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It seems that it is the case that baking soda creates an very hard and tolerant material when it is hit with thin CA.
I will research this in as far as it can be applied to rocketry applications, and report back on my findings.
I'm thinking precision fitting of stuff like CRs and possibly creating structural components of finely pulverized Carbon Fiber, Fiberglass, Micro Balloons/Cabosil, and Baking Soda.
I'm certain that the experiments will require a specifically designed construction vessel that is ventilated at a constant velocity and temperature, and I'll finally get to use that 8" duct work that my Mom gave me after she had some of her basement remodeled.
I'll have a fire extinguisher handy, and there will be a safety zone in place and strictly enforced by a temporary wall made of foamboard panels. I can't have my animals disrupting an experiment of this nature where the potential for instantaneous and irreversible bonding is not only the hazard but the ultimate goal.
Maybe a month or so out from conducting the experiments, but I see potential for hardening critical tolerance points on otherwise balsa and wood glue rockets, which would be nice. I'm about to try a few old school builds that don't need composites, and this would be just the ticket to give me the same degree of control, but without the weight, thickness or texture of epoxies or CF/FG fabrics.
Wish me luck.
[video=youtube;slCMkvEfK_U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slCMkvEfK_U[/video]
I will research this in as far as it can be applied to rocketry applications, and report back on my findings.
I'm thinking precision fitting of stuff like CRs and possibly creating structural components of finely pulverized Carbon Fiber, Fiberglass, Micro Balloons/Cabosil, and Baking Soda.
I'm certain that the experiments will require a specifically designed construction vessel that is ventilated at a constant velocity and temperature, and I'll finally get to use that 8" duct work that my Mom gave me after she had some of her basement remodeled.
I'll have a fire extinguisher handy, and there will be a safety zone in place and strictly enforced by a temporary wall made of foamboard panels. I can't have my animals disrupting an experiment of this nature where the potential for instantaneous and irreversible bonding is not only the hazard but the ultimate goal.
Maybe a month or so out from conducting the experiments, but I see potential for hardening critical tolerance points on otherwise balsa and wood glue rockets, which would be nice. I'm about to try a few old school builds that don't need composites, and this would be just the ticket to give me the same degree of control, but without the weight, thickness or texture of epoxies or CF/FG fabrics.
Wish me luck.
[video=youtube;slCMkvEfK_U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slCMkvEfK_U[/video]
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