ORIGINAL: miamiflyer
thanks cafeenman,
i don't know it i understood it right.
after you've glued the sheets together you lay
them out on the wing and use "masking tape" to hold them
in position?
No. You hold them together on one side with masking tape to make a hinge. Then open the seam, apply glue, wipe it off with acetone, close the seam and tape the other side. Do this on your bench, no on the plane. It's not a bad idea to put wax paper under the sheeting to keep it from getting glued to the bench.
Sand the sheeting very well before you glue it to the wing. One side can be sanded just ok and used on the inside.
I have great planes pro wood glue ( aliphatic resin)
will this work?
I would use it to glue the sheeting to the wing, but not to join the sheeting. It will be harder than the balsa.
the top flight contender's destruction book has a "hot tip" on wing sheeting.
they say to cut a 3/32 x 3/4 x 24 from the 3/32 x 3" x 24
stock and glue to the same to make one 3/32 x 3-3/4 x 24 by taping them together, apply thin
ca sparingly, wipe off excess, repeat on the other side
and sand flat
before sheeting.
why couldn't they supply a 3/32 x 3-3/4 x 24 in the first place?
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Don't know why. Balsa is commonly available up to 4" wide. I think Sig sells it up to 6" wide but it's expensive.
Forget the CA. It's a really bad idea.
Here's how to apply the sheeting when it's ready:
Gluing a full skin to a built up wing