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You are on the right trail Mike. - Tutorail videos\ said:Guys - can someone possibly give me a dummies guide to using plastic weld - i've looked at loads of threads and sites, am I right in thinking that I get the dry fit perfect, then hold the 2 halves of the fuselage together with no glue or tape, and the nose up / tail down vertically (almost) and then just let a bead of weld run down the length of the join using capillary action, so obviously not squeezing too tight until it has run the length, and then squeezing tighter to get a bead to form on the surface.ThanksMike
I got my technique via Phil Flory. I have amended it to suit me but it gives a great grounding in the basics. You have to subscribe £3:00 to get acess per month. But there are about 20 tutorials there which for just a month is great value.
I basically put the halves together then tape in various strategic places. Then using the weld glue I tack various points. As I think it was Steve (Stona) who said do not get the stuff near the tape as it gums up the whole lot. This glue travels by capillary action a long way form the point of contact. Then I remove the tape after the tacks have cured, not before. Then if necessary tape other points to clue up the joint & tack. Then finish by applying the weld glue to the un-welded joints.
Just to be pedantic. Not a glue. As in a steel metal weld you are melting the two surfaces together to form a joint. Glues such as superglue (c/a) & others (forgotten the name) actually stick to both surfaces (if you are lucky) with the glue hardening between the two halves.
There are many ways & if you see Flory I am sure you will then devise your own technique. I find he is a bit gungho but he certainly produces the goods his way.
Laurie