Just got some in the mail.
I am about to put the fins on an Estes Big Daddy. My plan was to use a bead of wood glue to attach the fin to the motor mount. I was going to put a couple of small fillets along the body tube and fin as well, in the normal fasion. This will be my first time to use Fix-It Clay. It says it bonds to all kinds of surfaces. I am using it because it cures "rock-hard" and because it supposedly can be shaped to give you beautiful fillets.
Question: Seems like it bonds to a lot of stuff. My fear is that it won't bond to the wood glue. Should I be concerned? I always tend to over-do stuff. I thought it would be best to have a wood glue fillet underneath the fix-it fillet for added strength. Is this necessary or is the fix-it clay strong enough on its own? If the fix-it clay will in fact bond with the wood glue, maybe I can go ahead as planned.
Bottom line: I always get a little worried about mixing substances. I just want to make sure I don't mess this rocket up after all the hard work I've put into it at this point.
Thanks!
I am about to put the fins on an Estes Big Daddy. My plan was to use a bead of wood glue to attach the fin to the motor mount. I was going to put a couple of small fillets along the body tube and fin as well, in the normal fasion. This will be my first time to use Fix-It Clay. It says it bonds to all kinds of surfaces. I am using it because it cures "rock-hard" and because it supposedly can be shaped to give you beautiful fillets.
Question: Seems like it bonds to a lot of stuff. My fear is that it won't bond to the wood glue. Should I be concerned? I always tend to over-do stuff. I thought it would be best to have a wood glue fillet underneath the fix-it fillet for added strength. Is this necessary or is the fix-it clay strong enough on its own? If the fix-it clay will in fact bond with the wood glue, maybe I can go ahead as planned.
Bottom line: I always get a little worried about mixing substances. I just want to make sure I don't mess this rocket up after all the hard work I've put into it at this point.
Thanks!