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Pietenpol-List: FAA approved Glue?
Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2001 2:15 am
by matronics
Original Posted By: "Michael Brusilow"
Dear Piet Friends:Some on the list have mentioned T-88 as a good glue. Elsewhere I read that Weldwood was good, and that it was FAA certified.On a Pietenpol, does FAA certification mean anything? Or since it is "Experimental" does that mean FAA certified is irrelevant?I assume T-88 is a more recent/better glue.........Thanks!Robert & Michael________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: FAA approved Glue?
Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2001 2:42 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: Robert Maynord
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RE: Pietenpol-List: FAA approved Glue?
Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2001 3:08 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Robert & Michael.T-88 is a good glue. It is not better than Resorcinol, but is moreforgiving. It does not hold up as well under high heat/high humidity asresorcinol, but then nothing else does either (resorcinol can withstandimmersion in boiling water for 24 hours, if you're ever thinking of boilingyour airplane). Resorcinol is unforgiving of poor joint construction as itwill not fill gaps. It requires fairly high clamping pressures and fairlyprecise mixing, and your shop must be at least 70 degrees F. But if you getall those things right (which really isn't hard) it is the best possibleglue. I used resorcinol everywhere in the structure of my Pietenpol, exceptin the cockpit where I didn't want its ugly brown stains to show. In thoseplaces, or the places where I didn't have a perfect fitting joint, I usedT-88 with good results. The only thing I don't like about T-88 really isthat it is sticky and messy and seems to get on everything. Resorcinolcleans up with water.My two cents worthJack Phillips-----Original Message-----
Re: Pietenpol-List: FAA approved Glue?
Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2001 4:10 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: Matt Dralle
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: FAA approved Glue?About the glue,Built a Smith Min i plane in the 50's used WeldwoodBuilt a Lightning Sail boat in the 60's used a powder product like Weldwood and ResoursanalBuilt a VP II in the 80's and used AeroliteBuilt part of a Piet in the 90's and used all of the above PLUS Tightbond II The latter is by far the easier and strongest. Since I have so much floatation built into my Piet I don't have to worry about the waterproof element.Corky floating down the ole Red River in La________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 11:22:47 -0800