Jim, I too have cowling pins and I went to the local hobby shop and bought a pack of landing gear wheel retainers and am using those. These are small metal collars which slip over the end of the piano hinge and are locked on with an allen set screw. Works great, looks good too.
Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI USA E-mail me at [email protected] Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/homepage.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "JIM VANCE" <[email protected]> To: "krnet" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 5:43 AM Subject: KR> Cowling joints > I used piano hinges to join the top and bottom of my cowling. It resulted in an almost perfect fit. > > The wires of the hinges pull out the front of the cowling to release it. How do I retain the wires so they don't slide out and customize my propeller? I would like something that looks intentional, rather than an after-the-fact bandaid. > > Jim Vance > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
