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Forum: Control Lines
10-15-2023, 04:01 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,594
Posted By Tom Nied

Don't they get fuel saturated or brittle? I used...

Don't they get fuel saturated or brittle? I used cloth hinges on my first 1/2'As back in the '60. But those planes didn't last long. The hinge material supplied in Carl Goldberg kits I believe was...
Forum: Control Lines
08-01-2023, 08:56 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,594
Posted By Tom Nied

Dave, that's a beautiful looking Twister. I don't...

Dave, that's a beautiful looking Twister. I don't see it in your photos but you may want to add a fairlead (some have even just used a cotter pin) to prevent the pushrod from the flap to the...
Forum: Control Lines
02-22-2023, 08:04 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,594
Posted By Tom Nied

This makes so much sense that I'm daffy with...

This makes so much sense that I'm daffy with excitement. My Brodak Buster has been sitting on a table in the basement unfinished because I got stuck on how I was going to do the hinges. I think...
Forum: Control Lines
02-22-2023, 06:02 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,594
Posted By Tom Nied

So I get a little lost in your explanation of the...

So I get a little lost in your explanation of the hinge straps. Are those straps once sealed/adhered together (one up, one down, 1/4" overlap) a 1/2" wide by 3 3/4" long? Once applied it would go...
Forum: Control Lines
12-07-2022, 09:46 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,594
Posted By Tom Nied

So I've just searched for a method for hinging. ...

So I've just searched for a method for hinging. I've got a.35 Buster and the elevator thickness is really too thin for a Dubro or a Robart type hinge. Sewn is really the best method. OH, I...
Forum: Control Lines
07-03-2019, 05:28 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,594
Posted By Tom Nied

Geez imacone, 15 years a member here and this is...

Geez imacone, 15 years a member here and this is your 3rd post? That was well written. I pretty much agree with you but have yet to try the Robart style hinge. 66 here and my first CL...
Forum: Control Lines
02-13-2018, 08:37 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,594
Posted By Tom Nied

I bought a Flite Streak from a friend back in...

I bought a Flite Streak from a friend back in 1980's. Sewn elevator hinges. I still have it and the elevator still moves freely. Sewn hinges rock. They may look archaic, but they work just fine. ...
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