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Re: Strip: CA glue useful?
By:Acors
Date: 2/10/2008, 10:09 am
In Response To: Strip: CA glue useful? (Kudzu)

its not super and tend to form hard spots, but its quick and goes well for non stressed pieces in planes.
On airplane models is a great thing to have handy, even because balsa can be a pain to glue with normal glues. On big stuff (even big models of 2 meters more wingspan) its a little too rigid.

Id use it without problems for holding pieces but be careful if its a place youll need to sand after (even worse if youll use stains, just keep it hidden). Softwoods, not at the balsa wood rate, will absorb it not leaving enough for a decent joint, the normal way is to put some on each part to glue and let it dry, that will seal the wood, then put the needed quantity and glue.

: On my job last week I was at the home of a well known model air plane pilot
: and builder. While looking at one of the balsa planes he was in middle of
: constructing I got to wondering if CA glue would be useful in strip
: construction? Anyone using it.

: Seems to me it might be most useful in intricate inlay work where working
: with small unsupported pieces. Probably sets to quick for fitting long
: strips?

Messages In This Thread

Strip: CA glue useful?
Kudzu -- 2/9/2008, 7:27 pm
Re: Strip: CA glue useful?
Rod Tait (Orca Boats) -- 2/10/2008, 12:05 pm
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Mike Bielski------WebKitFormBoundary1+0yxho4urJ8Ei -- 2/10/2008, 2:07 pm
Re: Strip: CA glue useful?
Acors -- 2/10/2008, 10:09 am
Re: Strip: CA glue useful?
Don Goss -- 2/10/2008, 9:15 am