`I just removed the bad side from my fuselage. It came off in one piece. I
tried my heat gun but it would only stay on for about 45 seconds on high heat
and then would be about a half hour to cool off enough to turn on again. I used
my wife's steam iron. I found that if I put it on high and lrt
I scarfed a chunk of plywood to put on the side of the aircraft and marked the
lines for glue and for staples. The lines on both sides matched but when I
glued the piece and the stringers up, I laid the piece down very carefully to
match up the glue lines. Somewhere between laying down the plywo
It sounds like it will work. Adding the upright at the new scarf is also
good. make sure that the scarf perfect, because as you already know the
strength of the joint is in the scarf.
Orma
Pat,
A heat gun, carefully used, will soften the T-88.
Ed
Ed Janssen
mailto:ejans...@chipsnet.com
- Original Message -
From: "Pat Driscoll"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 7:17 PM
Subject: KR> What a mess
> I scarfed a chunk of plywood
Pat,
Sorry to read of your trouble. I do believe that T-88 can only be removed,
mechanically. Unless, it has not cured, then you may have some success with
Acetone.
How is your wife doing?
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At 08:01 PM 9/4/05 -0500, you wrote:
>Pat,
>A heat gun, carefully used, will soften the T-88.
>Ed
I once repaired a damaged premolded wing tip for a friend. It was
damaged by a "blow" in shipping and appeared to have a crack
in the resin with a
- Original Message -
From: Dan Heath
To: kr...@mylist.net
Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: KR> What a mess
How is your wife doing?
Thanks to all for the tips on fixing my blunder. I Have a heat gun but didn't
even think of it even thou
If it works, sand off the T-88 to bare wood and start over.
Be sure to give us some feedback also
Orma
One of the first things I learned when dealing with T-88 is that it is
slippery stuff, and likes to slide around when you're not looking. My cure
was to match drill to holes for push pins at diagonally opposite corners of
the work, other otherwise immobilize it somehow with small nails to keep it
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