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Re: Epoxy: Hinge for Footbrace
By:Paul G. Jacobson
Date: 3/28/2011, 7:21 pm
In Response To: Epoxy: Hinge for Footbrace *PIC* (Will N To Go)

: Made a full foot-brace panel, 1/8" ply, two layers of
: carbon-fiber, very strong.

: I've since been trying to make hinges for the rudder peddles (and
: the lever for my foot pump.)

: I've tried wrapping epoxied coated carbon fiber strips around
: various 'tubes' to create a slot for a hinge pin.

Forget trying to make slots of your carbon fiber. Buy a carbon fiber tube, cut it into short lengths ( about an inch or so, shove a stainless bolt or heavy wire inside to keep the parts in alignment and close together, and glass that, (or use carbon cloth) onto your pedal setup.

Just use a few drops of hotmelt glue or fast setting epoxy to hold the hinge in place. once that has set, pull the pin and do a full strength job aon all the joints

PGJ

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Epoxy: Hinge for Footbrace *PIC*
Will N To Go -- 3/27/2011, 2:21 pm
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JohnK -- 3/27/2011, 10:20 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/28/2011, 12:33 am
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Alex Ferguson -- 3/28/2011, 4:21 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/28/2011, 7:21 pm
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JohnK -- 3/28/2011, 7:52 pm
good point
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/29/2011, 5:32 am
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Will N To Go -- 3/28/2011, 9:32 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/29/2011, 1:55 am
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Paul Davies -- 3/29/2011, 1:28 pm
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Will N To Go -- 3/30/2011, 9:20 am
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Paul Davies -- 3/30/2011, 1:11 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/30/2011, 8:40 pm
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Will N To Go -- 3/31/2011, 12:20 pm
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Farback -- 3/31/2011, 12:39 pm
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Paul Davies -- 3/31/2011, 12:49 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2011, 4:04 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2011, 4:03 pm
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Will N to Go -- 4/3/2011, 6:05 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/4/2011, 12:49 am
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Will N to Go -- 4/5/2011, 12:43 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/5/2011, 1:36 am
UnHinged for Footbrace
JohnK -- 4/4/2011, 11:40 pm