DeepOvertone
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Hello all,
I know, I know, yet ANOTHER adhesive thread.. But hear me out! I just purchased an Estes Mammoth kit off of ebay to replace mine which had an issue. That issue being the stupid plastic fins they used on models like the Mammoth, Nike Smoke, and the PSII booster to name a few. The instructions call for CA but I don't feel like its actually the best adhesive that could be used, and as evidence, one of the fins on my old Mammoth split apart during flight. To be fair, I was flying it harder than the recommended BP motors for that kit, but its not like I was trying to hit mach 1 or anything, it was just a smoky composite motor. Anyway, onto the question...
Does anyone have definitive experience with the plastic used in those fins and can tell me which adhesive would be better than CA? I want a weld bond like testors glue forms with styrene parts.
Since this kit is OOP I want to get it right, without any doubt that the fins could split again. Thanks.
I know, I know, yet ANOTHER adhesive thread.. But hear me out! I just purchased an Estes Mammoth kit off of ebay to replace mine which had an issue. That issue being the stupid plastic fins they used on models like the Mammoth, Nike Smoke, and the PSII booster to name a few. The instructions call for CA but I don't feel like its actually the best adhesive that could be used, and as evidence, one of the fins on my old Mammoth split apart during flight. To be fair, I was flying it harder than the recommended BP motors for that kit, but its not like I was trying to hit mach 1 or anything, it was just a smoky composite motor. Anyway, onto the question...
Does anyone have definitive experience with the plastic used in those fins and can tell me which adhesive would be better than CA? I want a weld bond like testors glue forms with styrene parts.
Since this kit is OOP I want to get it right, without any doubt that the fins could split again. Thanks.