REFLECTOR: Cowling attachment

[Peter Braswell]

Don,
No direct experience on Velocity but I decided to use the 1/4 turn camloc
fasteners for my Glastar instead of the piano hinge.  The piano hinge is
invisible, but in practice it can be difficult to line up nicely which
makes it a bear to assemble/disassemble.

The camloc fasteners are not hard to install, but depth is critical.  What
I found is that you either have to order an assortment that span grip
lengths or if you have one grip length, you have to be prepared to build up
a consistent depth at each fastener point.  You can do this with layers of
glass.

Hope this helps,
Peter

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On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Don Johnston <numa at comcast.net> wrote:

> Has anyone ever tried dzus or camloc fasteners for the upper and lower
> cowling?
>
> Just wondering if there's a compromise between the panhead screws and the
> totally invisible piano hinge method.
>
> -Don Johnston
> XL-RG
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