Would it be possible to purchase a set of closeouts, without having to
buy the whole wing. Seems this would make things a whole lot easier,
not having to worry about damaging the skin...
Jeff - N55XS
133 hours...
William Daniell wrote:
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> Steve and all
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> Thanks for all these suggestions.
>
> So far not so good I'm afraid - I tried a model aircraft iron, a soldering
> iron with a filed down tip, a hot knife, and a heat gun. All this on local
> areas.
>
> All I have so far is damaged top skin and a distinct nervousness about
> damage to the underneath structure.
>
> Prior to having a go at the skin I took the spar end guide/steel cup thing
> off in a heartbeat - just applied the heat gun to it and off it came.
> However the wing skin is a different story mainly I think because the fiber
> glass does not conduct heat. The other interesting thing is that it appears
> that the araldite does not melt - it sort of burns on the surface. This
> means that the soldering iron did not go through it - which surprised me.
>
> I have to take a break now - business trip and will return to the battle
> with renewed vigour next week end when I will write the next weeks thrilling
> instalment.
>
> Yous, a bit depressed in Bogota
>
> Will
>
> Ps looking on the bright side lucky I realized and secondly I will have a
> perfect bond when I glue the skins on again!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of SteveD
> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 09:55
> Subject: Europa-List: RE: Europa-List Digest: 7 Msgs - 01/14/06
>
>
> Temperature is going to be the controlling factor here. The outer skin may
> or may not be ruined. The inner structure you definitely don't want to over
> heat.
> You might want to get a Templstick for a weld supplier. The come in various
> temp ranges. You draw on the part with it like a crayon and when the part
> hits the templsticks temp it melts.
> This would give you precise temp control of the surfaces.
>
> Chat Later,
> Steved
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