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- From: sbixby@cup.portal.com (Steven W Bixby)
- Newsgroups: rec.models.rc
- Subject: Re: Attaching canopy to fuselage
- Message-ID: <73097@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 93 10:47:10 PST
- Organization: The Portal System (TM)
- References: <79381@hydra.gatech.EDU>
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- >I am just finishing a Super Sportster 40. The last thing that I need to do
- >is glue the canopy to the fuselage. The instructions mention using CA glue
- >but I was wondering if epoxy or some other glue might be better. Also,
- >should I glue the canopy to the monocote or should I cut the monocote where
- >the canopy touches the fuselage? I would appreciate any advice or personal
- >experiences.
-
- I would choose to use thin CA, very sparingly and slowly. The idea is to
- let the minimum amount of glue dry completely before adding more to a
- joint - otherwise, the fumes from to-quickly-curing glue will fog up the
- canopy.
-
- If you stuck down the monokote well, it will make a great gluing surface
- for the canopy - if you tacked the edges and used a heatgun to shrink
- the center flush (no scratches, etc), then I'd suggest using the iron
- to firmly tack at least the area where the canopy will touch before
- gluing.
-
- If you want to trim back the monokote under the joint, you'll know the
- joint is as strong as it can be, but it looks a little messier, IMHO.
- But you can keep it neat, and just use a trim stripe over the joint
- to finish it off; something I'd do for plastic-to-monokote, too.
-
- Good luck with the Sportster! This was my all-time favorite airplane;
- I probably flew through 15 gallons of fuel before a battery connector
- failure doomed the ship. I felt so good about this airplane, I'd fly
- inverted about 3-4 feet off the runway at 1/3 throttle. But one day
- the battery connection failed (I think...?) and it went into a hill
- at full throttle. ("Funeral March" plays here...) Saddest day of
- my R/C career. Well, anyway... I built a SS120 - it flew well also;
- I just ended up trading it for a heli. I have a SS60 and an SS 40 Bipe
- in the closet waiting for workbench time... building, not repairing!
-
- -swb- (Steve Bixby, sbixby@cup.portal.com)
-