PGerringer
Ruler of Heck
- Joined
- Jul 12, 2001
- Messages
- 1,778
- Reaction score
- 5
"Never used epoxy til rocketry" that will be printed on my tomb stone. So, needless to say, I'm a novice when it comes to epoxy. Well, last night I finished my last epoxy fillet for the launch lugs on my Mirage. They turned out ok considering my experience. Actually, I'm impressed. Thanks to Ken and Carl for showing me how to do them. But now I have a few questions.
1) When I poured the fillets they all came out relatively equal in shape, except one. (there always has to be one) It seems to be more "swept back" than the others. More aerodynamic I would think. The question is, does each fillet have to be perfectly equal and symetrical?
2) Now it is time for sanding. What grit of paper should I use? or, is there any technique that I should follow to finish the fillets?
3) I primed and sanded the body tube before I applied the epoxy. Did I screw up?
Thanks for your help...
1) When I poured the fillets they all came out relatively equal in shape, except one. (there always has to be one) It seems to be more "swept back" than the others. More aerodynamic I would think. The question is, does each fillet have to be perfectly equal and symetrical?
2) Now it is time for sanding. What grit of paper should I use? or, is there any technique that I should follow to finish the fillets?
3) I primed and sanded the body tube before I applied the epoxy. Did I screw up?
Thanks for your help...