Re: VP Hub for Intermediate Stick

From: Tapio Linkosalo <tapio.linkosalo_at_iki.fi>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:12:30 +0300

On 18.6.2013 3:23, Tom wrote:
> Tapio, The hinges move freely. The first hub of this design was built
> this spring for a Pennyplane and it performed nicely. This one is
> smaller and still a bit heavy at 117 mg. The carbon tubes are polished
> with a glass polish and lubricated with a very small amount of Moebius
> clock oil.

OK, maybe the proper polishing is the trick; I tried similar setup but
my hinges were sticking quite badly... Is the carbon tube and rod
pultruded (i.e. the fibers run lengthwise)?

May I copy a picture of your hub to the Finnish model bulletin board
(lennokit.net)?



-Tapio-
Received on Mon Jun 17 2013 - 21:12:13 CEST