Richard.
I locked up the first wing with help from two friends - one mixing Redux,
the other painting the lid flanges with a thin layer of Redux - while I did
the Wing flanges with Redux/flox. The second time, they deserted me (maybe
due to the bad smell!) and I had to figure out a way to do it alone. Thus I
got the idea to the "hinge - solution".
Put the lid on in exactly the correct place. Grab a roll of some solid tape
and run a length of it all along the edge to the spar. Make sure it sticks
properly onto the surfaces - and voila, you have made yourself a hinge.
Before bending the lid open onto the forward surface of the wing, tape som
pieces of foam onto the wing surface to act as a stopper (preventing the lid
to lean too much over and thus lifting the tape). It's also not a bad idea
to cover the wing surface with paper or whatever to prevent against
"droppings".
.Now you are free to do the guyee bit and simply lock the lid back on in
exactly the right place - tearing off the tape afterwards. Piece of cake.
Hans.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Hagar" <hagargs@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: bonding on wing skins
> Richard:
>
> Have a buddy or two back you up mixing up small quantities of the stuff.
> Use cake icing bags to apply the adhesive while mixiing of succeeding
> batches is occurring. I did one wing in a cooler garage and the other one
> I did with the heaters on for comfort. My suggestion is to go with the
> cooler setup. The cooler environment allows you more time to work. I had
> plenty of time in both instances. However when every thing was all set
when
> it came time to wipe the mess from the joints the warmer environment made
> the stuff more tacky and more of a pain to clean up. 10 to 12 degrees F
> makes a great difference.
>
> Take the front and side flanges of the wing's lid and sand a good radius
> along the botton edges where they will butt up against the wing's mating
> feature. However don't!!! butt up the two edges. It is much much easier
> to fill in a small gap than it is to sand down the lid if the leading or
> outboard edge of the lid rides up on the radius.
>
> Go throug a dry run of placing your weights and spreaders on the wing
> making sure that they won't migrate or slide around on the slick surface.
> I put every thing on and pushed around to make sure that that all bonding
> surfaces were indeed mated and did not move further in contact. It would
> be helpful to pencil in on the lid where all the bonding surfaces are
> underneath.
>
> Steve Hagar
> A143
> Mesa, AZ
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Richard Iddon <riddon@btinternet.com>
> > Date: 2/23/02 4:54:17 AM
> > Subject: bonding on wing skins
> >
> > Now I know what sticky stuff really is! Just had my first 'Redux'
> > experience. Yuk!
> >
> > I am hoping to bond the top skins on to my XS wings next week. I've
> looked
> > in the archive but any further hints on how to make mixing and using
Redux
> > easier and/or bonding the skins on would be much appreciated.
> >
> > Richard Iddon (533)
> >
> >
>
>
> --- Steve Hagar
> --- hagargs@earthlink.net
>
>
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