Nose Block / Motor Peg

[jimbothehotdog]

Could you guys shed some light on some more things... I hate to keep asking questions... but I gotta know.

I am curious about nose blocks... they are for adjusting the angle of the prop I assume.

Also I was wondering how you guys get the rubber on the motor peg? Do you have an access hole cut in the fuse or is there some other trick?



Thanks as always...

Dave

[jimbothehotdog]

Hello David... Thank you!



So what happens when the rubber breaks?
(Now this is about the time my mother would always say to me.. "go play!")

Does it then turn into a "fishing trip" to get new rubber mounted?

[BillParker]

Notice how (in the pic below) that there is a stick retaining the rubber band on all four planes. I always install the ruber then finish the plane. And yes, when the rubber breaks it's time to build a new plane...





bp

[flyright]

The question is are you building to fly?
If so the motor peg is not a peg as supplied in the kit. It is a piece of very light aluminum tube so you can hold the model in the winding stooge by placeing a piece of piano wire through the tube and into the hole in the stand. When winding you should always use a blast tube if putting in alot of turns. If the rubber breaks the blast tube prevents the exploding rubber from ripping the model apart. As to the replacement of a broken rubber..you either cut a small opening in the bottom of the model below the motor peg or you can make yourself a tool that is slotted in the end and push the new rubber towards the motor peg. I made mine out of small dia. plastic tubing, but you can also use 1/4 hard wood dowel.