Crawf56
Pig Soooiiieee!!
Thanks, Richard. :flyingpig: (Being from Arkansas, a "flying pig" has a more positive meaning.)
A NOTE ON GLUES
In my first rebuild, I used Hot Glue to re-attach fuselage parts. That was because hot glue is good at connecting dissimilar materials (wood & plastic), and the 'rubberiness' of hot glue (can you tell I'm a materials engineer?) gives it a little flexibility to withstand impacts.
The problem with hot glue is TIME. You need to be able to attach parts within seconds (5 to 10) after applying the hot glue to a surface. because it dries fast (20 to 30 seconds).
Note that the T25 did NOT break at my previous hot glue joint (Yeah!). But the complexity of the recent break meant that it was difficult to assemble the fuselage nose back to the wing/fuselage. So, I used 15 minute epoxy to give me time to assemble all parts together.
I plan to reinforce the joint with wood strips that are hot glued in place.
A NOTE ON GLUES
In my first rebuild, I used Hot Glue to re-attach fuselage parts. That was because hot glue is good at connecting dissimilar materials (wood & plastic), and the 'rubberiness' of hot glue (can you tell I'm a materials engineer?) gives it a little flexibility to withstand impacts.
The problem with hot glue is TIME. You need to be able to attach parts within seconds (5 to 10) after applying the hot glue to a surface. because it dries fast (20 to 30 seconds).
Note that the T25 did NOT break at my previous hot glue joint (Yeah!). But the complexity of the recent break meant that it was difficult to assemble the fuselage nose back to the wing/fuselage. So, I used 15 minute epoxy to give me time to assemble all parts together.
I plan to reinforce the joint with wood strips that are hot glued in place.
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