Attaching a Canopy
03-21-2002, 12:00 AM
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Attaching a Canopy
I screw mine up too....
with servo mounting screws!
I really like using screws instead of gluing the canopy down, that way if I ever need access to the area under the canopy I don't have to tear off the canopy. I have used RC-56 glue with great success though, it holds very well.
with servo mounting screws!
I really like using screws instead of gluing the canopy down, that way if I ever need access to the area under the canopy I don't have to tear off the canopy. I have used RC-56 glue with great success though, it holds very well.
03-21-2002, 01:55 AM
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THE BEST WAY I'VE FOUND IS WITH LOW TEMP COVERING MATERIAL SUCH AS ULTRACOAT. CUT A STRIP ABOUT 3/8" WIDE AND POSITION 1/2 THE WIDTH ON THE CANOPY AND THE OTHER 1/2 ON THE PLANE AND SEAL WITH A COVERING IRON. THIS MAKES A VERY NEAT INSTALLATION AND IT'S EASY TO REMOVE THE CANOPY IF YOU SHOULD EVER NEED TO. I LEARNED THIS TRICK FROM A MASTER BUILDER AND HAVE NOT SINCE USED ANY OTHER METHOD. DON'T WORRY ABOUT MELTING THE CANOPY MATERIAL, JUST SET THE IRON AT LOW TEMPERATURE.
03-21-2002, 02:29 AM
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Clear double sided tape....remove the backing from one side stick it to canopy...place on fuse...gently remove the backing from the other side and it should stick to the fuse as you remove the backing..
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03-21-2002, 02:34 PM
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What ever you choose do not use CA
cause while setting white residue will stick
to the inner sides of your canopy ! :thumbdown:
My friend lost his plane (spinned into the ground)
as his canopy ejected away~
Keep it secure!
cause while setting white residue will stick
to the inner sides of your canopy ! :thumbdown:
My friend lost his plane (spinned into the ground)
as his canopy ejected away~
Keep it secure!
03-21-2002, 02:52 PM
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Originally posted by hisham
What ever you choose do not use CA
cause while setting white residue will stick
to the inner sides of your canopy ! :thumbdown:
My friend lost his plane (spinned into the ground)
as his canopy ejected away~
Keep it secure!
What ever you choose do not use CA
cause while setting white residue will stick
to the inner sides of your canopy ! :thumbdown:
My friend lost his plane (spinned into the ground)
as his canopy ejected away~
Keep it secure!
and the take a Q-tip and Alcohol wipe along the glue line...to remove the wax it won't show the fumes..
03-25-2002, 02:35 PM
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Depending on what you are working with here's a nice one if it's wood.
Take the canopy, window or similar and make it oversize (around 4 to 5 mm) to the place it is supposed to be (the frame of the window) Take the oversize window and hold it against the spot where it is supposed to be. Take a pencil and draw a line arond the window. Take the window away and take out the excessive material in the frame for the thinness of the window plastic.
Take the plastic window and drill 1mm holes in it 5 or 6 will do on a flat surface (going around curved will take more little holes)
Take the frame and clean it up. Now make 5 min epoxy glue and put a thin line in the "cutout" in the frame. Take the window with the holes and put in place gently pushing it in the glue. Now take some puns and stick them thru the holes into the wood (all the way). Leave them there for the next 30 min and you can take them out. Carefully sand the frame down to the plastic and you are all down. Flush windows in a wooden frame and NO problems.
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Take the canopy, window or similar and make it oversize (around 4 to 5 mm) to the place it is supposed to be (the frame of the window) Take the oversize window and hold it against the spot where it is supposed to be. Take a pencil and draw a line arond the window. Take the window away and take out the excessive material in the frame for the thinness of the window plastic.
Take the plastic window and drill 1mm holes in it 5 or 6 will do on a flat surface (going around curved will take more little holes)
Take the frame and clean it up. Now make 5 min epoxy glue and put a thin line in the "cutout" in the frame. Take the window with the holes and put in place gently pushing it in the glue. Now take some puns and stick them thru the holes into the wood (all the way). Leave them there for the next 30 min and you can take them out. Carefully sand the frame down to the plastic and you are all down. Flush windows in a wooden frame and NO problems.
The Dutch Guy
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Fourmost canopy trim
I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Fourmost
They make a canopy trim that works great.It's a triangular length of rubber with a slit in the middle..Slide the canopy into the slit and glue the trim to the fuselage----simple.
Try it --you'll like it.
WWW.Fourmost.com
They make a canopy trim that works great.It's a triangular length of rubber with a slit in the middle..Slide the canopy into the slit and glue the trim to the fuselage----simple.
Try it --you'll like it.
WWW.Fourmost.com
