Latest & Greatest tip for all the electric flyers , comes from new member Bill S : Upon unpacking a new electric gearbox, Bill looked at it for 3 days trying to figure out how to separate it in order to mount it to the motor.  After pondering the problem for several days, and trying to separate the parts with a hammer, screw driver & whatever else he could think of, Bill gave up. At a recent meeting he showed it to Jmax, who promptly unscrewed the two pieces. Bill went home a happy camper !

After using "solder wick" to wire up a battery pack, try wrapping the batteries with masking tape. Now you can easily write on the tape, describing the packs' characteristics

Ever need a "third hand" when trying to put washout in a wing ? If using a heat gun, simply clamp it to your workbench or place in a vise ( wrapping the heat gun in a small towel or rag will protect it from the clamp / wise ) ... Turn heat gun on, and move wing in front of the heat flow to put the washout into the wing... or remove unwanted "wing warp"

Try using the miniature magnets, from Radio Shack to act as a “hold down” for the canopy... talk to Kurt or JMax for help...they are the experts here !

New idea on making tow hooks.  I've used 8-32 or 10-24 machine screws
instead of nails which makes it unnecessary to do any threading.  Just
chuck an overly long screw in a portable drill.  Then rotate it against a
grinding wheel or file until the threads have been removed.  Cut off the
portion that was in the chuck.... Howard

MAKE YOUR OWN TOW HOOKS: You need a 3” nail (10 d) & an 8/32 die...Put nail in vise – pointy end up,Use 8/32 die to thread ˝ “ of nail... Put sticky tape over threads and put taped end in vise.  Cut nail head off, Bend nail.  Mount using 8/32 blind nut internal & std. nut & washer external. ( SEM 01/2000 )  

Need an inexpensive skid for your glider ? Nick B. used a length of flexible plastic ( from a soft drink bottle ) & smartly attached it to bottom of fuselage... Jmax also copied Nick's idea and used "goop" to attach his skid. The clear plastic allows your great monokote covering job to show right thru it  ! ...Thanks Nick !