Holding a thin tube while you file or drill it, etc., can be tricky. Slip the tube into a regular spring-type clothespin, then put the pin...
Amateur pilots often make the mistake of completing the final turn and then trying to input a crab into the crosswind with the rudder, thereby increasing...
To ensure exact depth when you drill blind holes, fit a wheel collar of an appropriate size to the drill as a depth stop. This is...
Having bad luck with standard wheel collars? A lot of the time, they just loosen up and come off during landing. Try threading 3/16-inch axles with...
If you want to go to the extra mile, you can laterally balance your airplane. To do so, suspend the aircraft with a cord or rope...
Having flown its bigger brother, the EFX racer, the Durafly MFX from Hobby King doesn’t disappoint. The speed and agility are fantastic. The MFX has a...
Tired of your model moving while you’re working on it? Nervous that it will roll off the table? Recently, I made up some wheel chocks to...
Mount the thumb wheel from an old cigarette lighter on a regular Dremel Moto-tool mandrel, and use it as a small, fast, router or grinder.
Straight alignment is very important for taming your airplane’s ground handling especially during takeoff runs and landings. You’ll have far fewer ground loops if your axles...
After you build a sport plane, there are a couple things you need to do before you head off to the flying field. For your engine...
When building a model airplane, you often have to install a blind nut to secure an ending mount or other piece of hardware. Using your hands...
Here is a simple way to hold a small nut in place while getting the screw or Allen cap started. This works well where it’s almost...