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Old 01-19-2010 | 03:28 PM
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Another question...Its probably stupid but I have no experience with this..

When glueing joints, don't you want glue that takes a reasonable time to cure so that you get everything lined up correctly with pins? In that case wouldn't wood glue be better than CA? Best example I can think of is gluing the wing together. You want everything lined up perpendicular but how do you do that if using CA? Or do you pin everything together at 90 deg angles and the add CA to soak into he joint?
When gluing the wing together that's where the 30 min epoxy comes in,gives you time to get everything just right. A Great Planes kit will tell you to fit all the pieces together for a "dry run" before you epoxy them together. I use Tite Bond trim and molding glue alot for other parts. It holds very well and is cheaper than CA. As far as stupid questions....only the ones that are not asked.