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Re: Epoxy: Hinge for Footbrace
By:Paul Davies
Date: 3/29/2011, 1:28 pm
In Response To: Epoxy: Hinge for Footbrace *PIC* (Will N To Go)

For a hinge on your rudder controlling foot peddle ,use a square patch of 4 mm thick ruberised cloth,the stuff with fiber strands running through.Popp rivet the generous square patch to the foot brace and to the foot peddle.
No problem.Simple is best.
cheers from Paul NZ.

: 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. Used PVA
: Release, saran wrap..... wrapped around a carbon-fiber tent
: pole, an aluminum rod,
: carbon cloth (I think I have about 6 oz) and use West Resin and
: Fast Hardener. Th
: All I've done so far is make a mess. The PVA doesn't release, I
: can't get the 'mold pins' out....

: I bought some 6mm carbon tubes (1/4" ID) for RC model boats;
: figuring I'd just epoxy these by wrapping carbon around them to
: attach them to a rudder peddle. Even this isn't working.

: I just need a strong reliable hinge for rudder peddles.
: (I've looked at the existing and available hinges, nothing looks
: like what I need.
: Questions:
: 1. Is there a known simple solution? I've Googled for every
: possible combination of foot- brace rest rudder peddle.... etc..
: but have never even seen a photo of the back of one of the full
: foot braces others have made.
: 2. Other suggestions.
: Thanks
: at my Flickr page are more photos of my foot-brace-pump plan,
: mock-up. http://www.flickr.com/photos/willn2/

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Hinge for Footbrace *PIC*
Will N To Go -- 3/27/2011, 2:21 pm
Re: Epoxy: Hinge for Footbrace
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