RCU Forums - View Single Post - Glue For Stabilisers
View Single Post
Old 09-08-2007 | 10:06 PM
  #1  
efish
Senior Member
My Feedback: (5)
 
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 488
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
From: Singapore, SINGAPORE
Default Glue For Stabilisers

Hi, I've put together a few planes and, for nitro planes, have always used epoxy for the horizontal and vertical stabilisers as I was of the view that the epoxy joint was a little more resistant to vibration and generally more durable. The extra working time and easy clen up were also pluses.

Recently, I've seen a few instruction manuals (e.g. Somenzini, Serb Art) where the horizontal stab is glued on using thin CA. The vertical stab is still glued in using epoxy. I guess the draw here would be a shorter working time and near instantaneous setting of position (no accidental bumping while the glues cures)

Is this safe? I guess I have done a few electric and 1/2A planes this way and never had a failure, but would this be strong/robust enough on a bigger nitro/gas plane?

Thanks.