BATTLEAXE
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@bracesport is this the Jono who gave you the plane? Welcome to the forums!
Fusion Restoration
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bracesport
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@BATTLEAXE - sure is! 
@jonoashton - The first layer of tape has stuck pretty well so I need to have another go at getting it off - I am hoping if we vac bag the laminate the ailerons will straighten up - actually, one side is pretty straight!
@jonoashton - The first layer of tape has stuck pretty well so I need to have another go at getting it off - I am hoping if we vac bag the laminate the ailerons will straighten up - actually, one side is pretty straight!
Yes - welcome!
Wildthing
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the way i repair holes in epp and epo is the same. If the hole goes all the way thru, like on a leading edge i will put painters tape on the back side, than mix up some gorilla glue and water, put into hole and put tape on the top. If its a leading or trailing edge wrap the tape around to match the profile. After 2 hrs you can take the tape off. may have to wait a little bit longer, but basically sand to shape if it pushed the tape out while setting.
At sunset beach last year a plane broke in the air and landed down in the ocean, by the time he got down the waves had washed it on sea. never seen anybody crash into the ocean though.
I have have 2x purchased epp kits and on both of them the standard seems to be to sand the cores, install any spars, glue wings together, wrap in continuous pieces from one wing tip to the next with filament reinforced tape. Like one layer top and bottom. Than iron on laminate over that or colored packing tape. Makes an incredibly strong wing in both cases.
On a couple of my diy planes i have done this as well. I found that if i sand the filament tape and wipe down with acetone, it takes paint really well and than cover that in laminate or clear packing tape.
On a couple of my diy planes i have done this as well. I found that if i sand the filament tape and wipe down with acetone, it takes paint really well and than cover that in laminate or clear packing tape.
jonoashton
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I have had 2 go in over the last 12 years
jonoashton
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yep, this is me. Thanks
Wildthing
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My numbers would be reversed and then some
Haha! Let’s not even try to guess how many @BATTLEAXE has lost!My numbers would be reversed and then some
Piotrsko
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Welcome @jonoashton thanks a bunch for helping @bracesport learn. Local is way better than some buck eejuit back in the states.
bracesport
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@thenated0g - your tape wrapping is exactly what we will be doing in this restoration - fibre tape on the diagonal two layers opposing each other.
bracesport
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@jonoashton - hey Jono - what glues work on EPP?
everything works on epp
I usually use gorilla glue, goop, and hotglue
I usually use gorilla glue, goop, and hotglue
jonoashton
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Hot glue works well. leave the gun on until it is very hot and it melts into the foam. Otherwise white Gorilla glue is very good but hard to get. I may have some that you can use
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001L6CVS6/?tag=lstir-20
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001L6CVS6/?tag=lstir-20
jonoashton
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Phill
we just have the brown Gorilla glue in NZ. It works but breaks down over time in EPP. Goop is the same as ShooGoo. you can get it from Rebel Sports. I have not used it much for repairs
I have built a bunch of epp combat planes with just hot glue, works great. Personally i havent had any issues with brown gorilla glue and epp, but goop, shoogoo, and e6000 are nicer to work with IMH i just use them anyways now. CA glue works too...spray contact adhesive works well. Epoxy too! lol
bracesport
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@jonoashton - silly me, I had packed some fibre tape in my bag the last day before the lockdown, so today I started the taping process - there are two layers of diagonal tape on both sides - still to add a tape wrap along and around the LE and TE - but otherwise, it is looking and feeling pretty good - don't worry about the weight, as the slope we fly at has quite a bit of wind and our ships need a bit of mass!
I will probably make my Ailerons out of 'Coroplast' core fluted polypropylene board.
I will probably make my Ailerons out of 'Coroplast' core fluted polypropylene board.
bracesport
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taped up the fuse with the fibre tape and fitted the wing - there is a plug between the wing and the fuse which is very nice - next I want to re-fit all the 'tronics' and try and charge the batteries - first time with NiMH batteries (5 x 1.2v).
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