Sheeting the Wings>>>Contact cement

[Bill Glaze]

Tony:
I read somewhere on one of these lists about a modeler who had pulled a set of
wings out of storage; they were for a giant scale airplane.  Where they had
been stored escapes me, but I believe it was in this person's attic.  Anyhow,
after several years (!) he found that the skins had separated from the cores,
leaving a brownish dust as residue.  He had used Southern Sorghum.  Have you
heard of anything paralleling this experience?

Bill Glaze

Tony Stillman wrote:

> I used to make the "Deluxe" kits for Southern R/C Products, and we used
> Sorgum contact cement for them.  I sprayed the adhesive on the wing skins
> and cores and then covered the wings.  We could do about 100 sets of wings
> in a day!
>
> This was the common way of doing things in the 1970's.  Later, we went to
> epoxy, as the wing was more rigid.  The adhesive would tend to release in
> places in the 100 degree heat over time!
>
> Tony Stillman
> Radio South, Inc.
> 3702 N. Pace Blvd.
> Pensacola, Fl 32505
> www.radiosouthrc.com
> 800-962-7802
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry Ott" <lott at brown-strauss.com>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 4:08 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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