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Old 01-17-2008, 04:38 PM
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Default RE: Great planes ultimate 160


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What I was thinking of doing was ripping the balsa wing joiner blocks in half just behind the 1/8 ply with a table saw. Add a piece of 1/8" aircraft grade 5ply to make up for the material cut out from the table saw and add in some of this (soaked in epoxy) http://www.greathobbies.com/producti...rod_id=CSTC213 all sandwiched together with 30min to 1 hour epoxy. Pressed with clamps.
Certainly sounds sufficient. Clamp lightly when using epoxy so you don't starve the fabic, or even when forming normal wood joints. Epoxy is a different bond than Titebond or CA glues and you need it to remain between the parts. Squeezing too much out is weaker than a slight gap filled with epoxy.