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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Nat</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I tried the double sided tape years ago. The surfaces must
be very clean for it to work, even then the stuff didn't last and was heavier
than epoxy. Having tried most of the popular adhesives and tested them for
strength, epoxy and poly-u are the only products I consider acceptable. I've
found that the poly-u produces a "wavy" wing surface after a couple of years.
Not de-adhesion but (apparently) continued expansion? Anyway, epoxy provides the
strongest, lightest, most durable skin adhesion (in my experience).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Earl</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 07, 2007 2:36
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [SPAM] Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Wing Construction</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have double sided wing tape, about 4"
wide - used for attaching wing skins - that has never been used. Any
recollections regarding this stuff ???</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I could do a sample to determine weight. Am
wondering about tenacity and longevity ??? Nat</FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 07, 2007 8:21
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Wing
Construction</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN contentEditable=false style="DISPLAY: inline-block"></SPAN>The
few grams one would save by not applying glue to the skins in the open bay
areas isn't worth the hassle, in my experience.</DIV>
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<DIV>I use the roller for skinning and apply a lite even coat to the sealed
skin and then use the residual wetness on the roller to touch the foam. It
helps produce a more even, more consistent joint. Skins are sealed
using a lite-med coat of hairspray. I have also used nitrate dope for
sealing which works extremely well, except I wait 2 days to fully flash the
solvent.</DIV>
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<DIV>A quick point on wing weight.... my 500 sq inch panels usually work out
to weigh around 8.5-9.0 ozs each ready to cover. With reasonable technique,
the panels come in at around 13 to 13.5 ozs, fully painted and ready for
servo and linkage. There just isn't much more weight savings to be had in
wing construction. That's one reason why I usually concentrate my weight
savings approach to the fuse. The fuse often offers much greater
opportunity for savings than wings do. I often measure the weight savings in
ounces, not grams, when constructing the fuse.</DIV>
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<DIV>regards,</DIV>
<DIV>MattK</DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Karl G. Mueller
<kgamueller@rogers.com><BR>To: NSRCA Mailing List
<nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><BR>Sent: Wed, Nov 7 8:55
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Lance,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Do you apply the glue to the skins or to the foam core in
case of a</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>cored (with cut-outs for weight saving) foam core. I
thought that the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>amount of glue spread on the skins in the areas that do
not make </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>contact with the foam would be unnecessary weight. It
will strengthen</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>the skin some.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Karl G. Mueller<BR><A
href="mailto:kgamueller@rogers.com">kgamueller@rogers.com</A><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 06, 2007
11:13 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Wing
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Foam roller, my friend. a squeegee will
force resin into the pores and away from the joint. Only a roller
applied fast and light can meter the material properly and keep in on the
surface.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>--Lance</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To skin a foam core with contest grade
balsa does anyone have a preferred way to determine when the amount
of epoxy applied is adequate - using Easy Lam epoxy. I have been
reluctant to use a squeegie, afraid of scoring the balsa. Would
appreciate any
comments.
Nat</FONT></DIV>
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