Heh, I wish I knew that before... I have pretty much destroyed all the work I've done for the last two months trying to fix this problem. I'm frustrated as heck right now.
C'est la vie. Nick Brennan nickdbren...@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Janssen" <ejans...@chipsnet.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 10:18 AM Subject: Hi Nick; Re: KR> Snapped Longeron > Nick, > > I might mention, in case you don't know it, that you can separate parts > that > have been glued with T-88 by using a heat source such as a hairdryer. > This > works better for me than grinding or sanding one part from another. Use > just enough heat to soften the glue and separate the parts. I have used a > putty knife or screwdriver to poke into the joint to test when the glue is > beginning to soften and then gently separate the pieces by prying, adding > no > more than just enough heat to do the job. Then it is fairly easy to sand > the glue from the separated surfaces. You could make up a test joint to > practice and see how much heat it takes. > > Ed Janssen > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nick Brennan" <nickdbren...@comcast.net> > To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 8:55 PM > Subject: KR> Snapped Longeron > > >> I need advice. I was bending my fuselage today and one of the longerons > snapped, really good, all the way through, breaking the plywood skin with > it. Is that it, game over? >> >> Nick Brennan > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > Post photos, introductions, and For Sale items to > http://www.kr2forum.com/phpBB2/index.php > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
