Bill Rakozy wrote:
Is Titebond that much (lighter) and (stronger) than CA? The only glue I use
is CA type and West System epoxy, but love wooden nostalgia type airplanes.
Your thoughts please?
I use yellow carpenter's glue because:
1) It isn't toxic (look ma! no fumes!)
2) I can
I use CA only where I need to. I am a fan of yellow
glue or my favorite, UHU Hart. CA will wick in more
that you think and you basically use more than you
really need to. Balsa is very porous stuff. That adds
weight and cost. Yellow glue is cheaper to use and
much easier to get off your fingers.
At 04:21 PM 7/31/2002 -0400, Mark Holm wrote:
Hi Bill,
Great discussion of gluing from someome who obviously was paying attention
in Surface Chemistry class.
I teach the Surface Chemistry class.;-)
I have one little quibble / bit of advice from someone who used to take
apart PVC for a
Bill Swingle wrote:
30 minute epoxy for EVERYTHING??
Egad, I use 5 minute for everything. Plus, in late spring and early fall,
I'll usually err on the side of too much hardener just to make it go faster.
But, in the winter, I hit it with the heat gun. In the summer, I have to
move quite
At 05:47 PM 7/31/2002 -0700, Bill Swingle wrote:
Tack the wood structure together with the CA
then hit it with Yellow glue.
Dumb question: Doesn't the Yellow glue need to be inside the joint? Which
will be difficult to achieve after the initial tack?
Good point. I tend to use an
At 08:47 PM 7/31/2002 -0400, Andrew E. Mileski wrote:
Bill Swingle wrote:
30 minute epoxy for EVERYTHING??
Egad, I use 5 minute for everything. Plus, in late spring and early fall,
I'll usually err on the side of too much hardener just to make it go faster.
AAGGGH
Some days I could
Put an Ag16 on it ands it will be very competitive.
Chris Adams
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It did NOT come stock w/ a SD7084... my bad. Airfoil
Tack the wood structure together with the CA
then hit it with Yellow glue.
Dumb question: Doesn't the Yellow glue need to be inside the joint? Which
will be difficult to achieve after the initial tack?
Almost clueless chem dude,
Bill Swingle
Janesville, CA
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Another great post. Many thanks, but may I look the
gift horse in the mouth?
I have built several carbon/balsa spars and have yet
to find the perfect glue and procedure to join
end-grain 4lb balsa to pre-cured carbon strip.
Laminating epoxy (MGS) soaks into the balsa too much
and the
30 minute epoxy for EVERYTHING??
Egad, I use 5 minute for everything. Plus, in late spring and early fall,
I'll usually err on the side of too much hardener just to make it go faster.
But, in the winter, I hit it with the heat gun. In the summer, I have to
move quite spiritedly so I don't build
--- Jeb Bushell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have built several carbon/balsa spars and have yet
to find the perfect glue and procedure to join
end-grain 4lb balsa to pre-cured carbon strip.
So far the best I've found is the suggestion of Warren Man-Son Hing to
use slow epoxy thickened with
At 06:14 PM 7/31/2002 -0700, Jeb Bushell wrote:
Another great post. Many thanks, but may I look the
gift horse in the mouth?
Of course, be aware that this horse might bite.
I have built several carbon/balsa spars and have yet
to find the perfect glue and procedure to join
end-grain 4lb balsa
Do a search under plexus a two part Methalacraliate??? Glue designed for
composites. Love the Stuff. You can get it in varying grades and cure rates.
I have never herd of anybody using the stuff in Rc Soaring, don't know why.
Will never use Five minute again or any other expoxy to glue cured
Don Stackhouse wrote:
According to the manufacturers of epoxy (specifically the tech support folks at
Hexcel),
the toxic chemicals in most epoxies will go right through latex. They emphatically
told
me you should NOT use latex gloves when working with epoxy, that you should use
vinyl,
At 01:54 PM 8/1/2002 +1200, Aneil wrote:
Do a search under plexus a two part Methalacraliate??? Glue designed for
composites.
A google search on plexus yields something to do with a communications
company.
The advanced google search using acrylate as one of the must be there key
words
All this talk about various adhesives and materials has prompted me to chip
in.
There was a time when real nauga hides were used. It was extremely durable
with no adverse effect on humans. It was soft and pliable, had a nice scent
and felt warm like leather. It's popularity skyrocketed and the
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