Hollywood, what ruler are you using?
Jeff Walls said:
Hollywood, what ruler are you using?
Same one he has been using for years!
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Ric Golding said:
Nice answer, yard bird, us old folks can’t remember yesterday and I’m suppose to remember details like this? 3M Emblem Tape?
NO not tape …GLUE
Rooster is so helpful…
Ric I use 3M Emblem adhesive from the auto parts store.
Jeff, I use 3 or 4 different scale rulers. Plastic to help on curved surfaces and aluminum for the flat stuff
And thanks again for the responses
Gee whiz, all this rancor. Do I have to write Bob another email?
Shaddup, Rooster!
Rooster, I have some and have used it a little. But I had to go to NAPA and look it up to see what the container looked like. Lots of questions in my mind on glues right now. I’ve got some laser cut detail parts for an HO engine and looking for best solution. Guy selling laser cut parts suggested the “canopy glue”. Trying to come up with best solution without actually ruining parts.
Might be a little sloppy for HO stuff Ric I have used CA with kicker for gluing plastic to wood (sorry for the hijack Hollywood but we are on page 4?) The 3m part # at Napa is 08061
CA with kicker Rooster? Another explanation for the less informed please?
I feel like a kid in second grade sometimes…
Super glue with kicker. Cycla something, but Super Glue
You may be interested to know that “kicker” is basically baking soda and water.
I mix my own for R/C airplane use. You can make a very strong fillet by applying baking soda to a joint and “soaking” it with CA…It is impossible to sand!
Another commonly used material, “decal set” is essentially vinegar and water.
Again, I mix my own.
Oh, ZAP is the best. I will use nothing else.
Nice to know.
Thanks.
Zap, oh yeah, gone thru one of them big bottles on a single project.
Mark V said:
You may be interested to know that “kicker” is basically baking soda and water.
I mix my own for R/C airplane use. You can make a very strong fillet by applying baking soda to a joint and “soaking” it with CA…It is impossible to sand!
Another commonly used material, “decal set” is essentially vinegar and water.
Again, I mix my own.
Hmm, I never heard of doing this before. Just to be clear. What’s the mix ratio on the Baking Soda to Water? Also, in your example, did you use the baking soda and water mixture or straight baking soda?
Jake Smith said:
Mark V said:
You may be interested to know that “kicker” is basically baking soda and water.
I mix my own for R/C airplane use. You can make a very strong fillet by applying baking soda to a joint and “soaking” it with CA…It is impossible to sand!
Another commonly used material, “decal set” is essentially vinegar and water.
Again, I mix my own.
Hmm, I never heard of doing this before. Just to be clear. What’s the mix ratio on the Baking Soda to Water? Also, in your example, did you use the baking soda and water mixture or straight baking soda?
Jake,
For making hard fillets I “pour” baking soda into the seam (example: a rib/spar joint I want stronger) and “trowel” it with a flat blade screw driver. Then I apply thin CA drop by drop. Ventilation is a good idea!
For “kicker” I use distilled water. I put a tsp in a small eye glass spray bottle. Different strengths “set” slower or faster. Keep in mind I use this on balsa, hard surfaces may react differently. The water allows the baking soda to be drawn into the joint.
It’s been well over 24hrs!
Any updates???
Getting on with the build I last said that I needed to redo the pilot as it didn’t project far enough. Without some critical measurements sometimes eyeballing a detail doesn’t work on the first try.
Making the pilot steps showed the plow was too short.
So the plow area was taken off and re-angled and lengthened
For those interested in material used for the steps
Airline was bent and slices of hex rod were drilled and cut to fit the brass pipe.
The side pieces were added
And a mounting block cut and installed
Steps were formed for the side openings
And I glued the sides to the nose to get ready for the final shaping
Shaping up very nicely.
What size mesh is that? And, what is it made of? Even better, where can you get it?
I would assume you’re going to be putting lots of sanding sealer on that wood?