happy holidays to all!! anyone ever build using white glue??? dont care for ca! any tip or info would be appreciated! BEST REGARDS ED

Titebond II is very good stuff to use. Many people build with such glues instead of CA unless they are in a hurry. Just make sure the parts fit together nicely and clamp if you can for best hold.


Happy Glueing

well my dad and I built an entire mahogany bar out of elmers school glue (and of course mahogany) but it takes a lot of clamping and drying time and probably several times as much weight when your finished, course weight isnt a big factor in a bar.....it should work on a glow plane ok.......Rog

Any of the alphatic resins work well, I use Titebond II all the time. I've also used Elmers carpenters glue with good results. I personally think that the alphatics are much stronger in some cases than the CA's, especially under shock loads like we get with those sudden landings although I've never done any scientific tests to confirm that. CA joints tend to be very brittle and often do not work well with hardwoods. Yes I know balsa is technically a hardwood but it does not have the acedic character of oak, pine, spruce etc.

i've a f-14, 4-120 bipe and on and on with elmers and titebond.
some will disagree on this part, i thin slightly with water for better wetting and flow. a good fit, clamps or weights and bit more time. i tack with ca and then let it rip......my planes are all built by female nurses, they do a great job.


tinker

Thanks to all who answered my post about using white glue, i appreaciate it very much! ED

One more comment -- on the idea that white glues add "probably several times as much weight," that turns out not to be true.

Most of the weight of the aliphatic goop evaporates as the glue dries, whereas virtually all of the weight of CA becomes part of the airplane. You generally apply a bit larger volume of aliphatic, but the mass that actually remains in the airplane is way way less than what's applied once the water dries out of it.

Now this is just me, but I can build a plane with aliphatic lighter than anyone I know can build the same plane with CA, and if I take longer, it's almost all because of how much time I put into aligning things, not because of glue drying time.

HEY!!! Where do I get one of those building crews????? I WANT one!

well 1st you break your neck and become a quad. then you just don't give up........lol

WOW ,,I have a freind that is a quad and he has become quite a good flier,,several of us help him in the pit area but he can handle the plane in the air with NO PROBLEMS and better than several "seasoned pilots",But I need to ask him when he is getting a good looking flight crew HEHEHE I'm sure he'll have more help than he needs