I doubt you will be able to soften the Araldite without deforming the
top skin. I would not try to save the skin, but focus on saving the
bottom mating flange. If you lose that flange, life could get more
difficult. One option is to cut through the top skin, and then grind
away the remaining portion bonded to the flange.
My feeling is that the reinforcement plies can't be all that critical
to warrant compromising the entire integrity of the wing. I would
proceed with the construction and evaluate the options as the projects
gets closer to the end.
I decided a long time ago not to bond the top skin until the aircraft
is almost ready to fly. Bonding the skin does not take a lot of time,
and you never know what you might want to install at the last minute.
It is better to keep the options open as long as possible.
--- William Daniell <wdaniell@etb.net.co> wrote:
> <wdaniell@etb.net.co>
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> I guess I had better 'fess up.
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> I did the reinforcements 0/90 instead of 45deg. And then adding
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> behaviour to stupidity, I closed the wings out and then realized what
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> I talked to andy about this and he said that the general opinion was
> to open
> up and do them again. He suggested heat and wished me luck! He was
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> nice about it
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> I am currently trying to heat up the skins to loosen the Araldite but
> I am
> getting the distinct feeling that I will end up without useful skins
> and
> with damage to the underneath structure. So I fear than unless
> anyone has a
> bright I idea that new skins are the order of the day. Expensive.
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> So any ideas or help gratefully received. Anyone got a spare pair of
> skins
> - or perhaps someone who changed standard wings for glider wings?
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> Will
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of
> R.C.Harrison
> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 17:51
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: RE: Europa-List: Wing skin separation HELP
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> <ptag.dev@tiscali.co.uk>
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> Will.....
> Which kind of wings Foam or the later XS skinned wings and what area
> /what error are you trying to fix?
> Regards
> Bob Harrison G-PTAG Europa MKI/Jabiru3300
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of William
> Daniell
> Sent: 14 January 2006 21:36
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Europa-List: Wing skin separation HELP
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> <wdaniell@etb.net.co>
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> I have made an error in construction in the interior of the wings and
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Andrew Sarangan
http://www.sarangan.org
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