Steve and all
Thanks for all these suggestions.
So far not so good I'm afraid - I tried a model aircraft iron, a soldering
iron with a filed down tip, a hot knife, and a heat gun. All this on local
areas.
All I have so far is damaged top skin and a distinct nervousness about
damage to the underneath structure.
Prior to having a go at the skin I took the spar end guide/steel cup thing
off in a heartbeat - just applied the heat gun to it and off it came.
However the wing skin is a different story mainly I think because the fiber
glass does not conduct heat. The other interesting thing is that it appears
that the araldite does not melt - it sort of burns on the surface. This
means that the soldering iron did not go through it - which surprised me.
I have to take a break now - business trip and will return to the battle
with renewed vigour next week end when I will write the next weeks thrilling
instalment.
Yous, a bit depressed in Bogota
Will
Ps looking on the bright side lucky I realized and secondly I will have a
perfect bond when I glue the skins on again!
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From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of SteveD
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 09:55
Subject: Europa-List: RE: Europa-List Digest: 7 Msgs - 01/14/06
Temperature is going to be the controlling factor here. The outer skin may
or may not be ruined. The inner structure you definitely don't want to over
heat.
You might want to get a Templstick for a weld supplier. The come in various
temp ranges. You draw on the part with it like a crayon and when the part
hits the templsticks temp it melts.
This would give you precise temp control of the surfaces.
Chat Later,
Steved
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