Graham.
Thanks for the response. You didn't mention which epoxy you used however.
There are a couple places in the manual (XS) where it just says epoxy, and
another
where it specifically mentions 'rapid' epoxy. Does it matter a lot? Also, it
mentions applying a coat of pure epoxy (without flox) to the hinge first, then
putting on epoxy with the flox. Perhaps there is supposed to be a short period
for the epoxy to cure slightly, before putting on the flox coat. I suppose this
is to assure good adhesion to the hinge. Any comments on this?
Jeff A191
Graham Singleton wrote:
> > I chose to use Aeropoxy since it gave a longer
> >working time than the 5 minute epoxy. This turned out to be a mistake -- the
> >Aeropoxy is relatively thin and as the rivets were installed the flox exuded
> >pure epoxy which ran into the hinges.
>
> Annoying, John, to say the least.
> The way I always did it was to let the flox cure before pulling the rivets.
> I use skin pins, not Clecos, to hold the flanges in place. That way the
> hinge will not be distorted if the flange is not straight. If this is done
> with the hinges still fixed to the straight edge the hinges remain coaxial.
> (if that's the right word) Concentric maybe {?:-)
>
> Graham
>
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