Down & Dirty Tips n' Tricks - The BEST Foamie Hinge Anywhere!

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Great job Steve!!!!! Awesome tip, be seeing ya soon, thanks buddy👍🏼👊🏼

[@Killerplanes]

Jeff’s Custom RC Thanks Jeff! I got 2 days left to figure out a puzzle to play Stump Denise with!

[@wordreet]

Now yer talkin! I genuinely hadn't managed to do any proper slit hinges before this day. Even on my first proper glider 6 years ago, the good ol' Easy Pidgeon. Neither the rudder nor the elevators had been pre-mounted or even slotted at the fatory. They did supply several pieces of flexible sort of fibreglass type stuff, (still have 'em somewhere) but I was a total beginner. Too embarrassed to go to a local shop and say, " I bought this off the internet, but can you help me!" So they got hinged with packing tape. They worked, but needed replacing later. Experimental airlines was my guide.

[@Killerplanes]

Hi @wordreet - hope this helps and good thinking on the other solutions!!

[@wordreet]

@@Killerplanes Heh, at that stage, I'd never done any of it before, so it was all taken from the Interwebs. 😋

[@DKoppJr]

I have used a tooth paste tube for very reliable hinges. I glued them in first then pushed small tooth picks to help hold them in . The process of cleaning it up is not too long.

[@Killerplanes]

Yes- whatever kind of plastic those are, it’s flexible forEVER, and easy to flex- perfect combo!

[@Andy-df5fj]

What works great for me is the filter material from pool filters.

[@Killerplanes]

@@Andy-df5fj gotta try that out. All I need is a pool filter!

[@Andy-df5fj]

@@Killerplanes I suppose furnace air filters have similar material. Dryer sheets seem to be similar as well but a bit too thin.

[@Killerplanes]

@@Andy-df5fj Got those! Probably not as unbreakable as HDPE, though. I imagine they'd be difficult to get into a slit in foam- HDPE is hard enough!

[@Andy-df5fj]

@@Killerplanes Yeah the slit needs to be opened up with a Popsicle stick or something similar because the material isn't that rigid, but once they're installed, the hinges are very low friction.

[@reckemroysrc3764]

This is one of my favorites. I don't know how many of my PLANES have milk bottle hinges but it's ALOT and you are right they're tough. Great tip Steve and thos 👍🏼👍🏼😎✌🏻✌🏻e dirty hands

[@Killerplanes]

RECKEM ROYS RC Love your name! And it’s funny that this supremely useful plastic is chucked in the trash every day-

[@grumpyjohntxredneckrc6346]

Great Tip Steve! Thanks

[@Killerplanes]

Grumpy John, a day without you is like a day without sunshine! Thanks for watching!

[@grumpyjohntxredneckrc6346]

LMAO...

[@TimHWolfe]

Watch all your videos. They're great. Got a Hawk Sky a few years back. It's still flying !!! Need to get with you about a new plane. I like the Biplanes or possible a Warbird. Anything of yours will be great !!! I'll be in touch.

[@Killerplanes]

Tim Wolfe oh, you lucky devil- we’re getting ready to do Kickstarter with THE SHARK, Which is a hawkfighter on steroids, and will come with a 15 crash guarantee. 2 versions- trainer/FPV and combat aerobatic (the CA version goes over 90MPH, too) We are going to change the way RC planes are built! Keep an eye out-

[@TimHWolfe]

Killer Planes - Reinforced RC Planes - I’ll be watching for your new videos. When you announce the new Shark! I’m sure it’ll all be on your website ! You guys do great work, so I’ll probably have you do all the reinforcing again.

[@airhammer6203]

Go git me the melk jug maaw!! This is country genius at work. I'm 25yrs Georgia, so. I'm gonna have to give this a try. I would "pin it" as well. A like from me. AirHammer out!!

[@Killerplanes]

We used to call it Melk too! That was Long Island in the 50s and 60s- but those were all glass melk bottles, delivered into your melk BOX by a melk MAN. Oh, the good all days

[@airhammer6203]

@@Killerplanes when I said I would "pin it" I meant the hinges.😁

[@sirstomper]

Is there a problem in just using CA hinges in foam?

[@Killerplanes]

Dont know what they are! HDPE is the only completely unbreakable hinge thats free!

[@arniesbox]

How did you go back in time and get a 1970's Mid-West city's local news anchorman to record the narration? ;-) All that was missing was "Film at 11!" Great retro video style!!

[@Killerplanes]

Man- what wacky mid west city did you grow up in? So your local news anchorman broke into the occasional brogue, or southerner, or french or Romanian accent? Must have been fun!

[@halroofner4069]

Jethro Bodine. Go’s into’s. Lol

[@Killerplanes]

Glad you "get" our sick, twisted humor! LOL!

[@halroofner4069]

Killer Planes - Reinforced RC Planes guess it show our age. Lol. You have a lot of great videos, one day I’ll get the nerve to run a long drill through my FMS 1400 Corsair sections. Thank you for videos showing how to do it. I know it cuts into your bottom line of business. Have a great weekend 👍