I found this hanger concept in a forum thread about RC plane storage and, given the precarious balancing act I've got for storing my planes, decided to give this a go. My bending wasn't as millimetre-perfect as that shown in the forum but my first effort looks fairly decent.
I managed to find the 1/4" (6.1mm) steel rod in one metre lengths, and well as 6mm clear flexible tube for the protective sleeve. Also a bag of 25mm plastic-coated cup-hooks and we're all ready to give it a go! It cost a little under five dollars for the rod, flexible sleeve and hook.
NOTE I have found that you can get 1/4" aluminium rod as well as the steel, and have been using this lately. It is much easier to bend than the steel, and more than strong enough to support any of the planes which I have. And, as a bonus, it's also slightly cheaper than the steel equivalent.
I've used builders line to hang the planes, but, if your ceiling is low enough, you can attach the hanger directly to the hook as in the video.
I have discovered that it's best to push the flexible sleeving on the bar before you bend it, using dishwashing liquid as lubricating fluid, and pushing from the tube make it much easier.
So the first plane up on my prototype hanger was the Trainstar and, I must say, the result is awesome...
nice post
ReplyDeleteI have a beginner RC plane (the T-28 Trojan S BNF), which I have been storing carelessly in my garage. I think the hanging method is much easier to implement. Thanks for the tips. I also found some unique RC planes that I can easily hang here: http://mydronelab.com/best-pick/best-rc-plane-with-camera.html
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