At 07:21 AM 3/17/98, you wrote: >> Just one more little aside. Talking to the folks in the hobby shop >> revealed some interesting opinions. They said that model builders >> coming to their store preferred epoxy over CA. I asked why. They >> said that CA glue dissipates out of the wood glued joints, eventually >> nullifying the bond. Is this perhaps a result of the glue wicking away from the joint during assembly? Wouldn't the use of an accelerator keep the glue in the joint and ultimately make a more permanent bond? Balsa is very porous and I would think the end grain to be even more trouble in this regard. Without an accelerator the joint would have an initial tack but not have the strength for longevity. Just some thoughts, Jon Page Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~`~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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