L/E sheeting glueing
 

I am wondering on how one glues L/E sheeting with shear webs using Ca glue? I am trying to figure out how to apply the glue before it dries? I am rather of the older generation, and I don't have the ability to put the glue on the ribs without making a complete mess. Is my option to use a slower curing glue such as epoxy, or aliphatic?

RE: L/E sheeting glueing
 

Go with the alphatic. CA can be used if you have access to the parts being glued while the parts are held together. But, in your case, with the sheer web in place, you wouldn't be able to access the contact points. If you want to make a quick connection, with a minimum of pinning or weighting while the glue dries, there's still a way to use alphatic almost like a contact cement. Apply alphatic to the ribs and also on the sheeting where the ribs will contact. Let the alphatic dry to the touch. Now you place the glue-to-glue peices toghether and "re-activate" the glue using a covering iron. Hold the two glued surfaces while it cools and the glue re-sets.

Scott

RE: L/E sheeting glueing
 

How about good ole Elmer's wood glue?

RE: L/E sheeting glueing
 

I used to build with CA glues, and your problem was just one of many why I quit using it. I build with Elmer's Carpenter's glue now and I feel that my building ability has improved a lot just by not using the CA anymore. If you use the wood glue like I do it's fairly easy to do sheeting such as this. Apply the glue to the leading edge where the sheeting will be, and along all the ribs, spars, or other wing members that will touch the sheeting. Place the sheeting against the leading edge and push some pins through the sheeting into the leading edge so that it is held in place. Then use weights (books, sand bags, or anything that is heavy enough) to hold down the sheeting until the glue dries.

Hope this helps

Ken

RE: L/E sheeting glueing
 

i use elmers also but i use white school glue if you doubt its strength glue two scrap pieces together in a butt joint let dry for about 35 mins when you pull them apart it they will seperate but not along the butt joint therefore elmers joint is stronger than the wood