Pietenpol-List: T88 Mixing Gun
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:15 pm
Original Posted By: "Gene & Tammy"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: T88 Mixing GunHere is a couple of pictures of how I've been using T88 Epoxy for the assembly of my Wittman Tailwind W-10. It's a T88 gun with a mixing tube. I madea small spoon out of a piece of aluminum, and attached it to the end of the mixing tube with a small hose clamp. I can dispense very small quantities, andkeep it fresh over a very long period of time - by just squeezing the trigger every few minutes. This wing has about a Zillion little pieces that need to beinstalled...a LOT more pieces than the Pietenpol wing. I get enough parts ready for assembly that will take 3 to 4 hours. I cut and prepared the parts witha very small nail to hold it in place while the adhesive cures. Then I apply a small amount to both surfaces that are to be glued, and wipe the excess off, and use it on the next part. This gun and tube method will be Very handywhen I get to the point of assembling the 3/32" plywood sheets to the top and bottom of the wing...just apply the ready mixed epoxy like a calking gun, and spread it out. The disadvantage is that the epoxy in the tube, and the tube itself, will be wasted when the task is finished. It wouldn't be worth wastinga mixing tube for very small amounts of adhesive, but for small amounts, you can simply dispense it out of the gun without the tube on it, and mix it thoroughly by hand. I gladly pay for the mixing tube, and wasted epoxy for theconvince of this method, when a LOT of parts are ready to assemble.Chuck GantzerNX770CG"The Pietenpol is Slow, but the Sky is Patient".**************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products.(http://money.aol.com/special/hot-produc ... 0000000001)________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Pietenpol-List: T88 Mixing GunHere is a couple of pictures of how I've been using T88 Epoxy for the assembly of my Wittman Tailwind W-10. It's a T88 gun with a mixing tube. I madea small spoon out of a piece of aluminum, and attached it to the end of the mixing tube with a small hose clamp. I can dispense very small quantities, andkeep it fresh over a very long period of time - by just squeezing the trigger every few minutes. This wing has about a Zillion little pieces that need to beinstalled...a LOT more pieces than the Pietenpol wing. I get enough parts ready for assembly that will take 3 to 4 hours. I cut and prepared the parts witha very small nail to hold it in place while the adhesive cures. Then I apply a small amount to both surfaces that are to be glued, and wipe the excess off, and use it on the next part. This gun and tube method will be Very handywhen I get to the point of assembling the 3/32" plywood sheets to the top and bottom of the wing...just apply the ready mixed epoxy like a calking gun, and spread it out. The disadvantage is that the epoxy in the tube, and the tube itself, will be wasted when the task is finished. It wouldn't be worth wastinga mixing tube for very small amounts of adhesive, but for small amounts, you can simply dispense it out of the gun without the tube on it, and mix it thoroughly by hand. I gladly pay for the mixing tube, and wasted epoxy for theconvince of this method, when a LOT of parts are ready to assemble.Chuck GantzerNX770CG"The Pietenpol is Slow, but the Sky is Patient".**************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products.(http://money.aol.com/special/hot-produc ... 0000000001)________________________________________________________________________________
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