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Old 01-19-2010 | 07:44 PM
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Steve Landron
 
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Default RE: First kit...am I crazy

Congratulations on your Kit! Now the addiction starts.

A couple things have helped me building in the past, CA and an old cork board.

First the old cork board (just like those used to post messages) lay flat on a solid work bench and it works great for holding wing ribs, stabilizers, whatever in place until you can glue it.

Lastly, for me CA has plenty of time before it sets, my concern has always been how slow it actually takes to set on wood, but how quick CA it sticks to ones fingers! Once the ribs are set, aligned and pinned in place, a drop of CA at each junction, follow up with a shot of CA accelerator, it works like magic. CA is great for bonding the main wing balsa ribs to hard wood spars, webbing, etc. For the joining of wing halves, firewall attachment, and any high stress joints, I recommend using 30 minute epoxy.

Steve