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- From: lew@4ccvw35.scg.hac.com (Lyman Lew)
- Newsgroups: rec.models.rc
- Subject: Re: Attaching canopy to fuselage
- Message-ID: <24648@hacgate.SCG.HAC.COM>
- Date: 7 Jan 93 20:43:02 GMT
- References: <79381@hydra.gatech.EDU>
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- Reply-To: lew@4ccvw35.UUCP (Lyman Lew)
- Organization: Hughes Aircraft Co., El Segundo, CA
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- In article <79381@hydra.gatech.EDU> mj4@prism.gatech.EDU (JONES,MICHAEL D.) writes:
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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.
- >
- >Thanks,
- >Michael
- >
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- >JONES,MICHAEL D.
- >Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
- >uucp: ...!{decvax,hplabs,ncar,purdue,rutgers}!gatech!prism!mj4
- >Internet: mj4@prism.gatech.edu
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- I found RC56 glue by Wilhold to work best. It looks like white wood glue
- but it dries clear and is very flexible. I found that CA will break loose
- after a while because of its brittleness also, it may fog the canopy if
- it kicks off too soon.
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