what you mean Mike. I'm going to try that!

AFSalmon

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Just took some pictures. Worked so far through one day of flying with my 47" ProYak. The only weak link I can see is the zip tie maybe cutting through the tubing eventually. Better carry some spare tubing!

Absolut Yak

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Love the fuel tubing idea. Just insert something into the fuel tubing to keep if from being cut by the zip tie. Dowel, bamboo skewer, piece of pushrod, etc.

Doug
(djccrn)
Absolut Yak

sodbuster 1

how about inserting a short piece of threaded rod into the ends of the tubing, run the tubing thru the fuse and using the zip ties around the diameter of the tubing on the other side of the fuse?

sodbuster 1

Salmon all I can say is WOW!

Remounted my tank using small diameter thick wall silicone tubing (strechier)

and absolutely no foaming
amazing fix.

Sometimes the simplest things bring the biggest smiles!

Found a little better way of securing the tubing though.

Instead of using the zip ties thru the fuse

Knot one end of the tubing.
Run the tubing thru the fuse from the motor side leaving the knot on the engine side go around the tank and back thru the fuse.
Stretch the tubing out so it draws the tank tight, clamp the tubing at the fuse with a hemostat, tie then another knot at the hemostat.
Cut off the remaining tubing and release the hemostat.

Viola' !

Use a washer between the knots and the fuse so the knot doesn't eat into the side of the fuse

JRFisher

I really like the fuel tubing idea. Thanks. All my planes are profiles and I'm going to start converting from rubber bands to fuel tubing tonight.

AFSalmon

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Now I wish I could find a cheap source for bulk silicone tubing! LOL

Spacey

My advice? Go to the source, and that's definitely nowhere near in the hobby industry. Think medical silicone supply and manufacturing companies. There will definitely be guys in the states manufacturing tubing and all sorts of interesting extrusions from top quality silicone for medical use. That's how I got the right size tubing manufactured for my helicopters, you buy a small pile of tubing sure but at the price you'll be smiling all the way.

AFSalmon

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I did a search and found many sources of "silicone" rubber bands. Apparently they are popular for ladies hair use. Perhaps XJet knows more about these too? Seems you can get them at places like Walgreens according to the web sites. Will have to go look for some.

daveopam

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I'm going to Walgreens today anyway. I will have to look for them.

David

sodbuster 1

ok, 12 flights with the silicone tubing knotted on the other side.....

0 foam
0 wear
still tight as could be