highace

Hello,

Ive got a Astro Hog that i would like to recover (things are looking old) but i would like some ideas on how i can get ther hinges out without tearing up the surafces.

Any ideas?

Ace

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One approach that I used, which may not be so great...but works.. I did this today to repair an aerelon.

I cut the hinges with hobby knife, releasing the aerelon. I think used the hobby knife to "carve out the hinges on both sides, and used needle-nosed plyers to grip the hinges and work them out. Dont know any other way...seems to work fine.

campbec

Hi,

When faced with a similar problem (albeit with CA hinges) I just trimmed the hinges level with the surface with a hobby knife. I then recovered and cut new hinge slots adjacent to the old and installed new hinges. I can't see why this wouldn't work with most hinge types.

Cheers,

Colin

highace

Hello,

I thought that mat be the best way to do it. Thats the way i have done it in the past but i thought there may be other, more clean ways to do it.

Thanks for the help

Ace

TNRabbit

...or you could cut them off flush and recover, then replace those nasty CA hinges with REAL Robart or Klett hinges!

highace

Thats what im gonna do, ive decided.
The hinges are the pinned type but i can get the knife and cut majority away from inside the balsa.
Ill end up covering it over and rehinging it.

Thanks fellas for the help.

TNRabbit

Can you not remove the pins fromt the hinges and simply cover around them??

highace

Yeah im not sure, ill probably just cut them out and cover them over.
I have two A/C that i would like to recover a GB Cub as well as a Astro Hog.
Both are lookg a bit old at the moment. Ive striped back the fabric covering on the Cub (pain the bum trying to get it all off)
Lots of sanding has been done, unfortunately lots more to go.
There is a bit of crash damage (not my fault) which means i have to replace the firewall as well as cleaing/rebuilding my ASP .65 four stroke (needing help on that). Im gonna recover in a scheme of a full size Cub that i flew in New Zealand.

Ace

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yo

dogfight

You can take a small drill bit and drill around the hinge and then work it out. Just a thought.

highace

Thats another thought that i have had.
Hadnt had the time to try it yet, in the middle of moving house at the moment. Big pain!