funflyer06

I am about to mount the motor on my 3D foamy and I'm not sure what glue to use to mount it onto the wooden mount. I am using a GWS gearbox. I'm not sure whether to go with epoxy, or super glue. Either way I was goint to put a screw through the entire assebly so it would not leave the mount.

Thanks for the help.

Direwolf

I wouldn't glue the gearbox to the stick mount. Two screws, one on either side of the mount, with a little blue Loctite works very well. If you need to remove the mount, then you won't have to replace the dowel.

f00sion

2 screws should hold it on..but loctite wont do much good, should only be used on metal to metal.

ekotil

No CA, a dab of 5 minute epoxy will be sufficient.

woodduck-RCU

No glue, 2 small servo screws should be fine.

ledsled

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I am creating my first fomie. It is a sukoi. i am using Gorilla glue. i have heard it is hard to work with but i have had no troble yet and i have just recentley finished. I would not use epoxy unless not much was need it is very heavu compared to gorilla glue.

Greg Covey

See, lots of choices, lots of preferences.

I prefer to use either epoxy or UHU Por or Hart on my foamie motor mounts.

WhtBronco

Glue to hold the mount to the plane, but NOT to hold the motor to the mount. The 2 screws is all that is needed to hold the motor on a stick mount. Now I did have trouble with my motor mount screws getting a bit loose. I found on my glow planes that a tiny bit of silicone gasket maker keeps screws from backing out better than loctite. I put a bit on my motor mount screws and they are holding well now.

The silicone will stay flexible and thus absorb vibration and yet still hold well. The Loctite was not holding the interplane struts on my DPM Ultimate 40 wings. Loosing the top would be really bad.