Hinges

[Brock]

The tail fethers that I am the second owner of were built w/o the 4130 hinges.  As a result I have to decide how to approach intallation of hinges.  I've seen the pics of bent piano hinges which is what I believe Theo had in mind.  But I've also run across the solution used on the A-Plane (affordaplane).  Here is a pic below (scrn shot from KitPlanes).  What I like is these hinges be purchased ready made and installation is quick & easy.  What might not work is that the A-Plane uses 1" tubing while the LEXL uses 3/4" thus the bend on the hinges will not be correct.  One solution would be to install them in a bed of JB-weld which I believe would work out nicely. 
Will have to ponder this for a bit.  Post here if you have some wisdom to share...

[Kamcoman77]

Simply make the normal Legal Eagle 4130 hinges but only using 1/2 of the large tube. If you use 7/8" OD x 0.058" wall, it should snap over your 3/4" aluminum tubes and you can secure each hinge with two rivets, and JB-Weld (if desired).

[Brock]

Simply make the normal Legal Eagle 4130 hinges but only using 1/2 of the large tube. It should snap over your 3/4" aluminum tubes and you can secure each hinge with two rivets, and JB-Weld (if desired).

Thanks Kamcoman.  I had briefly thought along those lines but your picture, well you know, a thousand words.
BTW - I was looking at your Divinycell fuel tank on another thread (Chuck's).  Do you have more pictures on a build log?  What filler neck did you use?

[Kamcoman77]

The filler neck is a PVC plumbing piece. It is smooth pipe on one end and threaded on the other. I epoxied the smooth end into a couple of layers of foam. The cap was the screw-on piece that came with the neck. It had a large hole in it I sealed with a 1/8" thick piece of Plexiglass glued with JB-Weld Plastic Bond (2-part plastic glue)