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Post by hobbyjumper on May 14, 2011 17:29:47 GMT 1
Well I reinforced the wing saddle at the rear a la the popsicle stick method (although I used model aircraft plywood) and that is working great. But I see that the front edge of the saddle is ground up like hamburger. Anyone else have this problem? If so, what was your fix?
Cheers...
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Post by renard80 on May 14, 2011 22:43:13 GMT 1
A bit late for you, as unfortunately the damage is done, but for the benefit of any new owners reading this - I reinforced the front of the saddle with clear packing tape.
It's still good after many nasty crashes.
I hope someone has the remedy for your problem, hobbyjumper.
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Post by john66 on May 14, 2011 23:09:19 GMT 1
You tell me your eyes n ears are good, yet when i look at the 25 most recent posts all I see is...... "Saddle deteriorating by renard80". Yikes dosen't sound good. Your doctor suggested tape?   ;D John |
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Post by renard80 on May 14, 2011 23:41:53 GMT 1
You tell me your eyes n ears are good, yet when i look at the 25 most recent posts all I see is...... "Saddle deteriorating by renard80". Yikes dosen't sound good. Your doctor suggested tape? ;D John ;D ;D ;D Now get off this poor bloke's thread if you can't help him, John! |
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Post by hobbyjumper on May 15, 2011 2:41:05 GMT 1
Doh! the only square inch of foam I did NOT tape. ;D Plane still flies fine. I will find a way to fix and report back. A bit late for you, as unfortunately the damage is done, but for the benefit of any new owners reading this - I reinforced the front of the saddle with clear packing tape. It's still good after many nasty crashes. I hope someone has the remedy for your problem, hobbyjumper. |
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Post by hobbyjumper on May 22, 2011 2:46:52 GMT 1
Here's how I fixed it. The hardwood dowel is glued in place, in a small trough. Works quite well. Also helps visually centre the wing after a mishap.  |
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Post by Dillzio on May 22, 2011 9:14:52 GMT 1
Cloth tape on the cowl, nice! Did you get that brilliant idea from one of my posts, or could it possibly be that I'm not the only person in the world to think of using cloth-tape to reinforce something?
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Post by hobbyjumper on May 22, 2011 13:56:15 GMT 1
Totally got the idea from this forum, except that over here we call it duct tape (maybe you do too?), and after 50 years of it being silver only they recently started producing it in a rainbow of colours. So when I saw the white duct tape at Canadian Tire, I said, perfect. In retrospect maybe orange would have been smarter, but orientation in the air has not been a problem so far.
Btw, that reinforced cowl (100% outside; 50% inside) has undoubtedly prevented massive damage time and again.
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Post by john66 on May 23, 2011 10:46:01 GMT 1
Wow looks just like the white Gaffer (Gaffa?) tape I have on my cowl, that many advise not to use. Feel free to use my ideas, thats what all the infos here for, sharing!
John
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Post by hobbyjumper on May 24, 2011 17:36:20 GMT 1
Eh? What's wrong with using gaffer tape, supposedly?
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Post by john66 on May 24, 2011 18:12:08 GMT 1
Eh? What's wrong with using gaffer tape, supposedly? I have no idea, works fine for me! John |
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Post by Dillzio on May 25, 2011 2:32:48 GMT 1
thanks to a recent episode of mythbusters, i am now an expert on duck/duct tape.
While many call it duct tape, because it is used for sealing the gaps between sections of air conditioner ducting, it is actually called DUCK tape because that's what is was originally named when the military invented it for sealing ammo crates. they call it duck tape because the adhesive is a natural rubber that repels water, just like a duck's back.
Duck tape does not have cloth reinforcement in it, duck tape is elastic and stretchy, two things that cloth tape is not. Cloth tape is otherwise known as gaffer tape, because it's used by Gaffers in the tv/film industry to secure the cables they have running around everywhere.
what is supposedly wrong with using cloth tape or gaffer tape is that it's quite heavy. Using it around the nose isn't so bad, but if you use it on the back of your airplane near the tail it will MAJORLY throw off your centre of gravity.
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Post by john66 on May 25, 2011 5:12:37 GMT 1
thanks to a recent episode of mythbusters, i am now an expert on duck/duct tape. While many call it duct tape, because it is used for sealing the gaps between sections of air conditioner ducting, it is actually called DUCK tape because that's what is was originally named when the military invented it for sealing ammo crates. they call it duck tape because the adhesive is a natural rubber that repels water, just like a duck's back. Duck tape does not have cloth reinforcement in it, duck tape is elastic and stretchy, two things that cloth tape is not. Cloth tape is otherwise known as gaffer tape, because it's used by Gaffers in the tv/film industry to secure the cables they have running around everywhere. what is supposedly wrong with using cloth tape or gaffer tape is that it's quite heavy. Using it around the nose isn't so bad, but if you use it on the back of your airplane near the tail it will MAJORLY throw off your centre of gravity. Actually this tape was originally used by soldiers in the jungle, they would throw rolls of it at gorrilas that came too close, hence its name "Ducked Ape" FACT! John |
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Post by Dillzio on May 25, 2011 6:11:16 GMT 1
thanks to a recent episode of mythbusters, i am now an expert on duck/duct tape. While many call it duct tape, because it is used for sealing the gaps between sections of air conditioner ducting, it is actually called DUCK tape because that's what is was originally named when the military invented it for sealing ammo crates. they call it duck tape because the adhesive is a natural rubber that repels water, just like a duck's back. Duck tape does not have cloth reinforcement in it, duck tape is elastic and stretchy, two things that cloth tape is not. Cloth tape is otherwise known as gaffer tape, because it's used by Gaffers in the tv/film industry to secure the cables they have running around everywhere. what is supposedly wrong with using cloth tape or gaffer tape is that it's quite heavy. Using it around the nose isn't so bad, but if you use it on the back of your airplane near the tail it will MAJORLY throw off your centre of gravity. Actually this tape was originally used by soldiers in the jungle, they would throw rolls of it at gorrilas that came too close, hence its name "Ducked Ape" FACT! John Sometimes I have to remind myself that our society descended from yours. It's just so hard to believe sometimes |
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Post by john66 on May 25, 2011 10:47:40 GMT 1
Actually this tape was originally used by soldiers in the jungle, they would throw rolls of it at gorrilas that came too close, hence its name "Ducked Ape" FACT! John Sometimes I have to remind myself that our society descended from yours. It's just so hard to believe sometimes Not strictly true Dill, eh? I would suggest most of us "Poms" on here are decent law abiding citizens! John |
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