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![Sturdy hinge construction tip - Airplanes and Rockets](images2/sketchbook-american-modeler-jun-1962-1.jpg)
Sturdy hinge construction tip sent by Al Oman, Randall, Minnesota, is adaptable to wing flaps or elevators. Cloth
hinge material is firmly held and virtually concealed.
![Finishing suggestion to use when brushing enamel - Airplanes and Rockets](images2/sketchbook-american-modeler-jun-1962-2.jpg)
A finishing suggestion to use when brushing enamel, from E. Mayover, Bradenton, Florida, is to place opened can
of enamel in pan of water, warm slightly. Heated enamel dries brighter, smoother.
![Tank mounts for profile control line models - Airplanes and Rockets](images2/sketchbook-american-modeler-jun-1962-3.jpg)
Ready-made "Jiffy Wall Hooks" are ideal tank mounts for profile control line models, reports Leo Cowger, Jr.,
Ft. Pierce, Florida Cement them in place, then secure tank with rubber bands.
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![Sign painters' "pounce wheel" - Airplanes and Rockets](images2/sketchbook-american-modeler-jun-1962-4.jpg)
Sign painters' "pounce wheel," available at art supply stores, permits quick transfer of plans to balsa sheet
with-out destroying plans. Used by Alfred Walsky, Parsippany, New Jersey.
![Simple gadget is handy for winding or unwinding escapement rubber motors - Airplanes and Rockets](images2/sketchbook-american-modeler-jun-1962-5.jpg)
Simple gadget is handy for winding or unwinding escapement rubber motors, claims J. D. Gerrard-Gough, Orangevale,
California.
![Lowering fuel level breaks circuit, shuts off light - Airplanes and Rockets](images2/sketchbook-american-modeler-jun-1962-6.jpg)
To prevent long range R/C model boat from running out of fuel when offshore, Dan Ocken, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
rigged warning light. Lowering fuel level breaks circuit, shuts off light.
Got a new idea for construction, ad-justment, or operation of model planes, boats or R/C? "AM" pays $10 for
each "hint & kink" used. Send rough sketch and description to Sketchbook, c/o American Modeler, The Conde
Nast Publications Inc., 420 Lexington Ave., New York 17, N.Y.
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