I'm a little confused, are you suggesting that I drill my wing skin and use
self
tappers (or pop rivets or cleco's) to hold it into place whilst it sets? If
so, I presume you just fill the holes after with surface filler?
Richard Iddon.
> Richard,
>
> When I bonded on my top, I followed a suggestion at the time to use self
> tappers, rather than pop rivets or clecos to hold the two halves together.
> This has the double advantages of permitting proper control of the glue line
> ie. you can see the glue through the composite and hence control the amount
> of squeeze needed to spread the glue nicely without completely extruding it
> from the gap; and the self tappers are easier to extract afterwards. (I
> greased mine but I don't think this was essential if you take 'em out early
> enough).
>
> You'll need two people and two bottles of beer on completion. This is a
> major stage, after which it looks like an aeroplane. (Actually it's really
> no big deal if you prepare properly - another case of the worry being worse
> than the deed)
>
> Good luck
>
> Dave Simpson
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard Iddon <riddon@btinternet.com>
> 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)
> >
> >
> >
>
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