Re: Bracing on HLS

From: <mkirda_at_sbcglobal.net>
Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 13:14:35 -0000

Thanks John and Jeff.

IIRC, I used to use thinned Titebond for these back in the day.
Same idea, won't come loose.

Regards.
Mike Kirda

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "John Kagan" <john_kagan@...> wrote:
>
> I used the little blocks on all my 65cm F1Ds and my HLSs. The key trick is to use CA to attach the blocks to the wing. That way you can soften the glue holding the wire without making the blocks come loose.
>
> I used a hypo to put a small bit of kicker on the end of strip of wood. A dot of CA on the wing. Attached the wood to the wing. Trim the wood to leave a small block.
>
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "jannis1indoor" <jannis1indoor@> wrote:
> >
> > Mike,
> >
> > I found the little blocks glued onto the wing spar to work the best.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "mkirda@" <mkirda@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Back in the day when I built a 65cm F1D, I recall there being two methods of bracing.
> > > 1) Slice the spar slightly and use the slice to hold the wire.
> > > 2) Glue on a bit of say 1/32" square and use that to hold the wire.
> > >
> > > I seem to recall using #2 as I had failures when I went the spar slicing method.
> > >
> > > Given that these stand proud, is there any issue when steering?
> > > Do they tend to catch on the foam or are they small enough to not make a difference?
> > >
> > > Regards.
> > > Mike Kirda
> > >
> >
>
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