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You give up no strength in the hinge pins, nor does the Teflon suffer from
cold flow in the application to Lancair hinges. I defy anyone to show that
the shear stresses on the pin material used in the Teflon/SS hinge pin kit
is anywhere near the shear failure limits of said pins. I've examined mine,
after about 300 hours of service and find NO indications of undue wear -
cold flow or otherwise.

I found that grabbing the end of the Teflon tubing with pliers and pulling
hard will stretch the end of the tubing slightly, thereby narrowing it just
slightly. An angle cut with a razor blade at the narrowed spot will allow
easy insertion of the tubing. The wire is then pushed thru and the narrowed
end of the tubing cut off (about 1/2 inch). Works for me.

The Carbinge hinges probably are good things, but shouldn't be touted at the
expense of other equally good things. In politics, it's known as
"mud-slinging".

Dan Schaefer

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