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USEFUL HINTS FROM MODELERS |ILLUSTRATIONS BY RICHARD THOMPSON

GETTING HOOKED UP

I’ve found that the shank from
3-0 or 4-0 fi shhooks that
have a nice smooth eye
at the end can be
used as a connector
for rigging in
tight places and
to simplify hookups in
others. Th ey can be inserted into Du-Bro E-Z
connectors; soldered into threaded couplers; or with a Z bend
formed in the shank, inserted directly into a servo arm for pull-
pull lines. I fi nd that fi shhooks with round shanks and a diameter
of about 1/16 of an inch work best in the connectors. Note: Th e
shanks must be heated with a torch to bright red and cooled for
the Z bend to be formed without breaking.
Charley Fast, Cherry Hill, New Jersey

MAGNETIC BOWL

While working on a project with a lot of small screws, nuts,
etc., I do so with a 4- or 8-inch-diameter magnetic bowl
(available in car-parts stores) under the job. If I accidentally
drop any of the small parts, they fall right into the bowl and
don’t bounce out onto the fl oor, where they are never to be
seen again.
Geoff Hickson, Walpole, Massachusetts

BAG IT

When reversing the shaft on a brushless motor, I have

sometimes had to remove the e-clips from the motor

shaft. Th ey usually fl y away across the shop when I try

to remove them. It took me an hour or so to fi nd these

clips the last time they went fl ying. A good solution is

to put your motor and the pliers inside a plastic bag

and then remove the e-clip. It can’t fl y away, and this

operation saves lots of time that, otherwise, might be

spent on your hands and knees.

Michael Jennings, Kalispell, Missouri

EASY KEEPER

Most pilots use a slice of fuel tubing as a clevis keeper

so that the control linkage does not come undone

during fl ight. It can, however, be a hassle trying to get

it positioned over the clevis. I’ve found it easy to do if

you fi rst push the fuel-tubing keeper onto the tip of

a pair of needle-nose pliers. You can then open the

pliers to stretch the tubing and then slide it onto the

clevis.

Bill Winsted, Paris, Texas