Balsa to Foam glueing???
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Balsa to Foam glueing???
I bought a used foam plane off Craigslist todayand it wasnosed hard into the ground.
I need to make a new firewallfor the engine to mount so I'm going to use Balsa glued to the foam.I'm wondering what typeof glue would work for both materials?
I have Super Gold CA thick and thin.....
I need to make a new firewallfor the engine to mount so I'm going to use Balsa glued to the foam.I'm wondering what typeof glue would work for both materials?
I have Super Gold CA thick and thin.....
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RE: Balsa to Foam glueing???
Regular CA tends to melt some types of foam so be careful with that. Odorless CA or "foam-safe" CA will work fine. I like gorilla glue (polyurethane wood glue). A little bit goes a long way.
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RE: Balsa to Foam glueing???
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Regular CA tends to melt some types of foam so be careful with that. Odorless CA or "foam-safe" CA will work fine. I like gorilla glue (polyurethane wood glue). A little bit goes a long way.
Regular CA tends to melt some types of foam so be careful with that. Odorless CA or "foam-safe" CA will work fine. I like gorilla glue (polyurethane wood glue). A little bit goes a long way.
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RE: Balsa to Foam glueing???
Yes, CA works on balsa. Almost anything actually.
Gorilla Glue is brown and looks like maple syrup. It foams up a little when it cures and turns a lighter color - sort of light brown or even yellowish.
Gorilla Glue is brown and looks like maple syrup. It foams up a little when it cures and turns a lighter color - sort of light brown or even yellowish.
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RE: Balsa to Foam glueing???
Foam safe CA works a ton better with kicker.
Gorilla glue is the bomb but as mentioned it has a brown color. The new quick dry Gorilla glue is pretty clear/white but is a little rubbery from my tests. If you aren't going to high performance and don't want the brown it most likely will work fine.
I have used the regular stuff on many of my foamy repairs with great success.
Gorilla glue is the bomb but as mentioned it has a brown color. The new quick dry Gorilla glue is pretty clear/white but is a little rubbery from my tests. If you aren't going to high performance and don't want the brown it most likely will work fine.
I have used the regular stuff on many of my foamy repairs with great success.
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You definitely need the kicker for foam-safe CA. The way I understand it, the CA curing process is set off with the moisture content in wood. I could be wrong but I believe that is how it works. That moisture isn't present in foam so the kicker is needed to cure it properly.
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RE: Balsa to Foam glueing???
This is an electric trainer. BUT, the motor feels like it has a lot of torque so maybe plywood is better.I'm going to the hobby store today so I'll check out my options.