X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 10:45:09 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from nm18-vm6.access.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com ([216.109.115.85] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.6) with ESMTPS id 6430043 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 17 Aug 2013 00:26:00 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.109.115.85; envelope-from=gbfitz@swbell.net Received: from [66.196.81.157] by nm18.access.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 17 Aug 2013 04:25:25 -0000 Received: from [98.139.221.57] by tm3.access.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 17 Aug 2013 04:25:25 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by smtp110.sbc.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 17 Aug 2013 04:25:25 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 409296.17394.bm@smtp110.sbc.mail.bf1.yahoo.com X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-YMail-OSG: jAUYiNwVM1kLvYdpDsXjHmVDYIdBzM3rgZ0QeY91HFkSieW LYLukpZb2isEF_KxDHRBN6TnWjyFqWa8F80d_HFteIrE0Qzc6Rgk9gBU2N1g _hnv8v_ehmLyjiNFKuuktGUf88NF7fukRRstKtj4Dzfuj.7qdECH9TvrFHxr GiirVLMnfm_7B8Kiw4HX5BVCVdje1aSxqYWoCl3_lcjiYBGK4f2FYqKzbhV6 uqUiuP_pGC7hEhJKWxl9C3FK1.cc7IxpHR9OiKqQAC1SxC7WOG3LKv1EHCKx ip5LwIs2BjZU5WOacS8TKwF13uSlJ6KiucEJE8.BBiMfY05spu9vqphayFZC 9ll_BuL0.5k4Uf.MqnytCVkEBFxc_2lXY30rT9.pnJUy_zkhMJxfYNnXzQMK gM2tCSvFGENibtxhDweD5L5cuUDpvQCxA2E7FN2HE98auf.o0iu8CG8JcNs1 istZNVCKzEdqeukKzAI6Hc4DJFfqdQrbwvooulaGMKiE.yrQqm.Ke_rOS0Pq gNHjQenmU8F5NXbNB3oQ1h2HZVZo- X-Yahoo-SMTP: YDcEmEeswBCQ9VCECdJgJSdIOsUDlolGAbHYYIoo X-Rocket-Received: from MONSTERGARAGE76 (gbfitz@108.78.179.233 with login) by smtp110.sbc.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 16 Aug 2013 21:25:25 -0700 PDT From: "Gary Fitzgerald" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: [LML] Re: Wing closing - yet another method X-Original-Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 23:25:18 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <007501ce9b01$c85661e0$590325a0$@net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0076_01CE9AD7.DF8080F0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: Ac6Zr1tGNIBwyRGSTiyq1l/ZNbHNbwBTp5CA Content-Language: en-us This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0076_01CE9AD7.DF8080F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable When I sealed my wings, I bought some of those empty caulk tubes from = Wicks (they call them =E2=80=9CEpoxy Tubes=E2=80=9D) to help the = process. After pre-measuring and staging several batches of Hysol (I = think it was 9339, whatever the blue stuff was), I spread a thin coat on = the bonding surfaces of the upper wing assembly, then a thin coat on the = (previously marked) corresponding locations on the lower wing skin, then = mixed up a fairly large batch, added a little flox for body per the = manual, loaded the tube, and laid a bead of Hysol on the spars and ribs = of the upper wing assembly. I remember it took longer to mix the Hysol = than it did to lay the bead. Like Jim, I added a ton of weight to weigh = the lower wing skin down. Those tubes really help ensure you get enough = epoxy on all of the bonding surfaces. =20 Gary Fitzgerald LNC2 ~70% St. Charles, MO Looking for a good deal on=20 a rebuildable or used (I)O-360 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0076_01CE9AD7.DF8080F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

When I sealed my wings, I bought some of those empty caulk tubes from = Wicks (they call them =E2=80=9CEpoxy Tubes=E2=80=9D) to help the = process. After pre-measuring and staging several batches of Hysol (I = think it was 9339, whatever the blue stuff was), I spread a thin coat on = the bonding surfaces of the upper wing assembly, then a thin coat on the = (previously marked) corresponding locations on the lower wing skin, then = mixed up a fairly large batch, added a little flox for body per the = manual, loaded the tube, and laid a bead of Hysol on the spars and ribs = of the upper wing assembly. I remember it took longer to mix the Hysol = than it did to lay the bead. =C2=A0Like Jim, I added a ton of weight to = weigh the lower wing skin down. Those tubes really help ensure you get = enough epoxy on all of the bonding surfaces.

 

Gary Fitzgerald

LNC2 ~70%

St. Charles, MO

Looking for a good deal on

a rebuildable or used (I)O-360

 

 

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