Hinges, PIN size.

[waltb]

Hello, I am second owner of a Legacy tri-gear. At ACS I saw lots of different sizes of hinges also used as cowl attachments and in the seat pan among other. At ACS though I only see one size of pin for sale. In the plans, are all the different places that these hinge pins use the same size PIN . IE Elevator, Aileron, Seat Pan, Engine Cowling. Talking about the pin and not the aluminum hinges that the pin connects together.

[kmacht]

For the undersize hinge pins I bought them from Vans Aircraft. They have the stock .120 pin but also sell .090 and .063.

[sonex1374]

Another source of replacement hinge pins is your local model airplane hobby shop. You can buy 3 ft lengths of music wire in varying diameters. This wire is high carbon steel and holds up well in the elements, and it's also very strong and "springy".

K&S is the company you'll most often see, and their website gives an idea of the sizes available.

https://ksmetals.com/collections/music- ... ducts/mw36

Jeff