Sheeting the Wings>>>Contact cement

[Karl G. Mueller]

To all,

3M77 was one of the contact cements used on the early
foam wings for .60 size pattern planes. Didn't like "Sorghum"
because it was water based and would warp the sheeting.
Those planes flew faster than today's 140 size / 2m pattern birds.
Sheeting used was 1/16 Balsa, 1/64 Ply or 3ply Poster Board. 
No spars, just nylon tape at the spar location. Never had a 
wing failure because of the contact cement letting go.

Karl G. Mueller
kgamueller at rogers.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Ott" <lott at brown-strauss.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 5:08 PM
Subject: RE: Sheeting the Wings>>>Contact cement


> To all,
> 
> While contact cement may not be the best way to sheet wings
> today, it used to be an acceptable method. Back in the 70's
> and 80's all my foam pattern wings were sheeted with contact
> cement, 3M 77 if memory serves. I still have one plane, a
> Tippo, that is over 20 years old and it is has not re-kitted
> itself because the sheeting flew off <g>. Yet! <vbg>
> 
> Perhaps I'm just lucky.
> 
> Larry Ott - NSRCA 3381 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
> > [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Thomas C. Weedon
> > Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 2:40 PM
> > To: discussion at nsrca.org
> > Subject: RE: Sheeting the Wings>>>Contact cement
> > 
> > 
> > I tried contact cement many years ago. It's just fine for a 
> > .40 trainer that
> > won't be around long, so stay far away while your friend 
> > learns what it is
> > like to re-kit a nice airplane. Too bad, so sad.
> > 
> > Tom W.
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
> > [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Brian Young
> > Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 3:27 PM
> > To: discussion at nsrca.org
> > Subject: Re: Sheeting the Wings>>>Contact cement
> > 
> > 
> > A buddy of mine just sheeted the wings on his Carden
> > 30% 330 w/ contact cement. I cringed when he said
> > that. Anyone try this recently, just wonder if I want
> > to be around when he flys it.
> 
> 
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