I don't rely on glue for bracing wire. I wrap it around the bearing at the
front and the hook at the back. I use glue just to keep it from unraveling.
On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 11:19 AM, mkirda_at_sbcglobal.net <mkirda_at_sbcglobal.net
> wrote:
> **
>
>
> Is this a consensus opinion? I've only ever used Duco for motor
> sticks/bracing. It might explain some of the bending I saw down at USIC.
>
> Regards.
> Mike Kirda
>
> ----------------------
>
> Gents
>
> Don't use Duco to hold motor stick bracing wire! It is subject to creep
> failure in that it yields under a continuous load. The result is that the
> bracing comes loose during a flight if Duco used to hold the wire ends eg
> at the front. Ambroid gives a stiffer and probably stronger joint.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
Received on Tue Jun 26 2012 - 11:41:09 CEST
This archive was generated by Yannick on Sat Dec 14 2019 - 19:13:47 CET