ZK BAP Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 My best tool is my craft knive.second band saw. Third pins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Posted by cymaz on 13/02/2015 06:29:52: You lucky Devil Geoff.. ! You may call it luck. I call it long term planning Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Plains Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Posted by fly boy3 on 12/02/2015 23:40:11: I have a 10year old model miniture saw that cuts slots for my Myler hinges at the exact depth and thickness, will have a good cry if I break it. LoL. Cheers I'd be interested to see a picture of that Fly Boy. I've never used any slotted type hinges, even though the Easy Pigeon arrived with no hinges in place (despite the advert saying it was all done for me ) and a pack of strange fibrous thingies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 I am going to suggest 2 very useful tools which are rarely seen.. Not essential but handy for numerous jobs. 1 Pick up tool ( pearl catcher) which can grip any screw such as a servo screw and actually grip it firmly enough to start it into the pilot hole. Also picks up parts dropped inside fuselage etc. Magic! Maplin or Proops sell them. 2. a Birdcage awl. This is simply a tapered square awl which can enlarge any hole. I made one from a 3mm Obo nail ( in place of tool steel ) ground on all four sides to a tapered point and set into a wooden handle. Handy for any DIY job where screws need to be started in wood - it instantly makes a tapered hole to start a screw. Main use in aeromodelling is locating the holes for engine mounts, horns etc. It is slender enough to go through the holes in motor mounts etc and mark or start a hole. You could regrind a bradawl or buy the proper thing from Axminster - they now call them Square Bladed Bradawl. Works far better than ordinary bradawl which invariably splits timber. Edited By kc on 13/02/2015 19:18:43 Edited By kc on 13/02/2015 19:19:15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wright Stuff Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 This is my favourite tool. It is simply a sharpened broken hacksaw blade. It admittedly has some sentimental value - my Dad made it for me back in the day, and I've kept it for years, periodically resharpened. It's a balsa chisel, a spatula, a scraper, a filler applicator, a hinge slot cutter, a stirrer, a straight edge, a carving tool. All in one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 On that topic... a micro gouge made bymy late father from a Mahogany dowel, and an umbrella spoke!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Another great tool I have. Invaluable . Along with my magnetic tray...great at the flying field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Great tool... Nurse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 I neuter cats for a small fee .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Geezer Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Good thinking Cymaz - you would find needle holders even more useful, the hinge is much closer to the business end, if I had the IT skill I would append a picture. Equally useful are dressing forceps ( 6" blunt ended tweezers ), particularly useful for picking up small nuts, bolts, screws etc, especially as we get older where our fingers look to be near enough their original diameter - but have the sensitivity and manoeuvrability of a cooked pork sausage. You can find dressing forceps, needle holders, or haemostats ( not as strong and useful as the needle holders ) at a lot of fishing shops, much cheaper there though not such nice quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Needle holders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Geezer Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 You've got the idea - Mayo-Hagar are what you need, 7" is the size, have a look at Vet Direct too, their prices are more reasonable. The block end dressing forceps on this site are the job, and cheap as chips. Nice people to deal with too. ( Both instruments are brilliant, for example, putting servo mounting screws into place in a really deep fuselage where you can't get your fingers, let alone your hand! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Prop Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Posted by Gurth Scriven 2 on 14/02/2015 09:11:33: ( Both instruments are brilliant, for example, putting servo mounting screws into place in a really deep fuselage where you can't get your fingers, let alone your hand! ) I use Tack Wax (made by De Luxe) for holding servo screws on to the tips of screwdrivers. It is used by war gamers for holding small figures on to a base for painting, but also works well on servo screws, particularly the socket head type. A small tub lasts forever..... Edited By Broken Prop on 14/02/2015 09:37:05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 quite simply ME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 The fluorescent light went in my workshop. A six foot twin tube unit. Before replacing it I looked on the Internet and found an architectural site with recommended lighting levels. The nearest was a high precision/drawing office and I ended up with 4 five foot LED tubes shoving out 6000 lumens positioned above the workbench. What a difference, I can see! The old unit was about 1000 lumens and I thought this was a good light! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Maybe we should all have one of these. Brilliant invention. May look gimmicky but it aint! You can cut all hinges dead accurate for a WOT4 in 3 mins. Alternatively I have GP Incidence meter. Only used once or twice a year. But, boy when it is it's invaluable. Can't do without it.....same for my GP CoG balance stand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve T Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Just wondering which kit has 30 to 40 hinges......possibly the 'Floppy Flier'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Steve T - you've never made one of these then with scale ailerons? Honestly, some people... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J V R Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 My best & most useful tools are: Laser cross hair automatic level Heavy duty gas soldering iron and my late fathers archimedes drill with a 1mm bit which is great at drilling pilot holes for screws to stop the wood from splitting when the screw is driven in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Posted by Stevo on 14/02/2015 14:48:18: Steve T - you've never made one of these then with scale ailerons? Honestly, some people... You're not trying to give Tim Hooper ideas, are you? Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Posted by Pete B - Moderator on 14/02/2015 23:13:59: Posted by Stevo on 14/02/2015 14:48:18: Steve T - you've never made one of these then with scale ailerons? Honestly, some people... You're not trying to give Tim Hooper ideas, are you? Pete It would be a walk in the park for Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Posted by Stevo on 14/02/2015 14:04:26: Maybe we should all have one of these. Brilliant invention. May look gimmicky but it aint! You can cut all hinges dead accurate for a WOT4 in 3 mins. Alternatively I have GP Incidence meter. Only used once or twice a year. But, boy when it is it's invaluable. Can't do without it.....same for my GP CoG balance stand... I've never seen a GP hinge slot cutter for sale in the UK though I'd be tempted to buy one if I did. Cutting hinge slots is probably my most unfavourite job. I have a Robart incidence meter. Certainly very useful, particularly with biplanes and I wouldn't be without it but it's not my 'best' tool. Neither is my M&M developments balance jig but it gets used on every model aeroplane. Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daren Graham - Cambria Funfighters Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 One of the tools i use most is a vernier guage for marking out and measuring. I prefer the manual type. Next would be the vibrating saw and then a disc sander. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausferret Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Posted by Gurth Scriven 2 on 14/02/2015 09:11:33: You've got the idea - Mayo-Hagar are what you need, 7" is the size, have a look at Vet Direct too, their prices are more reasonable. The block end dressing forceps on this site are the job, and cheap as chips. Nice people to deal with too. ( Both instruments are brilliant, for example, putting servo mounting screws into place in a really deep fuselage where you can't get your fingers, let alone your hand! ) I just magnetise the screwdriver to place servo screws etc ........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 I use a bit of Blue Tack to hold screws on drivers. The problem with magnetised tools is that they're as likely to pull a screw away from where you want it after you've got near the place. Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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