Tips & Tricks
Any Old Bikes Lying Around?
A good thing to use for pushrods are bicycle spokes.
You can find old used wheels for next to nothing and
take out the spokes. They are threaded and come in
different sizes.
Instant Gap Filler
To fill small gaps, instead of filling with the
usual putties and waiting for them to dry, place
some medium CA in the gap. Then place a small amount
of baking soda on and watch it set before your eyes.
It is the strongest fill I have come across and is
instant.
—both from the Beachmasters RC Club, Ocean Park,
Washington
Sandbag Weights
Fill plastic Ziploc bags of various sizes
approximately ¾ full of fine sand and seal each
well. Use these to hold down large parts of your
airplane, such as wings, while building. The sand
conforms to the shape of the parts. The bags also
work well when gluing sheeting.
—from the Orbiting Eagles, Omaha, Nebraska
Cutting Corners
For a better fitting joint when using triangle
stock, sand a little off the 90° corner to provide
clearance for any glue fillet that may exist.
Weight Lifter
An excellent way to add ballast to the front of your
model is to straighten the tab of your old tire
weights, then bolt them to the underside of your
engine mount. This puts the weight well forward
where it’s needed and where it can be clipped away
with shears to adjust the balance point of the
model. Do not bolt ballast to the cowls. More often
then not, the little cowl mounting screws will be
torn out by the vibration. Your friendly tire man
will probably give you some old weights.
—both from the Schoolcraft SkyHawks R/C Airplane
Club, Schoolcraft, Michigan
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