ORIGINAL: mtisdale
Great articles - especially the one on covering and CA hinges.
What I'd really like to see are some tips on using CA glue for kits, though. I'm about to build an LT-40 kit with Pacer CA. There are short instructions on the side of the bottle, but they seem to differ from the tips I've read on the board. (ie. for medium and thick CA, the bottle states to use a small drop every 1 sq. inch... but on here, I've read that medium and slow glues should be run across the entire joint or fillet.
Anyone interested in making a how to article - perhaps with some pics - on using thin, medium and slow CA glues - as well as epoxies? They would be much appreciated.
It really will come with practice, as you will find techniques for different situations. I'll share one with you now.
To glue a 1/4 inch stringer to a fuselage side, I start by clamping the stringer to the balsa sheet with clothes pins.
Then I hold the assembly almost vertical and put a drop of THIN CA at the far upstream end of the vee that is formed by the stringer and the sheet. You can actually watch the CA run down the grove about 1 to 2 inches.
Place a second drop of THIN CA where you saw the first drop stop running.
Repeat til done.
>> As always, USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION WHEN USING CA AND EPOXY ADHESIVES.[8D]