Wiggly Lidl

[Stew]

Spent this afternoon modifying a mk1 Lidl glider. Wiggly wings mod. Going well. In fact, it's the most fun modelling I've had for ages, as it's so flippin cheap! Just using bits and bobs I have laying around.
Pics to follow when I've got it somewhere near.
Blatant copy of Phil's method, with a few minor alterations.

Going to find a local slope now and fly the hell out of it, get my mojo and confidence back.

[Phil_G]

Thats the spirit. So much fun for so little outlay

[Stew]

Hi.

Can anyone suggest some method for the wing wiggle/pitcheron bit? I need a tube/rod to fit across the centre section, that will fit into slightly larger tubes embedded in the underside of the wings.
I'm thinking K&S ally tubes? or something similar in carbon fibre? It needs to be robust and able to operate without a great deal of friction.

I'm also arranging a method of locking the wings in position so it can return to free-flight as and when I want it to, as that's what the majority of my models are.

Stew.

[Phil_G]

I just went to Leeds model shop & bought a length of carbon tube and a carbon rod that fitted it nicely.
viewtopic.php?p=5373#p5373 (and later posts in that thread)
The slot was cut by drawing a hot soldering iron along a metal ruler, crucially before cutting the wings to ensure perfect alignment.
After cutting the slot the wings & centre section are separated and the 3 sections of outer tubing hot-glued in place.
Melting a slot in this way is far stronger than cutting & digging
Its similar to the snakes method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6s9gucthpM
The inner rod threads through a nylon washer on each side to prevent the twisty bit of the wings binding on the centre section, and
a thin rubber band through the fus holds the wings in place. There are many ways to convert a lidl, this is just how I did a twisty
Cheers
Phil

[Stew]

That's great Phil. Thanks for that. Can you remember the diameter of the tubes you used?

[Phil_G]

Mine is 6mm x 4mm tube with (of course!) 4mm rod.

[Stew]

Duly ordered. Cheers!

[Phil_G]

I tend to be blasé about safety, I cut mine with a junior hacksaw but the consensus is you should cut it near the nozzle of a vacuum cleaner

[Stew]

Hi, yes I did give that some thought. Latex gloves and shop-vac at the ready.

[Flynn]

A hot wire cutter made with a length of piano wire and a current regulated bench power supply and holding your breath?