Hypothetical building question
 

Okay. Lets just say, for the sake of argument, you epoxied the crap out of a couple pieces of balsa and attached them to the inside of the wing (retract servo mount). After installing said servo and testing it out, you realize the servo is moving around more than it should be. After much investigation (and stumbling across the correct pieces), you figure out that it's moving because you epoxied the wrong pieces of wood in there to mount it to. So, now you've got two pieces of wood in a hrd to get to space that need to be removed.

Again, I haven't done this. Just wondering how you would handle the situation. [&o]

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I would use a dremmel to grind it out, if I could get to it.

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Thanks. As you you probably guessed, I have done this. I wasn't sure if I would be able to cut through the epoxy with a knife, and the opening is too small to get a saw into. Dremel sounds like the answer.

I'm so pissed at myself, but it's the first build. Something like this was bound to happen, I suppose.

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I find heat does a good job a lot of the times. Use your heating gun on the epoxy for about 15~30 (?) seconds and it does an amazing job, actually it is kinda scary the speed at which this works. You don't need to melt the epoxy at all, if it is thick try picking off the top and reapply the heat.

BTW, I have a friend who met this girl and he's wondering...;)

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:D

Thanks for playing along.

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I'd get a new hypothetical!!!:D:D:D:D

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No problem, I've done a lot of hypothetical building in my time...

I would try heat first, followed by a dremel and a trip to he LHS to replace the wood I had to grind away.

(I'm so good that this, one would think I've actually made a bone-headed move like this before)

Gotta go now, I've got CA all over my fingers and I need to go to the bathroom.

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Oh, I've got wood. [X(]

I picked up a bag o' balsa at the LHS last time there. I'll try the heat first. I want to make sure I don't damage the wing ribs in the process of fixing my FUBAR.

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Minn, that reminds me of a story a friend told me (and I really mean a friend;)). He had to glue a piece near the firewall and the only way he could hold it was with his forearm in the fuse. Yup, glued the piece and hand!!!

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Some model makers sell wing kits... oops, sorry. :D

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Sometimes I look at a mistake (hypothetically) and try to see if there is a possible method to use the pieces in an alteration to make it work close to plan before cutting things up. Servo mounts can be made multiple ways and work safely. Just a hypothetical option;)

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Denatured alcohol will soften the epoxy enough to actually scrape, wipe or dig it out.
DISCLAIMER: try on an inconspicuous area first

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Thanks for the tip.

It's inside the center wing section, so as long as the alcohol doesn't eat through the Ultracote, it should be fine.

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Penicillin works pretty good...but not on epoxy sorry;);)