marctrudeau
Jun 08, 2004, 01:27 PM
Dear Composites Experts,
I'm visiting from the Hand Launch Glider forum.
I recently repaired my Enigma (carbon/glass) pod, which had nearly
sheared off, due to compression damage (nose in) and a stress riser at
the front end of some carbon rods installed in a previous repair.
I ran substantial amounts of carbon tow (the tape sold by Allan
Wright) the length of the pod, then 3/4 oz. glass over the crack, all
wetted-out with thin CA. Now I notice the alignment is off by a few
degrees! (Pretty foolish.)
Does anyone know if this will respond to heat, perhaps from a heat
gun, hair dryer, or hot towels, while being held in the proper
alignment? If it was all epoxy-bonded, I'd expect heat to work
(similar to the way I've been taught to de-warp bagged wings), but I'm
not sure about the CA.
Thanks in advance for your help,
Marc
I'm visiting from the Hand Launch Glider forum.
I recently repaired my Enigma (carbon/glass) pod, which had nearly
sheared off, due to compression damage (nose in) and a stress riser at
the front end of some carbon rods installed in a previous repair.
I ran substantial amounts of carbon tow (the tape sold by Allan
Wright) the length of the pod, then 3/4 oz. glass over the crack, all
wetted-out with thin CA. Now I notice the alignment is off by a few
degrees! (Pretty foolish.)
Does anyone know if this will respond to heat, perhaps from a heat
gun, hair dryer, or hot towels, while being held in the proper
alignment? If it was all epoxy-bonded, I'd expect heat to work
(similar to the way I've been taught to de-warp bagged wings), but I'm
not sure about the CA.
Thanks in advance for your help,
Marc