<font face="Verdana">I ended up going backwards today

I made great progress getting the stab and fin fitted to the fuse and aligned this weekend. I got everything true and square and ready to go. I even picked up a Robart incidence gauge and used it ensure that the stab had the proper +1 deg. incidence angle. I mixed up the epoxy and got everything glued up and fitted into place. Now I start to worry because after 90 minutes (using 30 minute epoxy), the epoxy left over in my mixing cup is still soft and tacky and shows no sign of kicking. I hit the cup with a little heat and the epoxy immediately turns runny, so </font><font face="Verdana">I convince myself that I did not add enough hardener.</font></p>

<font face="Verdana">I know that 30 minutes epoxy takes about 8 hours to fully set up, and that there is some forgiveness to the mix, but I decided that I&rsquo;d rather be safe than sorry, so I pulled everything apart. Of course, this leaves me with a big sticky mess to clean up. I got most of it cleaned off by heating it up and scraping it off using single edge razor blades. While doing this, I managed to cut my finger and did not notice that it was bleeding until I saw blood stains on the balsa!</font></p>

<font face="Verdana">I think I have everything cleaned up with only some minor cosmetic damage. I am off to North Carolina again this week, so I won&rsquo;t be able to try again until next weekend. </font></p>