Hi Bill,
I don't think a lot of weight is saved by using Yellow glue over Hot Stuff.
The yellow glue is strong and is cheaper but is not waterproof, if you get wet.??
The yellow glue is Aliphetic Resin and is called Carpenters wood glue.
Any hardware store should have itThermals, Art
Bill
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.
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 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
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
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