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Foil stuck on fuselage
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Re: Foil stuck on fuselage
If you can’t succeed removing the wing, two options:
1. Leave it atached and buy more parts to have more foiling options.
2. Use more aggressive technique remove the wing.
If you come up with a jig to secure the wing appropriately, you could try using a car jack to separate the parts. At some risk of destroying them. A machine shop might be able to help.
More of a nuclear option, Methylene chloride dissolves epoxy.
You could drill multiple small holes in the wing where the fuse goes inside and drip the solvent into them. Probably it would attack the new epoxy faster than the older wing material. This might let you break the wing loose. The damage might or might not be reparable.
Finally, cut the wing off. Hacksaw, oscillating saw, etc. Use methylene chloride as above to remove bits stuck to the fuselage.
These types of issue are what has me very happy with flat, simple wing/fuse connection. Sorry about your problem and good luck.
1. Leave it atached and buy more parts to have more foiling options.
2. Use more aggressive technique remove the wing.
If you come up with a jig to secure the wing appropriately, you could try using a car jack to separate the parts. At some risk of destroying them. A machine shop might be able to help.
More of a nuclear option, Methylene chloride dissolves epoxy.
You could drill multiple small holes in the wing where the fuse goes inside and drip the solvent into them. Probably it would attack the new epoxy faster than the older wing material. This might let you break the wing loose. The damage might or might not be reparable.
Finally, cut the wing off. Hacksaw, oscillating saw, etc. Use methylene chloride as above to remove bits stuck to the fuselage.
These types of issue are what has me very happy with flat, simple wing/fuse connection. Sorry about your problem and good luck.
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Re: Foil stuck on fuselage
Heat up the two piece to break the corrosion, use a torch if you have one
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Re: Foil stuck on fuselage
Thanks for all the tips!
In the end after chucking it in the freezer two times, and getting the fuse to close to 100 degrees a few times I managed to get it apart using ratchet straps. Both foil and fuselage with no damage:)
In the end after chucking it in the freezer two times, and getting the fuse to close to 100 degrees a few times I managed to get it apart using ratchet straps. Both foil and fuselage with no damage:)
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Re: Foil stuck on fuselage
^^^
That's awesome, man. Love your perseverance. At a certain point, it's pride, yes?
That's awesome, man. Love your perseverance. At a certain point, it's pride, yes?
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Re: Foil stuck on fuselage
Thanks!oregonkiter wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2019 2:15 am^^^
That's awesome, man. Love your perseverance. At a certain point, it's pride, yes?
Pride, but also going on a flight tomorrow where I want to bring the kit! Didn’t have time to wait for delivery. Next time i will do a few more layers of mold release...
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