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Neat item from WillyNillies
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Neat item from WillyNillies
I was just perusing WillyNillies website to look for anything new. On the Accessories page there is a hinge tool for making fishing line hinges. Not that I have ever used fishing line for a hinge, but the tool would be a great modern version of the Goldberg hinge tool I've used for decades. This would work the same if you just push the needle in far enough that it would score a line on the balsa hingeline as you draw it down the balsa.
I'll have to order one next time a make a purchase from WillyNillies. I still have a couple of the Goldberg tools, but it doen't hurt to have an alternate on hand.
The Snoopy Mark
I'll have to order one next time a make a purchase from WillyNillies. I still have a couple of the Goldberg tools, but it doen't hurt to have an alternate on hand.
The Snoopy Mark
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Re: Neat item from WillyNillies
That really looks neat. There is mention of a 3d file to download, but unfortunately I cannot find it.
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I find his Cox engine electric motor mounts fascinating, very good job of mimicking these for the smaller out-runner motors. In flight it is hard to tell except for the electric whine, that it is not a Castor spewing Cox engine powering it.
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i want to LOVE WillieNillies, I've bought a couple of their planes.
its the dang lack of instructions that just frustrates the heck out of me.
its the dang lack of instructions that just frustrates the heck out of me.
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Re: Neat item from WillyNillies
I checked the instructions. This sure looks like a neat way to hinge little surfaces. The instructions indicated the 3d print files were in their site...I never found them. Maybe they got removed in order to prevent competition.
Had I found the file, I would work on figuring out my kid's 3d printer. If anyone here has it finds it, I'd love a copy. This way of hinging looks a lot cleaner than my "Frankenstein sewn hinges."
Had I found the file, I would work on figuring out my kid's 3d printer. If anyone here has it finds it, I'd love a copy. This way of hinging looks a lot cleaner than my "Frankenstein sewn hinges."
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Re: Neat item from WillyNillies
944_Jim wrote:I checked the instructions. This sure looks like a neat way to hinge little surfaces. The instructions indicated the 3d print files were in their site...I never found them. Maybe they got removed in order to prevent competition.
Had I found the file, I would work on figuring out my kid's 3d printer. If anyone here has it finds it, I'd love a copy. This way of hinging looks a lot cleaner than my "Frankenstein sewn hinges."
Same here. I looked all over the site for it, as well as the FB group with no luck. I even sent a message to them through the website, but have not heard back yet either, and that was shortly after I posted above. But if I do find it ever, I will gladly share it with you.
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Re: Neat item from WillyNillies
I made a hinge tool. The upgraded version!
STL uploaded to the Facebook group:
Balsa Builders FB Group
STL uploaded to the Facebook group:
Balsa Builders FB Group
Re: Neat item from WillyNillies
batjac wrote:I was just perusing WillyNillies website to look for anything new. On the Accessories page there is a hinge tool for making fishing line hinges. Not that I have ever used fishing line for a hinge, but the tool would be a great modern version of the Goldberg hinge tool I've used for decades. This would work the same if you just push the needle in far enough that it would score a line on the balsa hingeline as you draw it down the balsa.
I'll have to order one next time a make a purchase from WillyNillies. I still have a couple of the Goldberg tools, but it doen't hurt to have an alternate on hand.
The Snoopy Mark
FWIW I used to use sewn hinges for my Slow Combat planes in the 80’s. Using fishing line not the monofilament version. Just drill a series of 1/16” holes and tie a knot in one end of maybe a foot of line and make a needle point at the other with thin CA then do a figure 8 pattern. Pull it tight and wick thin CA in the holes. Works flawlessly and is cheap and you can cut it apart with a razor for repairs. Like a variation on cloth hinges without all the dope.
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