Flat Hinges - 10 per bag
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Flat Hinges - 10 per bag

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$4.95
 
Item# (TBMHINGEFLAT)

 

  • Overview

A preferred method for installing flat hinges:

  1. Use a good 30 minute epoxy or Hysol 9462 (what we prefer).
  2. Slightly rough up either side of the "flat" with 80 grit sandpaper to give the epoxy more bite, then clean with an alcohol pad.
  3. Do not sand the hinge area, you want this to be as smooth as possible.
  4. Using a small epoxy brush, apply a small amount of Vaseline and "paint" the hinge area precisely. Flex the hinge completely in either direction and coat both sides.
  5. Be careful not to get any Vaseline on the gluing surface.
  6. Using a small disposable syringe filled with epoxy, inject a small amount into the hinge slot and apply a very light coating of epoxy on the front and back of one hinge side only.
  7. Install the hinge into the control surface side only! Keep the hinge strait out. The goal is to not have a huge amount ooze out and around the hinge area. You may clean off any residue with a Q-Tip dipped in alcohol with the excess squeezed off.
  8. Let the epoxy cure completely.
  9. Repeat the process on the airframe side and install the control surface.
  10. Tape into position and let the epoxy cure completely before flexing the control surface!
  11. You should hear a slight "snap" when the control surface is flexed for the first time.

 

 






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